Magheross, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan
Development at a bus depot including a workshop, bus wash, and retention of a general store.
19151 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 3 April 2019
- Reference
- 19151
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application details development at an existing bus depot, including the construction of a workshop, installation of a diesel storage facility, fuel pump, and static bus wash. Revised plans omit a previously proposed office building and instead seek retention of a general store.
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
- Permission for development to consist of
- Construction of a single storey office building on site to serve existing bus depot (as established under planning ref 17/331)
- Construction of a workshop
- Erection of signage
- Installation of a diesel storage facility and fuel pump
- Installation of a static bus wash unit
- Parking and manoeuvring to serve the site, along with connections to existing services and all associated site works as per planning ref no 19/151. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted which relates to the omission of the single storey office building and the retention of a general store to serve the bus wash and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new industrial, enterprise and employment generating development and to facilitate the expansion of existing industrial and employment generating enterprises.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duffin House, Tullynaskeagh, Carrickmacross | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 181 m |
| 62 Highfield, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Feb 2025 | €205,000 | 477 m |
| 65 Highfield, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Jun 2026 | €223,000 | 478 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 received3 April 2019
- Further information requested27 May 2019
- Further information received21 October 2019
- Decision due17 November 2019
- Decision issued14 November 2019
- Grant issued18 December 2019
- Permission expiry17 December 2024
In the area
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APPEALED — ACP
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- Granted280 m away
Retain dwelling as constructed to include elevational changes previously granted under reference number 77/135
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1612MonaghanLodged 25 Jan 2016Retention
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