# Drumbar, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Donegal, barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal; in Irish Droim Bairr. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 590,939 m² (59.09 ha, 146.02 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 11,863 m² (1.19 ha, 2.93 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/donegal.md - Barony: Tirhugh - Electoral division: Donegal, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14031 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51001 - Centre: latitude 54.640199, longitude -8.087262 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumbar, from 132 m² to 65,267 m² (6.53 ha, 16.13 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1427611: 65,267 m² (6.53 ha, 16.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427611.md - Parcel 1429003: 61,640 m² (6.16 ha, 15.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1429003.md - Parcel 1300650: 52,862 m² (5.29 ha, 13.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300650.md - Parcel 1301288: 49,944 m² (4.99 ha, 12.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301288.md - Parcel 1337877: 45,303 m² (4.53 ha, 11.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1337877.md - Parcel 1371792: 27,112 m² (2.71 ha, 6.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371792.md - Parcel 4733256: 25,988 m² (2.6 ha, 6.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4733256.md - Parcel 5052805: 22,692 m² (2.27 ha, 5.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5052805.md - Parcel 5163706: 21,506 m² (2.15 ha, 5.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5163706.md - Parcel 1302043: 20,673 m² (2.07 ha, 5.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302043.md - Parcel 4442335: 17,840 m² (1.78 ha, 4.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4442335.md - Parcel 1374907: 17,325 m² (1.73 ha, 4.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1374907.md - Parcel 3661389: 15,592 m² (1.56 ha, 3.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661389.md - Parcel 4442326: 15,415 m² (1.54 ha, 3.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4442326.md - Parcel 5052809: 14,511 m² (1.45 ha, 3.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5052809.md - Parcel 1340100: 14,333 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1340100.md - Parcel 1309579: 12,512 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1309579.md - Parcel 1402418: 12,044 m² (1.2 ha, 2.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402418.md - Parcel 3661388: 11,946 m² (1.19 ha, 2.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661388.md - Parcel 1323963: 11,863 m² (1.19 ha, 2.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323963.md - Parcel 4852442: 8,221 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4852442.md - Parcel 6197073: 5,524 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6197073.md - Parcel 1320906: 4,122 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320906.md - Parcel 1396028: 3,314 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1396028.md - Parcel 1322792: 3,214 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322792.md - Parcel 5052807: 3,009 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5052807.md - Parcel 5408540: 2,877 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5408540.md - Parcel 1338983: 2,668 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1338983.md - Parcel 1372833: 2,625 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1372833.md - Parcel 1327001: 2,529 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327001.md - Parcel 1325317: 2,358 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1325317.md - Parcel 5043251: 2,303 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5043251.md - Parcel 5043253: 2,158 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5043253.md - Parcel 1302161: 2,030 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302161.md - Parcel 1336489: 2,025 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1336489.md - Parcel 1334805: 519 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1334805.md - Parcel 2838930: 458 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2838930.md - Parcel 5261273: 157 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5261273.md - Parcel 3661387: 132 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661387.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Drumbar in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 10 applications, newest first. - 30 Aug 2026, Donegal County Council 2661599: N/a. Retention. MACHINERY SHED AND 2 NO. STORAGE UNITS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661599/0 - 7 Aug 2026, Donegal County Council 2661482: N/a. Retention. MACHINERY SHED AND 2 NO STORAGE UNITS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661482/0 - 24 Jul 2026, Donegal County Council 2661383: N/a. Outline permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLINGHOUSE, NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE & PROPRIETARY TREATMENT PLANT INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661383/0 - 16 Dec 2025, Donegal County Council 2562245: Conditional. Retention. DUNGSTEAD AND PERMISSION FOR PROPOSED ROOFING OF THE DUNGSTEAD FOR WHICH RETENTION IS SOUGHT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DRY FLOOR STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2562245/0 - 27 Jun 2025, Donegal County Council 2561085: N/a. Retention. MACHINERY SHED AND 2 NO. STORAGE UNITS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561085/0 - 14 Feb 2025, Donegal County Council 2560185: Conditional. Retention. