Drumlonagher

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumlonagher, from 83 m² to 124,274 m² (12.43 ha, 30.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Drumlonagher 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.

• 17 Jun 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF AN AUTOMATED ROLLOVER CAR WASH SYSTEM AND WATER STORAGE TANK AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EASTERN SIDE OF EXISTING CAR SALES PREMISES WHICH PROVIDES FOR A CAR PREPARATION, VALET AND HANDOVER AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661129

• 22 Apr 2026Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF A SOFT LANDSCAPED PLAY AREA AS AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING EXTERNAL PLAY AREAS SERVING EXISTING CRÈCHE FACILITY AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A LANDSCAPED BUFFER ZONE TO INCLUDE 1.8M HIGH TIMBER FENCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660698

• 28 Oct 2025Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT OF A SELF-CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL ANNEX COMPRISING OF (A) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE (NORTH) ELEVATION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND CONNECTION WITH EXISTING DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, (B) CHANGE OF USE OF GARAGE SPACE SO THAT BOTH EXTENSION AND FORMER GARAGE TOGETHER PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, (C) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO REAR (WEST) ELEVATION TO PROVIDE A BATHROOM FOR THE MAIN DWELLING HOUSE AND (D) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561868

• 27 Jun 2025Refused

  SOFT LANDSCAPED PLAY AREA AS AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING EXTERNAL PLAY AREAS SERVING EXISTING CRÈCHE FACILITY AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A LANDSCAPED BUFFER ZONE TO INCLUDE 1.8M HIGH TIMBER FENCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561088

• 27 Feb 2025Refused

  SOFT LANDSCAPED PLAY AREA AS AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING EXTERNAL PLAY AREAS SERVING CRÈCHE FACILITY AND PERMISSION FOR (1) INTRODUCTION OF A LANDSCAPED BUFFER ZONE TO INCLUDE 1.8M HIGH TIMBER FENCING ADJOINING THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, (2) A MODIFIED CAR PARKING LAYOUT COMPRISING 8 NO. PARKING SPACES, (3) A REVISED TODDLER PLAY AREA TO THE FRONT OF THE CRÈCHE AND (4) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTERNAL TOILET BLOCK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560270

• 11 Nov 2024Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING DERELICT PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY DAY SERVICES CENTRE FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, WITH ANCILLARY PRIVATE OPEN SPACE, CAR PARKING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING WORKS, SITE WORKS AND SERVICE INSTALLATIONS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461801

• 30 Oct 2024N/a

  DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING DERELICT PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY DAY SERVICES CENTRE FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, WITH ANCILLARY PRIVATE OPEN SPACE, CAR PARKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING WORKS, SITE WORKS AND SERVICE INSTALLATIONS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461741

• 5 Apr 2024Conditional

  (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM ORIGINAL CAR GARAGE, CAR SHOWROOM AND OFFICES TO RETAIL SHOP KNOWN AS PETS R US SUPERSTORE INCORPORATING FUEL AND GAS DEPOT STORE, OFFICES AND EXISTING SIGNAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) REFURBISHMENT TO THE ROOF AND ELEVATIONS TO THE EXISTING RETAIL SHOP KNOWN AS PETS R US SUPERSTORE TO INCLUDE A RAISED INSULATED METAL-CLAD ROOF, INSULATED ARCHITECTURAL METAL-CLAD TO FACADES, SUPER-STRUCTURE STEEL WORKS, ALTERATIONS TO FRONT GLAZED FENESTRATIONS AND REPLACEMENT SIGNAGE, (2) EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE RETAIL SHOP FOR STORAGE PURPOSES OF GOODS ASSOCIATED WITH PETS R US SUPERSTORE AND INCORPORATING THE FUEL DEPOT DISPATCH, (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO JUNCTION WITH PUBLIC ROAD, VEHICULAR PARKING, VEHICULAR CIRCULATION, DELIVERY/LOADING AREA, PEDESTRIAN WALK-WAYS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2460461

