Braade

203 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Braade, from 55 m² to 324,243 m² (32.42 ha, 80.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 44 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Braade in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 21 Aug 2026N/a

  (1) MINOR CHANGES TO SUN ROOM BUILT ONTO DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) RELOCATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM SERVING THE DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS (PREVIOUS PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 03/2730 REFERS)

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661557

• 21 Apr 2026Conditional

  (1) AS-CONSTRUCTED DETACHED SINGLE-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, (2) ENTRANCE SERVING THE DWELLING HOUSE ONTO PUBLIC ROAD, (3) UPGRADE OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SERVING THE ORIGINAL PARENTAL COTTAGE DWELLING HOUSE TO A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660688

• 16 Apr 2026N/a

  (1) AS-CONSTRUCTED DETACHED SINGLE-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, (2) ENTRANCE SERVING THE DWELLING HOUSE ONTO PUBLIC ROAD, (3) UPGRADE OF AN EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SERVING THE ORIGINAL PARENTAL COTTAGE DWELLING HOUSE TO A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660661

• 16 Dec 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562231

• 17 Jul 2025Conditional

  (A) TAKEAWAY COFFEE SHOP AND (B) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 12/50343 AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561227

• 28 Aug 2024Conditional

  CHANGES TO THE DWELLING ELEVATIONS FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DWELLING UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 12/50343 AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461309

• 20 Feb 2023Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING UNAUTHORISED PARTIALLY BUILT STRUCTURE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350185

• 14 Dec 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH INTEGRATED GARAGE, PACKAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251990

• 24 May 2022N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING GARAGE AND CONSERVATORY (2) ERECTION OF (A) AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING (B) 2 NO. DORMER WINDOWS ON THE FRONT AND 2 NO. DORMER WINDOWS ON THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING (C) A NEW DETACHED GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250903

• 10 May 2022N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING, REPLACING EXISTING CONSERVATORY, ALONG WITH 2NO. DORMER WINDOWS TO THE FRONT AND 2 NO. DORMER WINDOWS TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING WITH THE EXTENSION CONSISTS OF A LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM AND EN SUITE (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A NEW DETACHED GARAGE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250805

• 24 May 2019Conditional

  DWELLING HOUSE AND SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE

  Retention, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 1950777

• 29 Mar 2018Unconditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1850470

• 28 Mar 2018Conditional

  EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING APRON AND TAXIWAY WITH ASSOCIATED SITE CLEARANCE, EARTHWORKS, PAVEMENT, DRAINAGE, LIGHTING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850446

• 27 Mar 2018N/a

  CHANGES TO EXISTING ENTRANCE AND GRAVEL AREA ADJACENT ENTRANCE AND PLANNING PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK/ TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORK

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1850467

• 8 Mar 2018N/a

  CHANGES TO EXISTING ENTRANCE AND WETMIX AREA ADJACENT ENTRANCE AND PLANNING PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK/ TREATMENT PLANT/PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORK

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1850363

• 23 Feb 2018Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 08/30385 AND EXTENDED UNDER REF: 12/50754

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1850283

• 7 Dec 2017Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE, (2) DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA SERVING THE DWELLING HOUSE AND (3) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SAND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751838

• 16 Aug 2017Conditional

  (1) RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ADDING AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND TO THE FRONT AND A NEW FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY HOUSE (2) DECOMMISSIONING THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA SERVING THE DWELLING HOUSE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SAND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMEMT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751279

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Gweedore Bay and Islands SAC 001141
• Special Protection Area: West Donegal Coast SPA 004150
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Gweedore Bay And Islands 001141

Recorded monuments

• DG032-010 Midden
  Description

  Following the finding of a bronze pin and adzehead in a black layer here the site was excavated (NMI). Three layers of shells, a hearth, a trench and paving were found. These layers may still be seen in the face of a large sand dune. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Braade.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Braade, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Braade.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

• Braade, Kincasslagh7 sales

Name

Braade · An Bhráid

Area

1,754,451 m² (175.45 ha, 433.53 acres)

Civil parish

Templecrone, and its townlands

Barony

Boylagh

Electoral division

Annagary, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,274 people lived in 902 households in the Annagary electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 24% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carnboy, Carrickfin, Meenderryowan, Mullaghdoo Irish, Mullaghdoo Scotch

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Braade on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.