Spierstown

60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Spierstown, from 18 m² to 49,069 m² (4.91 ha, 12.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 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 Spierstown 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.

• 29 May 2025Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF STRUCTURE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50790 FROM GARAGE TO PLANT ROOM AND PLAYSPACE AND (2) CHANGE OF POSITION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50790 AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A GARAGE TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50790 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560881

• 16 May 2025N/a

  (1) CHANGE OF USE OF STRUCTURE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 21/50790 FROM GARAGE TO PLANT ROOM & PLAYSPACE, (2) CHANGE OF POSITION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM & PERCOLATION AREA GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 21/50790 AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A GARAGE TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 21/50790 AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560790

• 11 Feb 2025Conditional

  THREE BEDROOM DWELLING ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING PARENT DWELLING WITH PERMISSION FOR INSTALLATION OF PROPOSED NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA, UPGRADED TO FACILITATE BOTH DWELLINGS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560165

• 28 Dec 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND DOMESTIC ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2352025

• 3 Jul 2023Refused

  (1) EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED ON SITE CONSISTING OF: STRUCTURE (A) SHEEP SHED 228.8SQM, STRUCTURE (B) SHEEP SHED 129.3SQM, STRUCTURE (D) AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY STORE 320SQM, STRUCTURE (E) CATTLE SHED 308.4SQM, (2) EXCAVATION, FILL AND LEVELLING WITH HARDCORE, OF THE AGRICULTURAL LAND TO THE WEST OF THE SITE (2033SQM) FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY STORAGE, (3) EXISTING RETAINING WALL AND ELECTRIC GATE (18SQM) TO THE SOUTHEAST (FRONT) OF THE SITE AND (4) EXISTING STRUCTURE (G) (TEMPORARY, PORTACABIN 68SQM) AND STRUCTURE (H) (TEMPORARY CANTEEN 25.3SQM) AND TEMPORARY PERMISSION IS SOUGHT TO RETAIN THE STORAGE AREA YARD FOR HAULAGE TRAILERS (4596.46SQM) TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE AND PERMISSION FOR DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING DRY MEAL STORE, (STRUCTURE (F) 100SQM) TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350949

• 29 Apr 2022Refused

  (1) EXCAVATION AND FILL AND LEVELLING AND DRESSING WITH HARD-CORE OF AN AREA TO EXTEND THE AGRICULTURAL YARD COMPLEX BY APPROXIMATELY 4615M2 (2) DEMOLITION OF A LARGE AGRICULTURAL SHED AND DEMOLITION OF VARIOUS INTERCONNECTED AGRICULTURAL SHEDS (3) CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION DEPOT AND WORKING FARM TO TRAILER STORAGE, MACHINERY MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL STORAGE AREA WITH PORTACABIN OFFICE FOR DAYTONA HEAVY HAULAGE LTD. (4) REPAIR, RENEWAL AND EXTENSION OF A FORMER AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR USE AS A MACHINERY MAINTENANCE SHED (5) A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF SINGLE-STOREY PIGGERY SHEDS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NATURAL STONE-FACED BOUNDARY WALL AND GATES WITH KERBING AND PLANTING TO RECONFIGURE AND DEFINE THE ENTRANCE FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC ROAD

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2250761

• 29 Apr 2021Conditional

  CHANGE OF POSITION AND INCREASE OF SIZE OF TWO STOREY HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANING REF. 19/51900 AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A GARAGE & LINK CORRIDOR TO THE REAR OF MAIN HOUSE IN LIEU OF GARAGE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 19/51900 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150790

• 16 Apr 2021N/a

  CHANGE OF POSITION AND INCREASE OF SIZE OF TWO STOREY HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANING REF. 19/51900. PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A GARAGE AND LINK CORRIDOR TO THE REAR OF MAIN HOUSE IN LIEU OF GARAGE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 19/51900 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150679

• 19 Feb 2021N/a

  (1) EXCAVATION, FILL, LEVELLING AND DRESSING WITH HARD-CORE OF AN AREA TO EXTEND THE AGRICULTURAL YARD COMPLEX BY APPROXIMATELY 4615 M2 (2) DEMOLITION OF A LARGE AGRICULTURAL SHED AND DEMOLITION OF VARIOUS INTERCONNECTED AGRICULTURAL SHEDS (3) CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION DEPOT AND WORKING FARM TO TRAILER STORAGE, MACHINERY MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL STORAGE AREA WITH PORTACABIN OFFICE FOR DAYTONA HEAVY HAULAGE LTD (4) REPAIR, RENEWAL AND EXTENSION OF A FORMER AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR USE AS A MACHINERY MAINTENANCE SHED (5) A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF SINGLE STOREY PIGGERY SHEDS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NATURAL STONE-FACED BOUNDARY WALL AND GATES WITH KERBING AND PLANTING TO RECONFIGURE AND DEFINE THE ENTRANCE FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC ROAD

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2150279

• 6 Dec 2019Conditional

  (A) DEMOLITION OF SHEDS TO REAR OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY HOUSE AND (B) BOUNDARY RETAINING WALL LOCATED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING HOUSE, (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE & DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, ACCESS LANE AND ASSOCIATED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND (4) PROVISION OF AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM/PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING DEFINED BOUNDARY TREATMENT

