Drumconrath Road, Magheross, Carrickmacross
Construction of 51 semi-detached and detached houses with road realignment and a new entrance.
2460437 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 5 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460437
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 December 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 136.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of 51 dwelling units, including 24 two-bed semi-detached houses, 10 two-bed bungalows, 10 three-bed semi-detached houses, 6 four-bed semi-detached houses, and 1 five-bed detached house. The project also includes realignment works to Drumconrath Road to accommodate a new vehicular entrance, pedestrian footpath, crossings, and traffic calming measures.
- 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
Appealed - acp - decision: refused. Permission for the construction of 51no. Dwelling units. To consist of 24no. 2 bed 2-storey semi-detached houses, 10no. 2 bed semi-detached bungalows houses, 10no. 3 bed 2-storey semi-detached houses, 6no. 4 bed 2-storey semi-detached house and 1no. 5 bed 2-storey detached houses. Including all associated site development works and also realignment works to drumconrath road to accommodate a new vehicular entrance including provision of a pedestrian footpath, pedestrian crossings and traffic calming measures, significant further information relates to submitted, consultant response, construction & demolition management plan, public lighting calculations, submission response, drawing register, surface water & ground water management plan, traffic & transport assessment report, road safety audit
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new residential development and for new and improved ancillary services.”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Highfield, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Feb 2025 | €205,000 | 196 m |
| 65 Highfield, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Jun 2026 | €223,000 | 199 m |
| 77 Highfield, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 229 m |
| 33 Highfield, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Feb 2025 | €205,000 | 255 m |
| 100 Highfield, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | May 2025 | €251,000 | 298 m |
| 38 Ascail Rois, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 345 m |
| 39 Ascail Rois, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 348 m |
| 22 Ascaill Rois, Magherboy Road, Carrickmacross | Dec 2025 | €325,000 | 358 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 received5 December 2024
- Further information requested7 February 2025
- Further information received22 October 2025
- Decision due18 November 2025
- Decision issued18 November 2025
- Appeal submitted15 December 2025
- Appeal decided12 May 2026
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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17470MonaghanLodged 29 Sept 2017Extension
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Permission to install a static bus wash unit to the North of the site utilising connections to the mains…
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1815MonaghanLodged 19 Jan 2018Commercial
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