No. 34 Main Street, Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross
Change of use of a licensed premises to a ground-floor coffee shop and first-floor commercial area in Carrickmacross.
22272 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 17 June 2022
- Reference
- 22272
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the existing licensed premises (Jayz Bar). The proposal includes a coffee shop/restaurant on the ground floor and a commercial area on the first floor, along with shopfront amendments.
- Storeys
- 2
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 consisting of the change of use of the existing licensed premises (known as jayz bar) to the following
- Proposed coffee shop / restaurant at ground floor level, with associated kitchen and customer toilets to rear
- Proposed commercial area at first floor level
- Proposed amendments to shop front & associated signage, together with all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide, protect and enhance town centre facilities and promote town centre strengthening.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 38 Main St, Carrickmacross | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 21 m |
| 23 O'neill Street, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan | Dec 2025 | €265,000 | 71 m |
| 14 O'Neill Street, Apartment C, Carrickmacross | Jun 2026 | €138,000 | 74 m |
| 8 St Josephs Terrace, Carrckmacrss, Monaghan | May 2026 | €185,000 | 182 m |
| 9 St Josephs Terrace, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 185 m |
| 1 Beech Dr, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Jun 2026 | €322,500 | 228 m |
| Apartment 12, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 236 m |
| Apartment 4, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 236 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 received17 June 2022
- Further information requested9 August 2022
- Further information received26 August 2022
- Decision due22 September 2022
- Decision issued15 September 2022
- Grant issued19 October 2022
- Permission expiry18 October 2027
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