35 Main Street, Ballybay, Co Monaghan.
Conversion of a takeaway and residential space into four self-contained apartments, with shopfront alterations.
2560186 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 14 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560186
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of altering an existing building to create four self-contained apartments, comprising one 2-bed, two 1-bed, and one studio unit. The works involve changing the use of a portion of a takeaway, shopfront alterations, roof modifications with a new dormer window, and a new rear porch.
- Residential units
- 4
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 will consist of the following
- Alterations to the existing shop front
- Alterations to the existing residential configuration to form 4 no. Self-contained own door apartments, (1 no. 2 bed apartment, 2 no. 1 bed apartments and 1 no. Studio apartment)
- Change of use of a portion of the takeaway use to residential use,4. Alterations to the roofs of the building including the installation of a dormer window & velux windows,5. Construction of a new single storey porch to unit 3,6. New boundary walls to units 1, 2 & 3 and entrance steps to the back of the property
- New connections to existing services,8. All associated and ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide, protect and enhance town centre facilities and promote town centre strengthening.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 36 Main St, Ballybay | Apr 2026 | €275,000 | 16 m |
| 37 Main St, Ballybay, Monaghan | May 2025 | €45,000 | 20 m |
| Apartment, Ballybay Primary Care Centre, Main Street | May 2026 | €140,000 | 153 m |
| 5 Sruthan Cadagh, Ballybay, Co Monaghan | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 177 m |
| 5 Church Place, Ballybay, Monaghan | Sept 2025 | €86,391 | 230 m |
| 7 Church Place, Church St, Ballybay | Dec 2025 | €160,000 | 231 m |
| 8 Churchstreet, Ballybay, Monaghannot full market price | Nov 2025 | €111,000 | 241 m |
| 81 Mainstreet, Ballybay, Co Monaghan | Apr 2026 | €100,000 | 246 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 received14 May 2025
- Further information requested3 July 2025
- Further information received13 August 2025
- Decision due9 September 2025
- Decision issued29 August 2025
- Grant issued2 October 2025
- Permission expiry1 October 2030
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