Site no.4 Convent Lands, Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross
Construction of a single-storey building to provide two wholesale business units in Carrickmacross.
23247 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 19 December 2023
- Reference
- 23247
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a single-storey portal frame building containing two units for wholesale business use. The project includes boundary treatment, landscaping, storm and foul water connections, car parking facilities, and a new access road.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storey
- 1
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 development consisting of a single storey portal frame building to provide 2 no. Units for wholesale & retail business use and boundary treatment, landscaping, storm and foul water connections and car parking facilities, proposed road access road and all associated site work, significant further information relates to, change in orientation of proposed portal frame and sit layout & car park layout, units for whole sale only.
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 | 229 m |
| 5 Bothar Cnoc Na Gaoithe, Convent Lands, Carrickmacrossnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €105,000 | 244 m |
| 11 Bothar Cnoc Na Gaoithe, Convent Lands, Carrickmacrossnot full market price | Feb 2026 | €106,000 | 250 m |
| 8 The Elms, Lough Na Glock, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €77,500 | 292 m |
| 9 The Elms, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €125,000 | 300 m |
| 26 Drummond Radhairc, Drummond Otra, Dundalk Road | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 303 m |
| 9 Cuirt Droim Ard, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghannot full market price | Jul 2026 | €129,000 | 316 m |
| Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 345 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 received19 December 2023
- Further information requested20 February 2024
- Further information received27 March 2024
- Decision due23 April 2024
- Decision issued23 April 2024
- Grant issued28 May 2024
- Permission expiry27 May 2029
In the area
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