# Drumganus Lower, Co. Monaghan: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmoyne, barony of Farney, Co. Monaghan; in Irish Droim Dhamh Íochtarach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 643,249 m² (64.32 ha, 158.95 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,580 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Donaghmoyne, https://everytownland.com/monaghan/parish/donaghmoyne.md - Barony: Farney - Electoral division: Broomfield, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 831 people lived in 264 households in the Broomfield electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 12% 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/39677 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 170818 - Centre: latitude 54.070286, longitude -6.700917 (WGS 84) ## 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); 35 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 340106: 100,497 m² (10.05 ha, 24.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/340106.md - Parcel 316935: 72,438 m² (7.24 ha, 17.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/316935.md - Parcel 3996611: 36,340 m² (3.63 ha, 8.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3996611.md - Parcel 339234: 32,972 m² (3.3 ha, 8.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/339234.md - Parcel 344438: 32,188 m² (3.22 ha, 7.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/344438.md - Parcel 320040: 29,092 m² (2.91 ha, 7.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/320040.md - Parcel 345275: 22,192 m² (2.22 ha, 5.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/345275.md - Parcel 335056: 20,554 m² (2.06 ha, 5.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/335056.md - Parcel 322744: 19,715 m² (1.97 ha, 4.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/322744.md - Parcel 321656: 19,217 m² (1.92 ha, 4.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/321656.md - Parcel 351323: 16,499 m² (1.65 ha, 4.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/351323.md - Parcel 348644: 14,820 m² (1.48 ha, 3.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/348644.md - Parcel 352279: 14,806 m² (1.48 ha, 3.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/352279.md - Parcel 3342208: 14,097 m² (1.41 ha, 3.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3342208.md - Parcel 347550: 13,756 m² (1.38 ha, 3.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/347550.md - Parcel 3996612: 12,251 m² (1.23 ha, 3.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3996612.md - Parcel 346321: 11,354 m² (1.14 ha, 2.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/346321.md - Parcel 346980: 10,911 m² (1.09 ha, 2.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/346980.md - Parcel 326122: 9,938 m² (0.99 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/326122.md - Parcel 356536: 8,853 m² (0.89 ha, 2.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/356536.md - Parcel 346053: 8,718 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/346053.md - Parcel 323160: 6,657 m² (0.67 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/323160.md - Parcel 3407973: 6,552 m² (0.66 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3407973.md - Parcel 353736: 5,052 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/353736.md - Parcel 318546: 4,580 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/318546.md - Parcel 316544: 4,499 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/316544.md - Parcel 325544: 4,226 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/325544.md - Parcel 325047: 3,981 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/325047.md - Parcel 352379: 3,888 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/352379.md - Parcel 327348: 3,830 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/327348.md - Parcel 347499: 3,595 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/347499.md - Parcel 346622: 2,817 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/346622.md - Parcel 4896969: 2,605 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4896969.md - Parcel 348955: 2,372 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/348955.md - Parcel 4105526: 2,237 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4105526.md - Parcel 323789: 2,143 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/323789.md - Parcel 336185: 1,907 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/336185.md - Parcel 5034200: 1,773 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5034200.md - Parcel 343250: 1,600 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/343250.md - Parcel 345184: 1,545 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/345184.md - Parcel 348268: 1,397 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/348268.md - Parcel 5177174: 1,382 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5177174.md - Parcel 323456: 1,206 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/323456.md - Parcel 1531459: 727 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1531459.md - Parcel 347562: 529 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/347562.md - Parcel 346135: 434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/346135.md - Parcel 347405: 231 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/347405.md - Parcel 1531458: 87 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1531458.md - Parcel 5970291: 71 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5970291.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) 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. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 12 applications, newest first. - 15 May 2026, Monaghan County Council 2660197: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660197/0 - 26 May 2025, Monaghan County Council 2560207: N/a. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560207/0 - 7 Mar 2025, Monaghan County Council 2560093: Refused. Retention. 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,. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560093/0 - 28 Jan 2025, Monaghan County Council 2560027: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560027/0 - 18 Dec 2024, Monaghan County Council 2460460: N/a. Permission. 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460460/0 - 6 Sept 2023, Monaghan County Council 2360196: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360196/0 - 22 Aug 2022, Monaghan County Council 22369: Conditional. Retention. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22369/0 - 13 Jul 2022, Monaghan County Council 22318: N/a. Retention, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22318/0 - 16 Mar 2022, Monaghan County Council 22125: N/a. Permission. 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22125/0 - 1 Apr 2021, Monaghan County Council 21155: Conditional. Permission. 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/21155/0 - 21 Feb 2019, Monaghan County Council 1982: Conditional. Permission. 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/1982/0 - 30 May 2018, Monaghan County Council 18232: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct first floor extension to existing poultry facility comprising a storage and packaging area together with all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18232/0 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 Drumganus Lower. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Drumganus Lower. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Drumganus Lower. ## 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 Drumganus Lower, about 1 in 5 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. - 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, 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/drumganus-lower.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumganus-lower.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumganus-lower.kml ## Homes sold (Residential 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: https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Aghadreenan: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/aghadreenan.md - Brackagh: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/brackagh-170193.md - Cornahawla: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/cornahawla.md - Drumganus Upper: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumganus-upper.md - Drumlandrick: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumlandrick.md - Monygorbet: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/monygorbet.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/drumganus-lower - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/monaghan/drumganus-lower