• 19 Jan 2024N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY RECEPTION BUILDING ON THE FOOTPRINT OF AND USING THE STONE FROM THE DERELICT COLLAPSED MILL BUILDING ON THE SITE, (2) INSTALLATION OF 4 NO SINGLE STOREY GLAMPING PODS, (3) INSTALLATION OF A SEWERAGE STORAGE TANK AND PUMPING STATION TO COLLECT AND PUMP SEWERAGE TO DISCHARGE INTO THE EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER AT MILL LANE, (4) CONSTRUCTION OF A CAR PARKING AREA, RAISED AND GROUND LEVEL ACCESS WALKWAYS, SERVICES PIPES, PUMPING STATION, SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE AND PERCOLATION SOAKAWAYS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC SERVICES, (5) CONNECTION ONTO THE PUBLIC ROAD, (6) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ENTRANCE TO THE CAR PARK AND SERVICE AREA, AND (7) ALL ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460020

• 1 Dec 2023N/a

  (1) REFURBISHMENT OF THE ROOF AND ELEVATIONS OF THE EXISTING RETAIL UNIT KNOWN AS PETS R US SUPERSTORE TO INCLUDE METAL ROOF AND ARCHITECTURAL METAL CLADDING TO FACADES, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE RETAIL SHOP FOR STORAGE OF GOODS ASSOCIATED WITH PETS R US SUPERSTORE AND (B) A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING FOR STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION PURPOSES ANCILLARY TO NATURAL FOOD (DONEGAL) LTD, AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING CAR PARKING, DELIVERY/LOADING BAYS, SERVICE ROAD, FOOTPATHS, BOUNDARY TREATMENT AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351843

• 12 Apr 2023Refused

  SOFT LANDSCAPED PLAY AREA AS AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING EXTERNAL PLAY AREAS SERVING EXISTING CRECHE FACILITY AND PERMISSION FOR (1) THE INTRODUCTION OF A LANDSCAPED BUFFER ZONE TO INCLUDE 1.8M HIGH TIMBER FENCING ADJOINING THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, (2) A MODIFIED CAR PARKING LAYOUT COMPRISING 8 NO. PARKING SPACES, (3) A REVISED TODDLER PLAY AREA TO THE FRONT OF THE CRECHE, (4) AN EXTERNAL TOILET BLOCK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350485

• 5 Sept 2022Conditional

  ERECTION OF A 24M HIGH LATTICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER WITH HEADFRAME CARRYING ANTENNAS, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, ALL ENCLOSED BY SECURITY FENCING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251483

• 29 Aug 2022Conditional

  INSTALLATION OF A MODULAR SUBSTATION AND ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO FACILITATE 2 NO. SHARED ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST-CHARGING UNITS AND 4 NO. CHARGING BAYS WITHIN A PARTIALLY RECONFIGURED PARKING AREA

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251436

• 25 Jul 2022Conditional

  CONTINUATION OF THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF LANDS ZONED AS PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL AND LOCATED WITH THE CONFINES OF CAR SALES PREMISES APPROVED UNDER PLAN. REF. NO. 19/50523 FOR TEMPORARY USE AS A CAR PARKING/OPEN STORAGE SPACE FOR VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLAN. REF. NO. 20/50591

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251267

• 20 Jul 2022Refused

  EXTENSION TO THE PLAY AREA PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF: 13/51214 AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL / RETAIL UNIT TO USE AS A CRECHE / PLAYSCHOOL (2) AMALGAMATION OF THE SAME UNIT WITH THE EXISTING CRECHE / PLAYSCHOOL FACILITY KNOWN AS SMALL WORLD TO FORM ONE SINGLE CRECHE / PLAYSCHOOL FACILITY ALONG WITH A REVISED PLAY AREA LAYOUT INCORPORATING AN OUTSIDE TOILET BLOCK

