Drumbear

520 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumbear, from 3 m² to 33,487 m² (3.35 ha, 8.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 53 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 496 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 6 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 · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Existing Commercial (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential B (New/proposed residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation/Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential A (New/proposed residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Industry/Enterprise/Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  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.

• 5 Jun 2026N/a

  permission for the construction of 46no. dwellings comprising: •24 no. two-storey, three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, •5 no. two-storey, three-bedroom detached dwellings, •2 no. one-and-a-half-storey, three-bedroom detached dwellings, and •15 no. two-storey, four-bedroom detached dwellings. The development will also include a new vehicular entrance onto the public road, new pedestrian footpath, connections to existing services including mains water, foul and surface water drainage, public open space, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2660235

• 30 Jan 2026N/a

  permission for a proposed development which will consist of the demolition of an existing dwelling and the construction of a replacement single-storey residential building for use as a community-based residential respite facility for persons with disabilities, together with on-site car parking, closure of the existing vehicular access, provision of a relocated site entrance, and all associated site development, drainage and landscaping works necessary to facilitate the proposed development

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660021

• 16 Jan 2026N/a

  permission for the development will consist of the demolition of an existing dwelling and the construction of a replacement single-storey residential building, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660007

• 19 Dec 2025N/a

  permission for a development consisting of the demolition of an existing dwelling and the construction of a replacement single-storey residential building and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560521

• 27 Nov 2025Conditional

  permission for a development which will consist of: Material alterations to the existing single-storey dwelling including: 1. Complete roof reconfiguration and alterations, including the incorporation of one new gable wall to the front (east) elevation. 2. Internal alterations to the existing roof space to accommodate a new bedroom and mezzanine. 3. The construction of a 76 m² ground floor extension to the rear (west) and side (north) and basement garage (52m2) 4. Comprehensive thermal upgrades to the existing structure and all associated works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560475

• 24 Nov 2025N/a

  planning for a development which will consist of material alterations to the existing single-storey dwelling including: 1. Complete roof reconfiguration and alterations, including the incorporation of one new gable wall to the front (east) elevation. 2. Internal alterations to the existing roof space to accommodate a new bedroom and mezzanine. 3. The construction of a 76 m² ground floor extension to the rear (west) and side (north) and Basement Garage (52m2) 4. Comprehensive thermal upgrades to the existing structure all associated works.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560465

• 17 Oct 2025Conditional

  permission for the development which will consist of the demolition of the existing rear extension and forming new extensions on the ground floor to the front, side and rear of the existing end of terrace house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2591

• 7 Oct 2025Conditional

  permission to retain and complete new entrance onto public roadway and all associated site development works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560399

• 28 Mar 2025Conditional

  outline planning permission to erect a two storey dwelling house, connection into public utilities, provision of a new vehicular entrance, hard/soft landscaping, and associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2560126

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  planning permission for the following: (i) Demolition of existing single-storey dwelling & associated garage/outbuilding (ii) Construction of 37 no. two-storey dwellings to include; 1 no. four-bedroom detached + 22 no. three-bedroom semi-detached + 10 no. three-bedroom detached + 4 no. two-bedroom semi-detached (iii) New vehicular entrance with pedestrian footpath (iv) New connections to existing mains storm and foul drainage system (v) Communal open space, private amenity space together with necessary boundary treatments and landscaping (vi) All associated works. Significant Further Information received relates to revised Site Boundary, revised Site Layout, revised street lighting and boundary treatments, revised Foul & Storm Drainage Design, Road Safety Audit, and Traffic & Transport Assessment.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460478

• 27 Feb 2024Conditional

  permission to construct a first floor extension to the site of existing dwelling house and all ancillary works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2414

• 26 Jan 2024N/a

  permission to construct a first floor extension to the side of existing dwelling house and all ancillary works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 244

• 8 Aug 2023Conditional

  permission to revise planning permission, reg. ref. 22/115, including the removal of first accommodation within the previously approved extension to facilitate a reduction in area, amendments to the elevations and all associated site works.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360167

• 16 Mar 2022Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of the demolition of a detached garage, the erection of a two storey extension with single storey elements to the side and rear incorporating a garage, amendments to the façade, extended car parking area to the front and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 22115

