The Four Seasons Hotel & Leisure Club, Coolshannagh Td., Monaghan
Conversion of a hotel disco and function room into a conference centre in Monaghan.
20264 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 8 July 2020
- Reference
- 20264
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the existing disco and function room at the Four Seasons Hotel to a conference centre. Works include removing the internal first floor, bar, toilets, and rear escape stairs, alongside constructing a new outdoor smoking area.
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 to change use of existing disco/function room to conference centre. These works include the removal of the existing internal first floor in disco/function room consisting of smoking area, bar and toilets and rear escape stairs with ancillary internal and external renovation & refurbishment works, elevational amendments and construction of new rear outdoor smoking area to conference centre and all other associated internal & external site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for established commercial development and facilitate its appropriate expansion.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-10 Ard Cuil Seana, Coolshannagh, Co Monaghanprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €2,392,167 | 120 m |
| Coolshannagh, Monaghannot full market price | Aug 2025 | €150,000 | 120 m |
| 3 Montfort Derry Rd, Monaghan | Jul 2025 | €235,000 | 145 m |
| 17 Coolshannagh View, Monaghan, Monaghannot full market price | Jan 2026 | €72,700 | 146 m |
| Maryland, Coolshannagh, Monaghan | Feb 2025 | €350,000 | 253 m |
| La Casa Aperta, 19 Coolshannagh Rd, Monaghan | Aug 2025 | €255,000 | 284 m |
| 5 Coolshannagh Close, Monaghan, Monaghan | Jul 2025 | €292,000 | 336 m |
| 1 Coolshannagh Rd, Monaghan, Monaghan | Jan 2025 | €239,000 | 369 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 received8 July 2020
- Decision due1 September 2020
- Decision issued1 September 2020
- Grant issued5 October 2020
- Permission expiry4 October 2025
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