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251236

• 7 Jun 2022N/a

  CONTINUATION OF THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF LANDS ZONED AS PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL AND LOCATED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF CAR SALES PREMISES APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF 19/50523 FOR TEMPORARY USE AS A CAR PARKING / OPEN STORAGE SPACE FOR VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING 20/50591

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250975

• 21 May 2021Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND WORKS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION 16/50982 TO A VETERINARY SURGERY WITH ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE ON FRONT ELEVATION AND AN EXTERNAL SIGNAGE BOARD AT THE SITE ENTRANCE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150990

• 23 Mar 2021Unconditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 70 BEDROOM NURSING HOME BASED OVER THREE FLOORS; (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD WHICH SHALL CONNECT TO EXISTING ACCESS ROAD SERVING DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC SERVICE CENTRE AND DONEGAL TOWN FIRE STATION; (3) CONSTRUCTION OF ASSOCIATED FOOTPATHS WHICH SHALL CONNECT TO EXISTING FOOTPATH NETWORK; (4) CONNECTION OF PROPOSED FOUL AND SURFACE WATER SEWERS TO EXISTING NETWORKS INCLUDING FOR THE PROVISION OF ATTENUATION AREA TO THE SURFACE WATER NEWTWORK WITHIN THE PROPOSED NURSING HOME BOUNDARY; (5) CONNECTION TO EXISTING WATERMAIN; (6) CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS PIER, ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND CAR PARKING FACILITIES TO CATER FOR THE PROPOSED NURSING HOME FACILITY; (7) PROVISION OF PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AMENITIES TO SERVE THE PROPOSED NURSING HOME FACILITY; (8) ERECTION OF ALL ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE AND; (9) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2150508

• 25 Sept 2019Conditional

  (1) TIMBER PALISADE BOUNDARY FENCE ALONG PART OF THE NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH-EAST BOUNDARIES, (2) PITCHED ROOF SINGLE STOREY METAL DOMESTIC GARAGE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1951456

• 18 Dec 2018Refused

  ERECTION OF A SHEEP HANDLING UNIT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851907

• 30 Oct 2018Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A PART THREE - PART FOUR STOREY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE AND AMBULANCE STATION; (2) PROVISION OF CAR PARKING FACILITIES, DROP OFF ZONE AND BICYCLE PARKING FACILITIES AND ALL ASSOCIATED FOOTPATHS WHICH SHALL CONNECT TO EXISTING PUBLIC FOOTPATHS; (3) PROVISION OF A SUPERVISED PLAY AREA, RAIN SHELTERS AND BIN STORAGE FACILITIES; (4) CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS OFF EXISTING INTERNAL ROAD NETWORK THAT LINKS TO THE R267; (5) INSTALLATION OF A FOUL SEWER NETWORK WHICH SHALL CONNECT TO THE ADJOINING FOUL SEWER NETWORK AND INSTALLATION OF A SURFACE WATER NETWORK INCLUDING UNDERGROUND ATTENUATION AREA, INTERCEPTORS AND CONNECTION TO THE ADJOINING SURFACE WATER NETWORK; (6) CONNECTION TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC WATERMAINS; (7) PROVISION OF ON-SITE PUBLIC LIGHTING TO SERVE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, (8) INSTALLATION OF ILLUMINATED SIGNAGE AT THE SITE ACCESS POINT TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; AND (9) ALL ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, LANDSCAPING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ON A SITE WEST OF THE EXISTING DONEGAL PUBLIC SERVICE CENTRE. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT IS ALSO INCLUDED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION/PURCHASE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851638

• 2 Oct 2018Conditional

  THE ADDITION OF A PORCH/FOYER TO THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING CENTRA SUPERMARKET AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS & MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SIGNAGE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851511

• 24 Oct 2017N/a

  DEVELOPMENT BEING A TIMBER BOUNDARY FENCE CONSTRUCTED ALONG PART OF THE NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH-EAST BOUNDARIES OF SITE AND ALSO FOR A PITCHED ROOF SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SHED LOCATED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1751608

