Convent Lands, Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross
Retention of a coffee cart, pergola, raised planters, and seating area with new utility connections.
21677 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 15 December 2021
- Reference
- 21677
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 15 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing coffee cart, pergola, raised garden planters, and seating area. It also requests permission for new connections to existing stormwater and sewerage systems, alongside a revised car parking facility and WC.
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
Retention permission and permission for development consisting of; retention of coffee cart, pergola, raised garden planters, seating area and will consist of permission for new connections to existing stormwater and sewerage and all associated site development works. Significant further information received in relation to revision of site boundaries, provision of wc, provision of car parking facility 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Willows, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €77,500 | 157 m |
| 8 The Elms, Lough Na Glock, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €77,500 | 201 m |
| 9 The Elms, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €125,000 | 206 m |
| 16 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 235 m |
| 11 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Nov 2025 | €232,000 | 272 m |
| 14 The Birches, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | May 2025 | €213,000 | 283 m |
| 25 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 288 m |
| 11 Bothar Cnoc Na Gaoithe, Convent Lands, Carrickmacrossnot full market price | Feb 2026 | €106,000 | 354 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 received15 December 2021
- Further information requested17 February 2022
- Further information received11 November 2022
- Decision due8 December 2022
- Decision issued1 December 2022
- Grant issued12 January 2023
- Permission expiry11 January 2028
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