Planning application · Co. Monaghan

Drumbear, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

Decision due 2 Nov 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660235 at Drumbear, Co. Monaghan: ~46 homes.
  • The applicant is McGuigan Builders. The agent is Paul McGuigan.
  • It was received by Monaghan County Council on 5 Jun 2026.
  • Status: Decision due 2 Nov 2026.
  • The council's decision is due on 2 Nov 2026. Building work can only follow a grant of permission.

Source: the Monaghan County Council planning register, checked 17 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~46 homes

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. Significant further information received relates to submitted amended site layout including repositioning of dwelling, amended drainage proposal, revised landscaping plan, revised part V proposal, revised lighting design report

Location
Drumbear, Co. Monaghan Map
Planning reference
2660235
Application type
Permission
Applicant
McGuigan Builders
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~46estimated from the application
Estimated construction value
€6.8m to €11mOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Received
5 Jun 2026
Decision due
2 Nov 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested

Outlook

What happens next

The council's decision is due on 2 Nov 2026. Building work can only follow a grant of permission.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660235 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Monaghan County Council planning register, checked 17 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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