# Sillis, Co. Monaghan: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Donagh, barony of Trough, Co. Monaghan; in Irish Sailis. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,260,986 m² (126.1 ha, 311.6 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 12,172 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 16 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Donagh, https://everytownland.com/monaghan/parish/donagh.md - Barony: Trough - Electoral division: Glaslough, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 964 people lived in 325 households in the Glaslough electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Monaghan, https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/40786 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 171660 - Centre: latitude 54.295163, longitude -6.877031 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sillis, from 124 m² to 183,448 m² (18.34 ha, 45.33 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 315412: 183,448 m² (18.34 ha, 45.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/315412.md - Parcel 3387750: 126,372 m² (12.64 ha, 31.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3387750.md - Parcel 330740: 113,854 m² (11.39 ha, 28.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/330740.md - Parcel 354942: 90,697 m² (9.07 ha, 22.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/354942.md - Parcel 334363: 84,167 m² (8.42 ha, 20.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/334363.md - Parcel 327429: 81,405 m² (8.14 ha, 20.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/327429.md - Parcel 355910: 78,904 m² (7.89 ha, 19.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/355910.md - Parcel 328259: 69,203 m² (6.92 ha, 17.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328259.md - Parcel 335534: 67,795 m² (6.78 ha, 16.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/335534.md - Parcel 333153: 63,405 m² (6.34 ha, 15.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/333153.md - Parcel 346691: 54,758 m² (5.48 ha, 13.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/346691.md - Parcel 349201: 39,274 m² (3.93 ha, 9.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/349201.md - Parcel 341687: 38,025 m² (3.8 ha, 9.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/341687.md - Parcel 345826: 34,356 m² (3.44 ha, 8.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/345826.md - Parcel 330852: 29,911 m² (2.99 ha, 7.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/330852.md - Parcel 334493: 21,002 m² (2.1 ha, 5.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/334493.md - Parcel 330687: 12,172 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/330687.md - Parcel 341314: 7,010 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/341314.md - Parcel 4196007: 5,763 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4196007.md - Parcel 5587743: 4,216 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5587743.md - Parcel 353336: 3,613 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/353336.md - Parcel 6140583: 3,569 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6140583.md - Parcel 329341: 3,563 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/329341.md - Parcel 4342844: 3,139 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4342844.md - Parcel 318112: 2,650 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/318112.md - Parcel 4995896: 2,424 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4995896.md - Parcel 4995894: 2,308 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4995894.md - Parcel 340662: 1,733 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/340662.md - Parcel 321112: 859 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/321112.md - Parcel 5009289: 497 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5009289.md - Parcel 4466874: 302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4466874.md - Parcel 4995890: 285 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4995890.md - Parcel 351961: 124 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/351961.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Sillis 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) 16 applications, newest first. - 12 Feb 2026, Monaghan County Council 2660041: N/a. Permission. planning permission to construct a poultry unit, (consisting of part free range laying hens, part barn egg laying hens), with litter storage shed, vertical feed silos, concrete apron, underground washings tank, new site entrance / access onto public road & other associated ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660041/0 - 28 Jan 2026, Monaghan County Council 2660016: N/a. Permission. permission to construct a poultry unit, (consisting of part free range laying hens, part barn egg laying hens), with litter storage shed, vertical feed silos, concrete apron, underground washings tank, new site entrance / access onto public road & other associated ancillary site works at Mulllanlary & Sillis, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660016/0 - 24 Feb 2025, Monaghan County Council 2515: Conditional. Permission. permission to retain extensions to existing factory, enlarged commercial yard and weigh bridge, concrete boundary wall, pallisade fencing along existing boundary, four number prefabricated units (offices, canteen and changing rooms) vegetable polytunnel, car parking area and new store. Permission to erect further extension to include additional factory floor space and new offices to replace prefabricated units (offices, changing rooms and canteen) insert new interceptor in car park, new sign on front elevation, use existing entrance on to public road and all associated works. Previous planning Ref. 23/149, Significant further information received relates to submitted, water protection plan, Out Door lighting plan and revised drawings. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2515/0 - 11 Sept 2024, Monaghan County Council 2460342: Conditional. Permission. permission to construct an agricultural storage shed, along with other associated ancillary site works, Significant Further Information relates to, submitted Fertiliser Plan and Submitted proposed Site layout plan. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460342/0 - 8 Dec 2023, Monaghan County Council 23242: Conditional. Retention. permission to retain and complete works on the filling of low lying lands with waste as detailed in Class 6 of the Waste Permit Third Schedule Part 11 and return subject lands to facilitate use for agricultural purposes. This application will have a flood risk assessment report as part of the submission along with a waste acceptance criteria analysis. