50 Main Street, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
Conversion of a ground floor pub into a two-bedroom apartment on Main Street, Carrickmacross.
2358 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 23 February 2023
- Reference
- 2358
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis planning application seeks permission to change the use of the ground floor of an existing building from a public house to a two-bedroom apartment. The works will also include changes to the existing shop front.
- Residential unit
- 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 consisting of the change of use of the ground floor from public house to a two bedroomed apartment and the change of shop front
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 | 56 m |
| 23 O'neill Street, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan | Dec 2025 | €265,000 | 113 m |
| 14 O'Neill Street, Apartment C, Carrickmacross | Jun 2026 | €138,000 | 136 m |
| Greaghdrumitt, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan | Oct 2025 | €70,000 | 170 m |
| 13 Sean Ghaird�n�, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €308,370 | 170 m |
| Apartment 4, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 170 m |
| Apartment 12, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 170 m |
| 19 Sean Ghairdini, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €348,018 | 170 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 received23 February 2023
- Further information requested18 April 2023
- Further information received28 April 2023
- Decision due25 May 2023
- Decision issued16 May 2023
- Grant issued20 June 2023
- Permission expiry19 June 2028
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