Donaghadee Conservation Area

Location: Co. Down
Designation date: 13 January 1994

Donaghadee has been variously described as ‘The Port of Newtownards’ and ‘the Dover of Ireland’.

Steeped in history and with a rich legacy of building abounding in architectural quality, it is largely a product of the Plantation of Ulster, although its origins are Anglo-Norman.

Its architecture reflects the occasional medieval and Jacobean remnants with a core of late Georgian buildings and a predominance of late Victoria and Edwardians buildings.

The design guide generally provides information on the planning context, historical development, description or character appraisal of the area, the designation and guidelines for development proposals.