Convent Lands, Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross Co. Monaghan
Retention of office and staff buildings, and permission for a workshop at a waste management facility.
2360175 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 25 August 2023
- Reference
- 2360175
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention and planning permission for structures at an existing waste management facility. It includes the retention of office and staff buildings, skips, parking, and storage containers, alongside permission to construct a new workshop.
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 and retention permission for a development consisting of retention of office building, staff building, waste skip, access ramp, general waste skips, car parking, 2no. Storage containers, fuel storage, boundary fencing, gate, connections to existing services; and will consist of workshop and all associated site works. This application is in connection with a waste management facility permit application. The class of activity will be class 10 of the third schedule of the waste management (facility permit & registration) regulations, 2007 as amended. Significant further information received relates to flood risk assessment, road safety audit, surface water drainage report, interceptor completion report, and drawings.
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 | 132 m |
| 8 The Elms, Lough Na Glock, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €77,500 | 171 m |
| 9 The Elms, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €125,000 | 175 m |
| 16 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 202 m |
| 11 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Nov 2025 | €232,000 | 240 m |
| 14 The Birches, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | May 2025 | €213,000 | 250 m |
| 25 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 255 m |
| 11 Bothar Cnoc Na Gaoithe, Convent Lands, Carrickmacrossnot full market price | Feb 2026 | €106,000 | 352 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 received25 August 2023
- Further information requested17 October 2023
- Further information received28 June 2024
- Decision due25 July 2024
- Decision issued25 July 2024
- Grant issued29 August 2024
- Permission expiry28 August 2029
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