# Drumate, Co. Monaghan: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Aghabog, barony of Dartree, Co. Monaghan; in Irish Droim Eite. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 763,546 m² (76.35 ha, 188.68 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,381 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Aghabog, https://everytownland.com/monaghan/parish/aghabog.md - Barony: Dartree - Electoral division: Aghabog, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 318 people lived in 113 households in the Aghabog electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Monaghan, https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/39905 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 170760 - Centre: latitude 54.153785, longitude -7.087609 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumate, from 229 m² to 144,605 m² (14.46 ha, 35.73 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 349212: 144,605 m² (14.46 ha, 35.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/349212.md - Parcel 338091: 115,435 m² (11.54 ha, 28.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338091.md - Parcel 348191: 84,776 m² (8.48 ha, 20.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/348191.md - Parcel 338089: 69,714 m² (6.97 ha, 17.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338089.md - Parcel 338191: 63,020 m² (6.3 ha, 15.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338191.md - Parcel 338088: 44,343 m² (4.43 ha, 10.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338088.md - Parcel 338092: 18,201 m² (1.82 ha, 4.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338092.md - Parcel 338192: 16,272 m² (1.63 ha, 4.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338192.md - Parcel 346473: 14,511 m² (1.45 ha, 3.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/346473.md - Parcel 349563: 13,552 m² (1.36 ha, 3.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/349563.md - Parcel 338193: 11,979 m² (1.2 ha, 2.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338193.md - Parcel 335757: 9,958 m² (1 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/335757.md - Parcel 315054: 9,576 m² (0.96 ha, 2.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/315054.md - Parcel 333947: 7,341 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/333947.md - Parcel 338215: 7,197 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338215.md - Parcel 5855629: 6,980 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5855629.md - Parcel 5855582: 5,782 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5855582.md - Parcel 338194: 5,756 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338194.md - Parcel 338195: 4,830 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338195.md - Parcel 338196: 3,927 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338196.md - Parcel 2837191: 2,980 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2837191.md - Parcel 338093: 2,750 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/338093.md - Parcel 3343011: 2,433 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3343011.md - Parcel 336018: 2,100 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/336018.md - Parcel 338217: 1,592 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/338217.md - Parcel 338090: 1,277 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/338090.md - Parcel 337414: 1,247 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/337414.md - Parcel 338214: 938 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/338214.md - Parcel 338216: 919 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/338216.md - Parcel 5855646: 539 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5855646.md - Parcel 338190: 418 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/338190.md - Parcel 338218: 229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/338218.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Drumate 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) 6 applications, newest first. - 17 Jul 2024, Monaghan County Council 2473: Conditional. Permission. permission to demolish existing garage; erect an extension to existing bungalow (as a granny flat); connect to existing septic tank and percolation area and exit on to public road by way of existing entrance. Prev pl 20/323. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2473/0 - 21 Sept 2023, Monaghan County Council 2360215: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission for a proposed development consisting of a dormer type extension to the western side with partial demolition to western side of existing bungalow type dwelling, including remodelling and refurbishment and including elevational changes, new wastewater treatment plant and raised tertiary polishing filter and all associated site works. Significant further information relates to the decommissioning of existing septic tank serving the dwelling related to this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360215/0 - 11 May 2023, Monaghan County Council 23126: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct 1 No. poultry house together with all ancillary structures (to include meal storage bin(s) and soiled water tank(s)) and site works associated with the development (to be completed in lieu of similar development previously approved under planning ref. 18/387, but not completed) This application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a licence under part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing) Regulations 1994 to 2013. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with this planning application. Significant information relates to Revised Press & Site notice. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/23126/0 - 12 Aug 2020, Monaghan County Council 20323: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission to demolish existing garage, erect an extension to existing bungalow (as granny flat), retain changes to original dwelling house, and connect to existing septic tank and percolation area and exit onto public road by way of existing entrance. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/20323/0 - 15 Aug 2018, Monaghan County Council 18387: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission to construct 1 No. poultry house together with all ancillary structures (to include meal storage bin(s) and soiled water tank(s) and site works associated with the above development. This application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a License under part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing) Regulations. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted with this planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18387/0 - 7 Aug 2018, Monaghan County Council 18370: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission to construct a two-storey dwelling, one and a half storey detached domestic garage, new entrance with gates and piers together with new wastewater treatment system and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18370/0 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 Drumate. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MO017-041: Crannog, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMO017-041----. Located in the centre of the subrectangular E part (dims c. 375m NE-SW; c. 325m NW-SE) of Freagh Lough, which has a rectangular extension (dims c. 200m NW-SE; c. 125m NE-SW) extending NW from the S end of the NW side. This lake has not been diminished by drainage. A cairn (diam. c. 15m) which supported three stunted trees was detected c. 1m below water level. It sometimes breaches the surface and can be seen on the digitalglobe images. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 8 May 2018 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) - Bridge, 1950–1955, Regional interest, registry number 41401712, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MO®no=41401712. Single-span railway bridge, dated 1953, carrying accommodation track over former Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. Reinforced concrete carriageway, replacing earlier masonry arch, inscribed date and lettering to side of track. Face of abutments reinforced with concrete to each side. Tapered buttresses flanking former arch to each elevation, continuing around to form splayed wing walls. Random rubble walls to abutments, buttresses and parapets, concrete copings to parapets and dressed chamfered plat-band to base of parapets, Steel railings to parapets. ## 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 Drumate, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Drumate. - 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/monaghan/drumate.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumate.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumate.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Drumate with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan: https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Aghabog: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/aghabog.md - Carolina: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/carolina.md - Dernaroy: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/dernaroy.md - Drollagh: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drollagh-170724.md - Feagh: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/feagh.md - Rakeevan: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/rakeevan.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/monaghan/drumate - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/monaghan/drumate