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951900

• 24 Apr 2019Conditional

  EXTENSION TO THE GRAVEYARD, NEW ACCESS ROAD, NEW FOOTPATHS AND LIGHT POLES AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING TOILET AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950594

• 1 Apr 2019Conditional

  A SINGLE-STOREY INFILL EXTENSION TO REAR OF HOUSE AND PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE -STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1950433

• 29 Jun 2018Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, PRIVATE GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ACCESS ROADWAY WITH AN ENTRANCE ONTO THE EXISTING ADJOINING CUL-DE-SAC ROAD

  Outline permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851011

• 23 Mar 2018Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, PRIVATE GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ACCESS ROADWAY WITH AN ENTRANCE ONTO THE EXISTING ADJOINING CUL-DE-SAC ROAD

  Outline permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1850430

• 20 Feb 2018N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROADWAY WITH A NEW JUNCTION ONTO THE LOCAL ROAD L-6525-1 WITH ASSOCIATED BELL MOUTH KERBING, BOUNDARY FENCING, DRAINAGE AND THE WIDENING OF AND RELEVELLING AND RESURFACING OF THE LOCAL ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850247

• 22 Aug 2017Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FUEL STORE AND OUT OFFICE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY FUEL STORE AND ATTACHED GARAGE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751293

• 10 Aug 2017N/a

  DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FUEL STORE AND OUT OFFICE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY FUEL STORE AND ATTACHED GARAGE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751253

• 20 Jun 2017Refused

  PARTIAL DEMOLITION, EXTENSION, REFURBISHMENT AND CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING FARM SHED FROM STORAGE TO STORAGE AND OFFICE/STAFF FACILITIES AND THE VERTICAL EXTENSION OF THE SHED WITH PROVISION OF A FIRST FLOOR WITH PITCHED ROOF WITH ELEVATION CHANGES AND THE PROVISION OF CAR PARKING AND A SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT UNIT AND PERLOCATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS.

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750950

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 the townland of Spierstown.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Spierstown.

Architectural heritage

• St. Agatha’s Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height Catholic church on cruciform-plan, built 1869 - 71, having four-bay nave to the west, apsidal chancel to the west, two-bay transepts to the north and south, and having a projecting side chapel to either side of chancel. Projecting two-bay single-storey sacristy to the south-west corner, adjoining south elevation of side chapel to the south. Projecting single-bay single-storey entrance porches to the west elevation of transept to the north and to the south, both adjoining nave. Pitched natural slate roofs having corbelled eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods, moulded kneeler stones to corners, and with wrought-iron cross finial over the west gable apex of nave. Stepped ashlar chimneystack to the south gable end of sacristy having chamfered cut stone coping. Snecked and/or squared rubble sandstone construction having chamfered ashlar plinth course, and with flush slightly rock-faced limestone stringcourses at window sill level and at window head level. Batter to the corners of the west gable end of nave having ashlar quoins. Paired trefoil-headed lancet window openings to side elevations of nave and to the side elevations of side chapels having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and sills, and with diamond-pane cast-iron windows; quatrefoil window openings to side chapels (over paired lancets) having ashlar sandstone surrounds and diamond-pane cast-iron windows. Trefoil-headed lancet window openings to gable ends of transepts (north and south), to chancel and to side elevations of porches having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and sills, and with diamond-pane cast-iron windows; cinquefoil window openings over to gable apexes having cut sandstone surrounds and tracery, and with diminutive quatrefoil window over with cut stone surrounds. Three graded trefoil-headed lancet window openings to west gable end of nave having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and sills, diamond-pane cast-iron windows, cut stone hoodmoulding over, and having multifoil rose window over with cut stone surround and tracery, and diamond-pane cast-iron windows. Trefoil-headed doorway to the centre of the west gable end of nave having moulded and chamfered ashlar sandstone surround with polished red sandstone colonnettes , cut stone hoodmoulding over, and with timber double-doors. Flight of steps to doorway. Pointed-arched doorways to the north elevation of porch to the north and to the south elevation of porch to the south having chamfered ashlar surround, and with timber double doors. Square-headed window and door openings to sacristy having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and replacement fittings. Open cross-braced timber roof to interior; gallery to the west end of nave having decorative timber balustrade/parapet; marble altar; arcades of pointed-arched openings to transepts supported on moulded limestone columns. Interior re-ordered. Set back from road on corner site to the east of Donegal Town. Graveyard surrounding site with collection of mainly twentieth-century gravemarkers, mainly upstanding but some recumbent gravemarkers. Decorative cast-iron railings to some graves. Rubble stone boundary walls to site; gateways comprising squared rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having iron gates.

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 Spierstown, about 1 in 5 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1473 (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.

No address of the register names Spierstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Spierstown

Area

417,484 m² (41.75 ha, 103.16 acres)

Civil parish

Donegal, and its townlands

Barony

Tirhugh

Electoral division

Clogher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

928 people lived in 314 households in the Clogher electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clarcam, Clardrumbarren, Clardrumnagahan, Clarlougheask, Drumnagahan, Keeldrum, Tinnycahil

Placenames

Spierstown 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.