• 17 Oct 2017N/a

  DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF (1) A TIMBER BOUNDARY FENCE CONSTRUCTED ALONG PART OF THE NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH-EAST BOUNDARIES OF SITE (2) A PITCHED ROOF SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SHED AND (3) A 2.8M X 6M METAL STORAGE CONTAINER LOCATED AT THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1751562

• 11 May 2017Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY FILLING SERVICE STATION OF 950 SQ. METRE GROSS METRES FLOOR AREA COMPRISING A RETAIL SHOP (85M2), TWO STOREY RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THRU FACILITY, GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR SEATING AREAS AND ANCILLARY FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE, STAFF AND TOILET AREAS; (2) INSTALLATION OF 4 NO. FUEL DISPENSING PUMPS WITH FORECOURT CANOPY CONNECTING TO THE MAIN ILLUMINATED FASCIA AND INSTALLATION OF 4 NO. UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS WITH A CAPACITY OF 60,000 LITRES EACH AND WITH ASSOCIATED PIPEWORK AND OVER GROUND FILL POINTS. (3) CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROAD OFF EXISTING INTERNAL ROAD NETWORK THAT LINKS TO THE R267; (4) PROVISION OF VEHICLE PARKING FACILITIES TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL CHARGING POINTS, A TOTAL OF 71 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES, 2 NO. HGV PARKING SPACES, SET-DOWN BAY FOR BUSES, DELIVERY PARKING, AND 5 NO. BICYCLE STANDS FOR 10 NO. BICYCLES; (5) INSTALLATION OF A FOUL SEWER NETWORK WHICH SHALL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING FOUL SEWER NETWORK AND INSTALLATION OF A SURFACE WATER NETWORK INCLUDING UNDERGROUND ATTENUATION AREA, INTERCEPTORS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SURFACE WATER NETWORK; (6) ON SITE PUBLIC LIGHTING TO SERVE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTION TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC WATER MAIN; (7) INSTALLATION OF ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE INCLUDING 2 ILLUMINATED TOTEM SIGNS AND (8) ALL ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, LANDSCAPING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750720

The 25 most recent of 26 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 Eske and Ardnamona Wood SAC 000163

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Drumlonagher.

Architectural heritage

• Drumlonagher Mill, mill (water), 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay four-storey former corn and flour mill, built c. 1855. Three-bay to north elevation. Now disused and derelict. Pitched natural slate roof with grey clay ware ridge tiles, projecting cut stone eaves course to north and south elevations and cut stone kneeler stone to gable end at eaves level to the north-west corner. Rendered feature to west side of roofline, probably a chimneystack. Randomly coursed random rubble stone walls with flush dressed block-and-start quoins to the corners. Red brick bricked-up openings to south elevation. Square-headed window openings with squared rubble stone voussoirs over timber lintels, and having the remains of timber sliding sash windows (one-over-one, two-over-two, and six-over-six pane) to some openings. Square-headed door opening to the south elevation having cut stone plinth blocks to base, squared rubble stone voussoirs over timber lintels, and remains of timber door. Set back from road in own grounds to the east of Donegal Town centre, a short distance to the east of Donegal Community Hospital. The Drummeeny River (a tributary of the Rover Eske) flows south-north a short distance to the west of site. Remains of former tailrace to the north-west of site having remains of single-arched stone bridge over to the south end. Headrace to the south now infilled/silted. Former sandstone millwheel to the west of site. Single-storey outbuilding to the south having roughcast rendered walls, mono-pitched corrugated metal roof, and squared-headed openings. Main Donegal to Ballybofey road runs to the south of site.

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 Drumlonagher, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1450 (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 Drumlonagher with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Drumlonagher · Droim Lonachair

Area

528,492 m² (52.85 ha, 130.59 acres)

Civil parish

Donegal, and its townlands

Barony

Tirhugh

Electoral division

Donegal, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,179 people lived in 1,617 households in the Donegal electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clarcarricknagun, Craigroe, Donegal, Drumbarren, Drumlaght, Keeldrum, Milltown

Placenames

Drumlonagher 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.