GrantedRetentionDecided 19 February 2026

Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan

Retention of a single-storey storage building and a gravel yard for car storage.

2560073 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 26 February 2025

Reference: 2560073
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 26 February 2025

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for an existing single-storey storage building. The application also covers the continued use of a gravel yard for storing cars, along with associated site works.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the development will consist of the retention of a single storey storage building, use of gravel yard for the storage of cars and all associated site works, significant further information received relates to submitted, proposed maps, lighting distribution, storm brake performance report, rain fall details,

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 The Willows, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross	Apr 2025	€77,500	83 m
8 The Elms, Lough Na Glock, Carrickmacross	Apr 2025	€77,500	126 m
9 The Elms, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross	Apr 2025	€125,000	131 m
16 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross	Apr 2025	€175,000	167 m
11 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross	Nov 2025	€232,000	199 m
14 The Birches, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross	May 2025	€213,000	212 m
25 The Birches, Louth Na Glack, Carrickmacross	Nov 2025	€180,000	224 m
Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, Monaghan	Dec 2025	€275,000	311 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

Timeline

Application received26 February 2025
Further information requested22 April 2025
Further information received28 January 2026
Decision due24 February 2026
Decision issued19 February 2026
Grant issued26 March 2026
Permission expiry25 March 2031

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