Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan
Retention, completion, and conversion of a domestic garage into a granny flat in Carrickmacross.
21548 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 29 September 2021
- Reference
- 21548
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 September 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 33.36 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to retain and complete a partially constructed extension to a detached domestic garage. It also requests permission to convert the extended garage into a granny flat for dependent relative accommodation.
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 retain and complete an extension to an existing detached domestic garage. Retention permission to retain and complete a partly constructed extension to the front and rear of the existing garage, including elevational changes and removal of the original garage lean to roof structure. Permission to complete the extension which includes the construction of new traditional pitched slate roof(s) incorporating velux roof lights together with connection to the existing site services and all associated site works. Permission is also being sought to convert the extended domestic garage to a granny flat for the purposes of dependent relative accommodation
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance existing residential amenity,to facilitate residential development on small infill sites within established residential areas,the comprehensive redevelopment of brownfield residential sites for sustainable residential development.”
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 14 March 2022.
Notified floor area: 57 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Drummond Radhairc, Drummond Otra, Dundalk Road | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 116 m |
| 5 Bothar Cnoc Na Gaoithe, Convent Lands, Carrickmacrossnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €105,000 | 129 m |
| 9 Cuirt Droim Ard, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghannot full market price | Jul 2026 | €129,000 | 132 m |
| 11 Bothar Cnoc Na Gaoithe, Convent Lands, Carrickmacrossnot full market price | Feb 2026 | €106,000 | 140 m |
| 50 St Macartans Villas, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 141 m |
| 36 St Macartans Villas, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 240 m |
| Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 246 m |
| 27 St Macartans Villas, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan | Aug 2025 | €140,000 | 305 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 received29 September 2021
- Further information requested18 November 2021
- Further information received8 December 2021
- Decision due13 January 2022
- Decision issued6 January 2022
- Grant issued9 February 2022
- Permission expiry8 February 2027
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