Drumganus Lower
Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmoyne, barony of Farney, Co. Monaghan; in Irish Droim Dhamh Íochtarach
- Area
- 64.3 ha
- 159 acres
- Land parcels
- 49
- registered freehold, median 4,580 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumganus Lower, from 71 m² to 100,497 m² (10.05 ha, 24.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Drumganus Lower 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
15 May 2026N/a
permission for the development of a a slatted cattle shed and calf creep area with underground effluent storage tank & covered feed passage, 3 No. Roofed Calving\Dry Pens and all associated site development works
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660197
26 May 2025N/a
permission to construct a two-storey style dwelling house, new sewerage wastewater treatment system & percolation area, new bored well, use existing entrance onto public road L8310 and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2560207
7 Mar 2025Refused
retention of existing domestic storage building, ancillary to existing dwelling house, Significant Further Information received relates to submitted, Revised Site layout, Revised site location map, Elevation and section drawings,
Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560093
28 Jan 2025Conditional
permission for a development will consist of; Demolition of 3No. existing single storey turkey sheds and replace with 1No. single storey storage shed to be used in connection with applicants business, use of existing entrance onto public road and all ancillary site works, Significant further information received relates to submitted Traffic Impact Report, Water Protection Plan Checklist, Traynor Consulting letter and revised plans
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560027
18 Dec 2024N/a
permission will consist of Demolition of 4No. existing single storey turkey sheds and replace with 1No. single storey storage shed to be used in connection with applicants business, use of existing entrance onto public road and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460460
6 Sept 2023Conditional
permission for infilling of lands with soil, subsoil and inert material in order to raise the levels and reclaim the land for agricultural purposes together with all ancillary site development works. The lands will be covered with topsoil and reseeded with grass when completed
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360196
22 Aug 2022Conditional
retention permission for development consisting of single storey dwelling and attached domestic garage, including alterations and additions to all elevations, internal alterations, detached domestic shed and all ancillary site works
Retention · Monaghan County Council, 22369
13 Jul 2022N/a
permission to retain a single storey dwelling and attached domestic garage, including alterations and additions to all elevations, internal alterations, detached domestic shed and all ancillary site development works
Retention, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 22318
16 Mar 2022N/a
permission for a development consisting of the infilling of lands with soil, subsoil and inert material in order to raise the levels and reclaim the land for agricultural purposes together with all ancillary site development works. The lands will be covered with topsoil and reseeded with grass when completed.
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 22125
1 Apr 2021Conditional
permission for first floor extension to existing poultry facility comprising of a packing area together with all ancillary site development works. Significant further information received 12/08/21.
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 21155
21 Feb 2019Conditional
Permission is sought for the following works: (1) Permission for the enlargement of the overall site area associated with the existing service station to facilitate the following works: (a) Provision of an increase in customer car parking spaces from 17 no. spaces to 50no spaces, which includes provision of 8 no. electric car charge points and 6no. parent & child/disabled person spaces; (b) Provision of an increase in customer HGV/tractor/bus spaces from 7no. spaces to 20no. spaces. (c) Provision of 20no. staff parking spaces along with provision of 6no. designated parking bays for delivery vehicles. (d) Provision of 5no. waiting spaces for the existing vehicle wash (e) Provision of 4 waiting spaces for existing air & water services (f) Provision of all associated site works to include surfacing and internal traffic roads, kerbing & paving works, drainage works, interceptors and attenuation tank, pedestrian footpaths, landscaping works, lighting columns and internal road markings. (g) Provision of associated hard and soft site landscaping works. (h) Upgrading of existing wastewater treatment system and provision of a new on-site percolation area with associated works. (i) Re-location of existing above ground class 2 oil storage tank as granted under planning reference 15262 to facilitate revised internal traffic circulation routes. (j) Demolition of existing fuel attendant’s forecourt shelter. (2) Refurbishment and upgrade of existing service station building & associated facilities to provide for: (a) Reconfiguration of existing retail floor area (b) Reconfiguration of kitchen & food storage/preparation areas (c) Reconfiguration of internal circulation aisles. (d) Provision of an area for staff offices (e) Provision of an area for staff toilets & canteen (f) Provision of an area for customer toilets & showers. (g) Provision of a rest /lounge area for customers (h) Provision of an external children’s play area (i) overall alteration and refurbishment works to the service station building to include for provision of an increase in building height(s) to accommodate first floor office and staff accommodation(s), associated façade works and provision of associated signage. (3) Retention permission is also sought for the existing Laundromat facility. (4) Retention permission is also sought for the existing rear extension to service station building. Significant further information was received which includes a planning statement.
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 1982
30 May 2018Conditional
Permission to construct first floor extension to existing poultry facility comprising a storage and packaging area together with all ancillary site development works
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 18232
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Drumganus Lower.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Drumganus Lower.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Drumganus Lower.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Drumganus Lower.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Drumganus Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.
The townland
- Name
- Drumganus Lower · Droim Dhamh Íochtarach
- Area
- 643,249 m² (64.32 ha, 158.95 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donaghmoyne, and its townlands
- Barony
- Farney
- Electoral division
- Broomfield, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Broomfield electoral division: 831 people in 264 households; 87% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghadreenan, Brackagh, Cornahawla, Drumganus Upper, Drumlandrick, Monygorbet
- Placenames
- Drumganus Lower 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.