Drumillard Little Td., Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Conversion of a retail and warehouse building into an ambulance station in Castleblayney.
20125 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 14 April 2020
- Reference
- 20125
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 April 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use from retail and warehousing to an ambulance station. The development will incorporate staff accommodation, parking, a vehicle wash area, a store, a new entrance barrier, and signage.
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 a development consisting of a change of use from retail/warehousing to ambulance station incorporating all ancillary accommodation, associated signage, ambulance staff & parking, vehicle wash area & store, together with new vehicle entrance barrier, new entrance signage & all associated 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 August 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 23 September 2020.
Notified floor area: 646 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Beech Dr, Drumillard, Castleblayney | Apr 2026 | €135,000 | 175 m |
| 17 Park Rd, Drumilland, Castleblayney | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 261 m |
| 15 Park Rd, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 286 m |
| 32 Oliver Plunkett Park, Drumillard, Castleblayney | May 2025 | €142,000 | 314 m |
| 22 Park Rd, Drumillard, Castleblayneynot full market price | Mar 2026 | €230,000 | 332 m |
| 12 Ashview Court, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Apr 2026 | €270,000 | 361 m |
| 18 Ashview Court, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan | Jun 2025 | €250,000 | 388 m |
| Lisnamack, Broomfield, Castleblayney | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 403 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 received14 April 2020
- Decision due18 July 2020
- Decision issued2 July 2020
- Grant issued5 August 2020
- Permission expiry4 August 2025
In the area
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