Drumbilla

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumbilla, from 283 m² to 363,150 m² (36.32 ha, 89.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Drumbilla 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.

• 27 Jan 2026Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21603 - Permission for development that will consist of a new two storey dwelling house, waste water treatment & all associated site development works

  Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 2610

• 7 Nov 2025N/a

  permission for retention of an unauthorised development consisting of an existing loose cattle shed extension with slatted underground effluent storage tank to north-west side of existing cattle shed, existing loose cattle shed extension to north-east side of existing cattle shed & associated works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2560710

• 22 Apr 2025Conditional

  Retention of an attic conversion to habitable accommodation and all minor elevational changes to the existing dwelling with all associated site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560228

• 16 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission for development for the construction of a dependent relative accommodation unit, a domestic garage, relocation of an existing entrance to serve the existing dwelling house and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information Received on 11/08/2025 and Clarification of FI Received on 03/09/2025*

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2547

• 10 Oct 2024N/a

  Permission for development to widen an existing agricultural entrance & associated works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460606

• 9 Sept 2024N/a

  Retention of an unauthorised development consisting of an existing loose cattle shed extension with slatted underground effluent storage tank to north-west side of existing cattle shed, existing loose cattle shed extension to north-east side of existing cattle shed & associated works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2460522

• 6 Sept 2024Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new dwelling, new septic tank and percolation area and all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 03/04/2025 - Revised location of house, waste water treatment system & surface water soakpit, revised site boundaries*

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460519

• 3 Sept 2024N/a

  Permission for the construction of a new dwelling, new septic tank and percolation area and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460510

• 16 Mar 2022Conditional

  permission for 1. relocation and reorientation of proposed dwelling house on site previously granted permission under ref. no. 21/1108. 2. Increase of floor area and ridge height of proposed garage previously granted permission under ref. no. 21/1108 and all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 22207

• 6 Sept 2021Conditional

  Permission for the change of house type previously granted planning permission under planning ref. no. 18/520 and all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 211108

• 18 May 2021Conditional

  Permission for development that will consist of a new two storey dwellinghouse, waste water treatment & all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21603

• 4 Feb 2021N/a

  Retention permission for development that consist of an existing loose cattle shed extension with slatted underground effluent storage tank north-west side existing cattle shed, existing loose cattle shed extension to north-east side of existing cattle shed & associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21110

• 15 Dec 2020Refused

  Permission for development that consists of new two storey dwelling house, waste water treatment & all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201101

• 24 Nov 2020N/a

  Permission for a new two storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system & all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20997

• 19 Aug 2020Conditional

  Permission for development that will consist of demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new two storey replacement dwelling house, detached garage, low height garden walls, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. *Significant Further Information received on 30/10/2020*

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 20630

• 11 May 2020Refused

  Permission for the demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new two storey replacement dwelling house with attached car port, low height garden walls, waste water treatment system and all associated site works. *Significant further information submitted 15/7/2020*

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20327

• 3 Jul 2018Conditional

  Permission for construction of two storey hipped roof dwelling (total floor area 220sqm) as a replacement of an existing dwelling, change of use and extension of the existing dwelling to provide 15 no. horse stables for private use and ancillary accommodation, all associated site works and services to include new wastewater treatment system, covered manure pit and new vehicular access onto public road. * Significant Further Information Received on 15/02/2019 amends the description to provide for A Two storey dwelling as a replacement of an existing dwelling, wastewater treatment system, new vehicular access onto public road and associated site works*

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 18520

• 10 Nov 2017Conditional

  Permission consequent on the grant of outline permission ref. 16529 for development to consist of a part two storey, part single storey dwelling, detached garage and installation of a waste water treatment system and percolation area. **SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 08/02/2018**

  Permission consequent, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 17839

