Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
Retention of a café conversion and extension in Carrickmacross.
2560005 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 9 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560005
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for revisions and an extension to a previously approved WC and store to convert it into a café, including internal and external alterations.
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
Retention permission for a development consisting of; revisions and extension to previously approved wc and store (planning ref. 21/677) to café, internal and external alterations and additions, revised boundaries, connections to existing services and all associated site works
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 | 150 m |
| 8 The Elms, Lough Na Glock, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €77,500 | 194 m |
| 9 The Elms, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €125,000 | 199 m |
| 16 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 229 m |
| 11 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Nov 2025 | €232,000 | 266 m |
| 14 The Birches, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | May 2025 | €213,000 | 277 m |
| 25 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 283 m |
| 11 Bothar Cnoc Na Gaoithe, Convent Lands, Carrickmacrossnot full market price | Feb 2026 | €106,000 | 349 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 received9 January 2025
- Further information requested4 March 2025
- Further information received2 April 2025
- Decision due29 April 2025
- Decision issued28 April 2025
- Grant issued3 June 2025
- Permission expiry2 June 2030
In the area
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