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE CARRYING ANTENNA AND DISHES, COMMUNICATIONS CABIN AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN A CHAIN LINKED FENCED COMPOUND INCLUDING ACCESS TRACK PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 10/20064 AND PERMISSION FOR INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL ANTENNA, DISH EQUIPMENT TO THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE INCLUDING GROUND EQUIPMENT CABINETS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560185/0 - 14 Feb 2022, Donegal County Council 2250232: Conditional. Retention. PERMISSION FOR A SOIL RECOVERY FACILITY AND RETENTION OF AN EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AT THE SAME SITE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250232/0 - 22 Dec 2021, Donegal County Council 2152590: Conditional. Permission. RETENTION & COMPLETION OF (1) ERECTION OF (A) AN INDUSTRIAL STORAGE SHED (B) A 0.33 ACRE EXTENSION TO THE AUTHORIZED STORAGE DEPOT YARD (C) FENCING OF THE PERIMETER OF THE UNAUTHORIZED YARD EXTENSION (D) A 22.5M LONG CONCRETE RETAINING WALL WITH A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 2M (E) A SCAFFOLDING STORE (2) RAISING OF GROUND LEVELS WITHIN THE AUTHORIZED YARD EXTENSION (3) THE REMOVAL OF A SOIL BANK LEVEE AND ITS REPLACEMENT WITH LOWER ROCK ARMOUR AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED (2) PROVISION OF NEW ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS TO SITE TO INCLUDE REALIGNMENT OF EXISTING ACCESS ROAD, PROPOSED NEW SECURITY FENCING AND ACCESS GATES (3) PROVISION OF STORM ATTENUATION SYSTEM (4) REPROFILING OF EXISTING SITE CONTOURS TOWARDS ADJACENT WATERCOURSE (5) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL CARPARKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2152590/0 - 29 Jan 2021, Donegal County Council 2150111: Conditional. Retention. SOIL RECOVERY FACILITY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150111/0 - 19 Nov 2020, Donegal County Council 2051759: N/a. Retention. (1) CONSTRUCTION OF .33 ACRE EXTENSION TO THE AUTHORISED STORAGE DEPOT YARD (2) ERECTION OF FENCING TO THE PERIMETER OF THE UNAUTHORISED YARD EXTENSION (3) RAISING OF GROUND LEVELS WITHIN THE AUTHORISED YARD AND THE UNAUTHORISED EXTENSION OF THE YARD (4) REMOVAL OF A SOIL BANK LEVEE AND ITS REPLACEMENT WITH LOWER ROCK ARMOUR (5) CONSTRUCTION OF A 22.5M LONG CONCRETE RETAINING WALL WITH A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 2M AND (6) CONSTRUCTION OF A SCAFFOLDING STORE AND PERMISSION FOR (A) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL STORAGE SHED (B) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED (C) PROVISION OF A NEW ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS TO SITE TO INCLUDE REALIGNMENT OF EXISTING ACCESS ROAD, PROPOSED NEW SECURITY FENCING AND ACCESS GATES (D) RAISING OF LEVELS OF EXTENDED STORAGE YARD BY APPROXIMATELY 550MM AND (E) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL CARPARKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051759/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Drumbar. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG100-002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG100-002----. Internal diam. c. 27.5m. The outline of a much damaged, circular enclosure survives. In the 1940s (Davies) the earthen banks survived in some places to a height of c. 2.5m. Stratified occupation layers were also observed then in modern drainage cuts. It is situated on the W edge of a small ridge on a drumlin surrounded by good land. It is located very close to site (DG100-003-). The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Drumbar. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Drumbar, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - 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_1451, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1451.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumbar.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumbar.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumbar.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Drumbar with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Brookfield: https://everytownland.com/donegal/brookfield.md - Drumgowan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumgowan.md - Tully: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tully-52584.md - Tullyloskan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullyloskan.md - Whitehill: https://everytownland.com/donegal/whitehill-52671.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumbar - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/drumbar