Shirley House Lane, Drummond Etra, Carrickmacross
Demolition of a house and boundary walls to extend an existing car park.
188014 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 18 October 2018
- Reference
- 188014
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to demolish and remove an existing dwelling and its boundary walls. The site will be levelled and resurfaced to extend a car parking area, including the construction of a retaining wall, fencing, drainage, and kerbing.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Demolish and remove existing dwelling and boundary walls of site for the purpose of extending car parking area, level site, construction of retaining wall, installation of fence, drainage, kerbing and resurfacing of entire car parking area and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide, protect and enhance town centre facilities and promote town centre strengthening.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 (2025–2031). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 38 Main St, Carrickmacross | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 109 m |
| 1 Beech Dr, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Jun 2026 | €322,500 | 118 m |
| 14 O'Neill Street, Apartment C, Carrickmacross | Jun 2026 | €138,000 | 190 m |
| 23 O'neill Street, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan | Dec 2025 | €265,000 | 198 m |
| 1 Penny Bridge, Parnell Street, Shercock Rd | May 2026 | €297,000 | 207 m |
| Mullinary Road, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €362,000 | 221 m |
| Mullinary Road, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €361,234 | 226 m |
| Apartment 12, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 269 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 October 2018
- Decision due12 December 2018
- Decision issued4 March 2019
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