Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 16 January 2026

Bree, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan

Retention of a change of use to a recycling wash-line building and associated structures in Castleblayney.

2460476 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 23 December 2024

Reference
2460476
Authority
Monaghan County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
RETENTION
Received
23 December 2024

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for changing a storage building to a wash-line building for recyclable goods, along with height increases, a hopper and conveyor building, a lean-to switch room, and a new boundary wall.

Change of userecyclingindustrialretention

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Official record

Development description

  • Retention permission for the change of use of an existing storage building to that of a wash-line building for recyclable goods and the following as-constructed changes from previous planning application ref no 19-106.1. Height increase in wash-line line building previously granted
  • The retention of a single storey portal framed hopper and conveyor building
  • A single storey lean-to switch room both attached to process line building
  • The erection of a new 2.4m high boundary wall to the north of site together with all associated site works
  • Additional drainage to service the extended building, together with all associated site works significant further information received relates to submitted water protection checklist, air survey, env noise report, dust report, occupational noise report, summary of reports, waste produced, waste facility permit, effluent licence, revised drawings

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Industry/Enterprise/EmploymentSI
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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
4 Bree, Castleblayney, MonaghanOct 2025€215,000192 m
15 Coill Darach, Bree Castleblayney, MonaghanDec 2025€345,000229 m
25 Coill Darach, Castleblayney, MonaghanMar 2026€210,000275 m
21 Coill Darach, Castleblayney, MonaghanApr 2025€240,000276 m
22 Coill Darach, Castleblayney, MonaghanSept 2025€270,000287 m
96 Coil Darach, Castleblayney, MonaghanFeb 2025€220,000297 m
85 Coill Darach Castleblaney, MonaghanOct 2025€292,000319 m
2 Knocknaturner, Castleblayney, Co MonaghanAug 2025€278,000324 m

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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

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  1. Application received23 December 2024
  2. Further information requested21 February 2025
  3. Further information received17 November 2025
  4. Decision due2 January 2026
  5. Decision issued16 January 2026
  6. Grant issued20 February 2026
  7. Permission expiry19 February 2031

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