Cockhill, Buncrana, Co. Donegal

17.19 acre holding…

Franklins are delighted to release for sale this large holding of 17.19 acres on the outskirts of Buncrana town centre. With excellent transport and infrastructure links to Buncrana town centre, the lands are Zoned ‘Environment 1’ under the new County Development Plan 2024 – 2030.  Largely level the lands offer various development opportunities subject to planning.

Interested parties should be aware that the subject lands do not fall into the new Residential zoned land tax and can therefore be bought and land banked without taxation.

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• In areas zoned as ‘Local Environment 1’ it is a policy of the Council to consider proposals for single dwellings in circumstances where: the land in question is in family ownership and where the applicant/s can demonstrate a genuine need to reside on the subject site; and
• It can be demonstrated that the proposal would integrate harmoniously with the local landscape, utilizing and retaining key landscape features such as trees and hedgerows and would not have an adverse impact on the existing character of the area or the residential amenity of adjoining properties.

• 17.19 acre holding
• Zoned Local Environment 1 (County Development Plan 2024 – 2030)
• Current Use Agricultural (Farming) & Sports grounds
• Easily accessible
• Good infrastructure links
• Just 1.4 km from Buncrana town centre

Buncrana, the largest town in the Inishowen Peninsula, is positioned on the shores of Lough Swilly, Buncrana just 14 miles from Derry City and 27 miles north of Letterkenny. With a population of some 7000, the town has much to offer in terms of shopping, sporting and recreational amenities:-

Churches: Christchurch, St. Mary’s Oratory, St. Mary’s Church Cockhill, Star of the Sea Desertegney

Schools: St Oran’s N.S., St. Mura’s N.S., Scoil Iosagain, St. Joseph’s N.S., Gaelscoil Bhun Chrannacha, Crana College and Scoil Mhuire

Shopping: In addition to Buncrana’s long Main Street the town has also been boosted in 2007 with the creation of Ardravan Square which, like the Main Street, offers a variety of independent shop traders plus Supervalu, Aldi & Lidl providing the local residents with a good selection of local, national and international produce.

Restaurants/Bars/Hotels:  Buncrana has three hotels, The Inishowen Gateway Hotel, Lake of Shadows and The Harbour Inn, as well as a wide variety of bars and restaurants both on the Main Street and within a 2 mile radius – notably The Drift Inn Bar & Restaurant, The Beach House Restaurant, The Ubiquitous Chip Restaurant and O’Flaherty’s Bar

Beaches: Being positioned on the shores of Lough Swilly, Buncrana is blessed with some beautiful long sandy beaches namely – Lisfannon, The Shorefront, Porthaw and Stragill.

Sports: Buncrana has several local, well run sports clubs offering soccer, GAA, boxing and golf.

Directions

From Buncrana proceed to the Cockhill Bridge and just at the Bridge end the access to the lands begin on the left hand side. Franklins ‘For Sale’ sign is erected along the roadside and an existing laneway provides access.