Lurgans
Townland in the civil parish of Magheross, barony of Farney, Co. Monaghan; in Irish An Lorgain
Parcel 334085
- Area
- 2,455 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it, 250 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031) The objective
- Townland
- Lurgans
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2637 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 110.8 ha
- 274 acres
- Land parcels
- 120
- registered freehold, median 1,721 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
120 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lurgans, from 58 m² to 107,017 m² (10.7 ha, 26.44 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
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 41 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Industry/Enterprise/Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Residential B (New/proposed residential)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Landscape Protection/Conservation (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C6Existing Commercial (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
21 May 2025Conditional
permission for a development which will consist of a single storey dwelling house, single storey domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, upgrade of existing entrance, entrance walls and piers together with all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2560199
1 May 2025Conditional
APPEALED -ACP - DECISION: GRANTED Planning Permission for development consisting of the following: The provision of 19 no. dwellings comprising: 10 No. 4 bed semi-detached two storey dwellings, 8 No. 3 bed semi-detached two storey dwellings, 1 no. 2 bed detached single storey dwelling, boundary treatments, hard & soft landscaping, public lighting, new estate road, connection to existing mains services together with all ancillary and associated site works. Significant Further Information (17/11/25) increases the dwelling units proposed from 19 to 20 and also relates to submitted amended House type D, Revised Concept Statement, Road Safety Audit, Quality Audit, Revised Site Layout, Revised Landscape Plan, Amended Floor plans
Permission, 20 homes · Monaghan County Council, 2560176
24 Jul 2024Conditional
permission for development at Nr. 3 Ros Cluain, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. The development will consist of the retention of a bay window at the front of the dwelling
Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2460260
4 Jul 2024N/a
permission for development consisting of the retention of a bay window at the front of the dwelling
Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2460234
5 Oct 2023Conditional
permission for the retention of single storey domestic steel garage to rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works
Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2360232
29 Sept 2023Refused
Permission for demolition of an existing two storey extension to spire view house and replacement with a new two storey extension, construct a new three storey detached house, provision of a new vehicular entrance, parking and all ancillary site works
Extension of duration · Monaghan County Council, 239014
22 Sept 2023N/a
retention of single storey domestic steel garage to rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works
Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2360217
4 Jul 2023Conditional
Permission consisting of the construction of a two storey style dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, boundary fencing, domestic entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2360138
31 May 2023Conditional
permission for development consisting of demolishing existing derelict dwelling and outbuilding and replace with a two-storey style dwelling house, domestic garage, new sewerage wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2360091
19 Sept 2022Conditional
permission to construct a new single storey dwelling, associated detached double garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site and wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site development works. Significant Further Information relates to sightlines agreement, updated drawings and cross section drawings of site
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 22407
18 Aug 2022Conditional
outline permission consisting of construction of a two storey style dwelling house, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, boundary fencing, new entrance and all associated site works.
Outline permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 22367
3 Jun 2022Conditional
permission consisting of the conversion of existing single storey dwelling to a dormer style dwelling comprising of the following: 1) construction of first floor level including raising of ridge height, 2) alterations to internal layout and elevation changes and all associated site development works.
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 22252
13 Jan 2022N/a
outline permission for development which will consist of; construction of a two storey style dwelling house, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, boundary fencing, new entrance and all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 229
15 Dec 2021Conditional
permission for development consisting of construction of a milk pasteurisation unit with automatic dispensing facility, toilet, new entrance and all associated site works. Significant information submitted includes revisions to boundaries, redesign of pasteurisation unit, increased number of car parking spaces, landscaping proposal and all associated site works.
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 21678
27 May 2020Conditional
permission for a development consisting of a storey and a half dwelling house, single storey domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, entrance walls and piers together with all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20182
14 Oct 2019Conditional
outline permission for development consisting of a dwelling house, a domestic garage, a waste water treatment system, a new site entrance and all associated site works. significant further information relates to the re-positioning of the proposed dwelling on-site.
Outline permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19478
11 Sept 2019Conditional
permission for a development consisting of the construction of a single storey, 5-bay portal framed machinery workshop building, as well as all associated site works.
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 19428
15 Aug 2019Conditional
outline permission for a dwelling house, a domestic garage with connections to all public services and all associated site works.
Outline permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19381
7 Sept 2018Conditional
permission of changes to previously granted planning application no. 18/221 consisting of; revisions to the internal layout, alterations and re-location of the side (west) elevation window, proposed corner window on the south and west elevations, alterations to the size and style of the front (north) elevation window and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 18421
12 Jul 2018Conditional
Permission for demolition of an existing two storey extension to spire view house and replacement with a new two storey extension, construct a new three storey detached house, provision of a new vehicular entrance, parking and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 18324
28 May 2018Conditional
Permission of change of use of existing single storey building consisting of 2 No. apartments into single domestic dwelling, the demolition of 16sq.m kitchen at the rear, the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear, use of the existing entrance and services and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 18221
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 Lurgans.
Recorded monuments
- MO031-029 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated at the crest of the E-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 47m WNW-ESE; 41.5m NNE-SSW) that slopes down to the SE (H 2m), which is defined by an earthen bank (at WNW: Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.4m) W-NNE and elsewhere by a scarp (at ESE: Wth 5.6m; H 2.3m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. There is a stone-lined well with seven steps leading to it outside the perimeter at WSW. 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. Date of revision: 28 July 2017
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lurgans.
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; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2637 (ZIP).
- 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
- Lurgans, Carrickmacross8 sales
The townland
- Name
- Lurgans · An Lorgain
- Area
- 1,107,666 m² (110.77 ha, 273.71 acres)
- Civil parish
- Magheross, and its townlands
- Barony
- Farney
- Electoral division
- Carrickmacross Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Carrickmacross Rural electoral division: 4,291 people in 1,518 households; 63% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghalile, Derryolam, Doohatty, Drumgoan, Dunoge, Kilmactrasna, Mullanarry
- Placenames
- Lurgans 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.