Aughagault Big
Aughagault Big is a townland in the civil parish of Convoy, barony of Raphoe South, Co. Donegal.
Parcel 1426634
- Area
- 1,833 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 255 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Aughagault Big
Planning applications on this parcel
22 Aug 2018Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/ SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851295
20 Apr 2018Conditional
ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK SLATTED SHED WITH UNDERGROUND EFFLUENT STORAGE TANK INCLUDING ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850612
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 107.5 ha
- 266 acres
- Land parcels
- 79
- registered freehold, median 2,177 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aughagault Big, from 15 m² to 166,880 m² (16.69 ha, 41.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Aughagault Big 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
22 Sept 2026N/a
(1) DEMOLITION OF DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE TO INCLUDE ALL RENOVATION, ALTERATION AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661754
14 Sept 2026N/a
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661699
14 Sept 2026N/a
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING AND OUTBUILDING AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661698
21 Nov 2025Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO THE SIDE AND REAR, INCLUDING MINOR INTERNAL CHANGES, WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562038
10 Feb 2025Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE UNDER THE DCBGS (MICA SCHEME), PLUS ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560160
6 Jun 2024Conditional
(1) DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND STORAGE SHED WITH ATTACHED FUEL STORE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE CONSTRUCTED WITH DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460841
25 Jan 2024Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND STORAGE SHEDS ATTACHED TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR INCLUDING ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, AND (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460037
21 Apr 2023Conditional
(1) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (3) DECOMMISSIONING EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350539
8 Feb 2022N/a
ERECTION OF A KITCHEN & LIVING AREA EXTENSION AT THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250195
17 Dec 2021Conditional
(1) FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ATTACHED TO AND INCORPORATING THE ROOF SPACE OF EXISTING GARAGE WHICH INCLUDES ROOFLIGHT AND DORMER WINDOWS (2) A LEAN TO TYPE STORAGE SHED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2152539
5 Mar 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150382
14 Dec 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051914
8 Nov 2019Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED GARAGE/STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951734
24 May 2019Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950765
1 May 2019N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950645
25 Feb 2019N/a
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND OUTBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950239
22 Aug 2018Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/ SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851295
20 Apr 2018Conditional
ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK SLATTED SHED WITH UNDERGROUND EFFLUENT STORAGE TANK INCLUDING ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850612
25 Aug 2017Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751321
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Aughagault Big.
Recorded monuments
- DG069-010 Clochan
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Aughagault Big.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Aughagault Big, 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1751 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Aughagault Big with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Aughagault Big
- Area
- 1,074,953 m² (107.5 ha, 265.63 acres)
- Civil parish
- Convoy, and its townlands
- Barony
- Raphoe South
- Electoral division
- Convoy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,559 people lived in 926 households in the Convoy electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aughagault, Callanacor, Drumkeen, Magheracorran, Magheranappan, Treantaboy
- Placenames
- Aughagault Big 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.