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/23242/0 - 16 Aug 2023, Monaghan County Council 23173: N/a. Permission. permission for development consisting of construction of new free range poultry unit with new litter store, hardened area, vertical meal bins, new box culvert under public roadway, new agricultural entrance, underground washings tank and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/23173/0 - 22 Jun 2023, Monaghan County Council 23149: N/a. Permission. retention permission for extensions to existing factory, enlarged commercial yard and weigh bridge, concrete boundary wall, four number prefabricated units (offices, canteen and changing rooms), vegetable polytunnel, car parking area and new store and permission to erect new offices to replace prefabricated units (offices, changing and canteen), insert new interceptor in car park, use existing and new entrance on to public road and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/23149/0 - 17 May 2023, Monaghan County Council 23127: N/a. Retention. permission to retain extensions to existing factory, enlarged commercial yard and weigh bridge, concrete boundary wall, four number prefabricated units (offices, canteen and changing rooms), vegetable poly tunnel, car parking area and new store. permission to erect new offices to replace prefabricated units (offices, changing and canteen), insert new interceptor in car park, use existing and new entrance on to public road and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/23127/0 - 3 Aug 2022, Monaghan County Council 22348: Refused. Retention. permission to retain and complete works on the filling of low lying lands with waste as detailed in Class 6 of The Waste Permit Third Schedule Part 11 and return subject lands to facilitate use for agricultural purposes. This application will have a flood risk assessment report as part of the submission. Significant Further Information relates to amended Flood Risk Assessment, Waste Acceptance Analysis and Sight vision details. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22348/0 - 16 Feb 2022, Monaghan County Council 2267: Conditional. Permission. permission to construct a new poultry unit with hardened area, vertical meal bins, new agricultural entrance, underground washings tanks and all ancillary site works. Significant further information received in relation to the submission of a nutrient management plan and other technical information.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2267/0 - 20 Dec 2021, Monaghan County Council 21695: Refused. Permission. permission to construct a new free range poultry unit with new litter store, hardened area, vertical meal bins, new road underpass, new agricultural entrance, underground washings tanks and all ancillary site works. Significant further information received in relation to revised site layout plan and nutrient management plan, the removal of the culvert from the application and the modification of land ownership boundaries.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/21695/0 - 6 Oct 2021, Monaghan County Council 21558: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission to construct a two storey dwelling house with detached domestic garage, new site entrance & proprietary waste water treatment system, along with other associated ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/21558/0 - 30 Jun 2021, Monaghan County Council 21384: Conditional. Permission. permission to demolish existing silo pit and replace with new silo pit, erect new machinery shed/store, erect new cattle shed with slatted tank adjacent to existing cattle shed and all associated works and exit onto public road by way of existing lane. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/21384/0 - 18 Dec 2020, Monaghan County Council 20568: Conditional. Permission. permission to re-position the 2 no. proposed poultry houses, previously approved under planning ref: 20/164, together with all ancillary structures and site works associated with the above development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/20568/0 - 15 May 2020, Monaghan County Council 20164: Conditional. Permission. permission to construct 2 no. poultry houses together with all ancillary sructures (to include meal storage bin(s) and soiled water tank(s)) and site works (to include new/upgraded site entrance) associated with the above development. 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 Acts 1994 to 2013. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (E.I.A.R.) has been submitted with this application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/20164/0 - 29 Aug 2017, Monaghan County Council 17411: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct a slatted shed for the housing of livestock along with associated ancillary site works using existing site access. The proposal incorporates the demolition of a former dwelling & adjoining out-houses. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/17411/0 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 Sillis. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Sillis. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Sillis. ## 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 Sillis, about 1 in 10 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 Sillis. - 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/sillis.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/sillis.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/sillis.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Sillis 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) - Annareagh South: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/annareagh-south.md - Bellanaman: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/bellanaman.md - Clanickny: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/clanickny.md - Clonleek: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/clonleek.md - Coolcollid: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/coolcollid.md - Drumagelvin: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumagelvin-170747.md - Looart: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/looart.md - Mullanlary: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/mullanlary.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/sillis - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/monaghan/sillis