• 13 Apr 2017Refused

  Retention and permission to consist of retention of the following: (a) Change of use of previously authorised commercial buildings and yard areas granted under planning references 91/611 & 92/536 to facilitate a business extension and diversification into uses comprising (i) De-pollution and dismantling of vehicles in existing buildings (ii) Storage and wholesale distribution of commercial goods (car parts) in existing building and (iii)Use of yard area for temporary open storage of de-polluted motor vehicles in associated yards for loading purposes. (b) Retention of extended hard standing areas within the site area (for open storage of de-polluted motor vehicles). (c) Retention of associated landscaped berms. (d) Retention of stable building (which is to be converted to kennels for guard dogs). (e) Retention of 2 no. toilets. (f) Retention of existing surface water drainage network and related site works. Planning permission is also sought for: (a) proposed de-pollution facility within existing shed; (b) proposed new vehicular entrance to serve entire facility (along with 2 no. existing entrances to be permanently closed off); (c) all associated site works (including provision of replacement perimeter boundary works as proposed, 2no. interceptors, car parking, replacement concrete slab and landscaping works to boundaries); (d) provision of portacabin office; (e) decommissioning of existing septic tank with provision of new wastewater treatment plant, percolation area and connection made to serve existing toilets. The development is an activity which will require a waste facility permit.

  Retention · Louth County Council, 17286

• 9 Mar 2017N/a

  Retention and Permission. Retention Permission is sought for a)Change of use of previously authorised commercial buildings and yard areas granted under planning references 96/611 & 92/536 to facilitate a business extension and diversification into use(s) comprising: (i) De-pollution and dismantling of vehicles in existing buildings; (ii)Storage and wholesale distribution of commercial goods (carparts) in existing buildings and (iii) Use of yard area for temporary open storage of de polluted moter vehicles in associated yards for loading purposes; (b) Retention of extended hard standing areas within the site area (for open storage of de polluted motor vehicles), (c)Retention of associated landscaped berms, (d)Retention of stable building (which is to be converted to kennels for guard dogs), (e) Retention of 2 no. toilets, (f) Retention of existing surface water drainage network and related site works. Planning permission is also sought for: (a) Proposed de pollution facility within existing shed, (b) Proposed new vehicular entrance to serve entire facility (along with 2 no. existing entrances to be permanently closed off), (c) All associated site works (including provision of replacement perimeter boundary works as proposed, 2no. interceptors, car parking, replacement concrete slab and landscaping works to boundaries) (d) provision of portacabin (office), (e)decommissioning of existing septic tank with provision of new wastewater treatment plant, percolation area and connection made to serve existing toilets. ( the development is an activity which will require a waste facility permit).

  Retention · Louth County Council, 17173

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 Drumbilla.

Recorded monuments

• LH003-013001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Sub-circular area (int. dims. 36.5m NW-SE, 29m NE-SW) enclosed by two banks with intervening V-shaped fosse. Inner bank (Wth 8.8m, H 0.5m internally, 4m externally), fosse (Wth 5m) and outer bank (Wth 7.2m, H 2m internally, 1.7m externally). Entrance gaps (Wth 2.4m) in both banks and traces of causeway across fosse at S. Possible souterrain (LH003-013002-) in NE quadrant of interior, to S of which is a modern concrete-lined rectangular hole. Some 8m W of centre is a large stone slab of uncertain significance.

• LH003-013002 Souterrain
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Depression in NE quadrant of the interior of ringfort (LH003-013001-) may be a collapsed souterrain.

• LH003-015 Earthwork
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 The OS 25-inch map shows sub-circular platform (max. dims. c. 38m E-W, c. 30m N-S). No visible surface trace.

• LH003-050 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked on the 1910 'OS 6-inch' map as 'Toberdoney'. The OS Letters refer to a well called Tobar Domhnaigh at which a station was held in the 1830's (CLAJ 7, 1929, 60). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 10 November 2011

Architectural heritage

• Kiln, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached lime kiln, built c. 1860, now a ruin. Rectangular-plan, extended to north with additional kiln c. 1870, ramp to east. Roughly squared coursed rubble limestone walling to south block, squared rubble quoins, random rubble waling to north block and ramp. Segmental-headed openings, red brick voussoirs. Disused quarry to north and east, site extremely overgrown.

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

At the centre of the townland of Drumbilla, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2959 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Drumbilla with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Drumbilla · Droim Bile

Area

2,145,442 m² (214.54 ha, 530.15 acres)

Civil parish

Roche, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Upper

Electoral division

Faughart, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,065 people lived in 359 households in the Faughart electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinfuil, Dungooly, Lurgankeel, Tatnadarra

Placenames

Drumbilla 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.