Dromore

195 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromore, from 11 m² to 192,890 m² (19.29 ha, 47.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 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 Dromore 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.

• 31 Aug 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL UNIT TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661607

• 14 Aug 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF (1) A NEW APARTMENT TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) A SMALL EXTENSION AND MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE INTERNAL LAYOUT AND EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS OF THE EXISTING DWELLING TO FACILITATE THE NEW APARTMENT, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661516

• 13 Jul 2026N/a

  RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661294

• 24 May 2026Conditional

  (1) ALTERATIONS/RENOVATION TO EXISTING DWELLING TO INCLUDE CHANGES TO THE ELEVATIONS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND (3) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660944

• 25 Sept 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH A SELF-CONTAINED ANNEX AND ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561660

• 18 Sept 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING COMPRISING OF CHANGE OF USE FROM ATTACHED GARAGE TO DOMESTIC USE, REAR GARAGE/LIVING ROOM AND BALCONY AREA, EXTENDED FRONT PORCH AREA, CONSERVATORY TO FRONT ELEVATION, ADDITIONAL INTERNAL STORAGE AREAS, ASSOCIATED ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561611

• 11 Sept 2025Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF UNIT B FROM A WAREHOUSE TO A PADEL COURT FACILITY WITH ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SERVICES FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/60157 WITH CONNECTION TO ALL PREVIOUSLY GRANTED SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561563

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional

  CONSERVATORY AND DORMER WINDOWS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2550080

• 10 Feb 2025Conditional

  (1) ERECTION OF 3 NO. WAREHOUSE UNITS TOGETHER WITH INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND CAR PARKING AREAS AND (2) RELOCATION OF EXISTING TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560157

• 18 Nov 2024Conditional

  SUBSTRUCTURE WORKS COMMENCED ON DWELLING HOUSE APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO'S. 21/52019 AND 23/51664 AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN AND (2) COMPLETION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND RELATED WORKS SUBJECT TO RETENTION PERMISSION HEREIN AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461864

• 8 Nov 2023Conditional

  ERECTION OF A SELF CONTAINED FLAT AUXILIARY TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING UPGRADING WORKS TO THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351702

• 1 Nov 2023Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF NO: 23/50392 WITH CONNECTION TO APPROVED WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351664

• 29 May 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY DWELLING, INCLUDING CHANGES TO ELEVATIONS, THE RENOVATION OF EXISTING ATTIC SPACE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350756

• 28 Mar 2023Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN OF THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/52019 WITH CONNECTION TO APPROVED WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350392

• 11 Oct 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152019

• 30 Sept 2021Conditional

  (1) ALTERATIONS & CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING (2) ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE & ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151956

• 27 Sept 2021Refused

  ERECTION OF DWELLING, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151925

• 12 May 2021Conditional

  CHANGE OF ROUTE OF VEHICULAR ACCESS AND PARKING ARRANGEMENTS IN RESPECT OF WAREHOUSE UNITS APPROVED UNDER 06/80179 (EXTENDED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE 12/80016) AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF 1 NO. NEW WAREHOUSE UNIT AND LINK BUILDING TO EXISTING WAREHOUSE UNIT APPROVED UNDER PERMISSION REFERENCE NO. 06/80179(EXTENDED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE 12/80016) TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2150896

• 23 Apr 2021Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC SHED & DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SERVING THE EXISTING DWELLING (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150735

• 7 Apr 2021Conditional

  ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING HOUSE INCLUDING REVISION TO WINDOW SIZES AND LOCATION, INSERTING OF NEW DOORS AND STONE CLADDING TO SECTIONS OF THE EXTERNAL FACADE

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150594

• 24 Feb 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO STORAGE UNIT NO. 3, INCLUDING A COVERED LINK CAR PORT AREA, SUPPLEMENTARY STORAGE SPACE WITHIN AN ADDITIONAL UNIT TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150297

• 8 Feb 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150189

• 24 May 2020Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH ATTACHED GARAGE AND CONNECTION TO A NEW ONSITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050632

• 10 Mar 2020Conditional

  INTERNAL MODIFICATION TO EXISTING OFFICES, WAITING AREA, TOILETS AND CANTEEN AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW WAITING/RECEPTION AREA, TOILETS, STORE, AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND NEW FIRST FLOOR MEZZANINE EXTENSION CONSISTING OF STAFF CANTEEN, STORE AND OPEN PLAN AREA (103.2SQM) TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050294

• 4 Jun 2019Conditional

  (1) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ESB SUBSTATION AND A FAN ROOM BUILT TO THE REAR OF EXISTING PREMISES AND (2) RETENTION OF ALTERATIONS TO THE FRONT AND SIDE ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING BUILDING TO INCLUDE NEW DOOR LOCATIONS TO THAT AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF-16/51705 TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950874

The 25 most recent of 34 applications.

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: Lough Swilly SAC 002287
• Special Protection Area: Lough Swilly SPA 004075
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Swilly Including Big Isle, Blanket Nook & Inch Lake 000166

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Dromore.

Architectural heritage

• Dromore Lower, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of semi-detached three-bay two-storey houses, built c. 1860, each having two-storey return to rear (east). Possibly originally associated with a ruinous mill to the north-west (see 40905390). Modern dwelling attached to return to house to south, single-bay single-storey lean-to addition to north gable end of house to the north. Pitched natural slate roof to house to the south having rendered chimneystacks to the gable ends with clay pots over; pitched natural slate roof to house to the north having yellow brick chimneystack to the north gable end with clay pots over. Smooth rendered walls to house to north and smooth rendered ruled-and-lined rendered walls to house to south. Square-headed window openings with mainly stone sills, and with mainly one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with margin glazing bars and some replacement windows at ground floor level. Square-headed window openings to the south gable end at first floor level having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed doorways with replacement fitting. Road-fronted along laneway in the rural countryside to the east of Letterkenny. Ruinous mill to the north-west (see 40905390) and various ruinous buildings to site. Section of rubble stone boundary wall to the south.

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 Dromore, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Dromore, Letterkenny9 sales

Name

Dromore · An Droim Mór

Area

1,565,537 m² (156.55 ha, 386.85 acres)

Civil parish

Leck, and its townlands

Barony

Raphoe North

Electoral division

Magheraboy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,719 people lived in 542 households in the Magheraboy electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bunnagee, Drumany, Drumgreggan, Farsetmore, Listellian, Magheraboy, Trimragh

Placenames

Dromore 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.