• 2 Sept 2021Conditional

  permission to retain single storey extension to rear of existing single storey dwelling house including elevational changes/internal alterations and associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 21503

• 1 Apr 2021N/a

  permission for the construction of 4 no. 2 storey three bedroom semi-detached houses, two 3-4 storey buildings organised around a central courtyard containing 8 duplex 2 bedroom dwelling units, 8 own door 2 bed dwelling units, 14 two bed apartments and 6 one bed apartments totalling 40 no. residential units, with dedicated private balconies, 52 no. car parking spaces at surface level, bin store, bike store, provision of and landscaping of additional amenity open spaces and all associated site works including connection to mains foul and surface water drainage systems

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 21154

• 24 Aug 2020Conditional

  Permission to alter part of roof of existing dwelling house consisting of change from flat roof to pitched roof to match existing, alteration of existing window on front elevation, with all ancillary and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20337

• 6 May 2020Conditional

  retention permission for existing ancillary building comprising storage areas and ancillary laundry at ground level and 5 number nursing home staff accommodation units at first floor level and all associated site development works. Planning permission is also sought to complete same

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 20151

• 14 Nov 2019Conditional

  permission for development consisting of to construct a new single storey extension onto side of existing dwelling house plus internal alterations, elevational changes, connection into existing utility provisions & associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19513

• 21 May 2019Conditional

  permission for the erection of a dormer style dwelling house with a detached domestic garage, install wastewater treatment system and percolation area, construct new domestic entrance and all associated site works. Significant further information relates to revised site boundaries.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19236

• 28 Nov 2018Conditional

  permission for a change of use of existing educational facility to previous industrial use and associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 18554

• 8 Nov 2018Conditional

  permission to construct new single storey extension onto side of existing two storey semi-detached dwelling house plus internal alteration, connection into existing utility provisions and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 18521

• 17 Sept 2018Conditional

  permission to erect a single storey style dwelling house with a detached domestic garage, install wastewater treatment system and percolation area, construct new domestic entrance and all associated site works. Significant further information relates to the submission of information relating to the applicant and revisions to the position of house and the garage.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 18434

• 6 Mar 2018Conditional

  Permission to construct an ESB sub-station building together with all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 1891

• 13 Jul 2017Refused

  Permission to construct a two-storey detached dwelling, connection to existing public storm & foul sewer together with connection to public water main and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 17338

The 25 most recent of 28 applications.

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 the townland of Drumbear.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Drumbear.

Architectural heritage

• Glenview House, house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1890, having projecting gabled end-bays to front (east) elevation, end-bay to north returning to rear, and having lean-to roofed and full-height extensions to rear. Slate roof, pitched to end bays to front, and hipped to rear of south end bay. Timber bargeboards, cast-iron rainwater goods, red brick eaves supports forming bracket course and polychrome brick chimneystacks. Polychrome brick chimneystack to rear of north end bay, red brick chimneystack abutting wall to rear. Red brick walls, laid in Flemish bond, with yellow brick block-and-start quoins, and yellow brick string courses over ground floor and first floor windows, and having red brick plinth course. Harl-rendered walls to south of rear, painted brick to north of rear. Gauged-brick segmental-headed window openings to first floor of end bays to front, and gauged-brick square-headed window openings elsewhere, paired to rear of north elevation, having yellow brick surrounds and masonry sills. Gauged-brick segmental-headed window openings to rear having masonry sills. All window openings boarded up. Gauged-brick three-centred-arch door opening to front with yellow brick surround and timber panelled door, with sidelights and fanlight boarded up, opening onto masonry step. Gauged-brick square-headed door opening to rear, with timber panelled door. Outbuildings to rear, with house set within grassy terraced grounds.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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_2334 (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.

No address of the register names Drumbear with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Drumbear · Droim Biúir

Area

569,671 m² (56.97 ha, 140.77 acres)

Civil parish

Monaghan, and its townlands

Barony

Monaghan

Electoral division

Monaghan Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Monaghan Rural electoral division: 6,411 people in 2,320 households; 62% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cornamunady, Dunsinare, Killygowan, Killyvane, Sheetrim, Tully

Placenames

Drumbear 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.