Canal Workers Cottage, Cara Street, Clones Co. Monaghan
Renovation and extension of the former Canal Workers Cottage in Clones for community use.
2560269 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 11 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560269
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will restore the cottage to accommodate first-floor community offices, ground-floor public toilets, and community tea rooms. Works include removing derelict lean-to outbuildings and constructing a two-storey pitched roof extension and a single-storey front extension.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 87 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Permission to renovate and restore the former canal workers cottage to include first floor community offices with ground floor public toilets and community tea rooms ancillary to the canal stores. The development will consist of the following works
- Removal of derelict lean-to outbuildings adjoining the original structure, 2 erection of a 2-storey pitched roof extension to the gable and a single storey extension measuring approx. 87m2, to the front of the existing structure
- All necessary siteworks associated with the above
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve community facilities and services.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossmoyle House, Crossmoyle, Clones | Feb 2025 | €634,400 | 88 m |
| 42 Cara St, Clones, Monaghan | Feb 2026 | €120,000 | 220 m |
| Duncara, Cara St, Clones | Feb 2025 | €155,000 | 241 m |
| 1 Tower View Court, Cara Street, Clonesnot full market price | Jan 2026 | €92,098 | 245 m |
| 1 Tower View Court, Cara Street, Clonesnot full market price | Jan 2026 | €69,123 | 245 m |
| Cara St, Clones, Monaghan | Mar 2026 | €136,000 | 253 m |
| Mccurtain St, Clones, Monaghan | Jun 2025 | €105,000 | 344 m |
| Cara St, Clones, Monaghan | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 381 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 received11 July 2025
- Decision due4 September 2025
- Decision issued4 September 2025
- Grant issued8 October 2025
- Permission expiry7 October 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission to renovate and restore the former Canal Workers Cottage to include first floor community offices…
Canal Workers Cottage , Cara Street , Clones Co. Monaghan
2560178MonaghanLodged 6 May 2025Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission to restore the former Canal Workers Cottage to include a small self contained first floor…
Ulster Canal Stores , Cara Street , Clones H23 DN76
1975MonaghanLodged 20 Feb 2019Change of use
- Granted120 m away
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22506MonaghanLodged 9 Dec 2022Agricultural
- Granted160 m away
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178001MonaghanLodged 27 Jan 2017Infrastructure
- Awaiting decision250 m away
Permission for development consisting of additional seven number dwelling houses (three terraced bungalows…
Cara Street , Crossmoyle , Clones
22415MonaghanLodged 21 Sept 2022Housing estate
- Refused250 m away
Permission to provide additional seven number dwelling houses (3 terraced bungalows & 4 semi-detached…
Cara Street , Crossmoyle , Clones Co. Monaghan
2495MonaghanLodged 16 Oct 2024Housing estate
- Awaiting decision250 m away
Permission for an industrial unit and associated site works
McCurtain Street , Clones , Co Monaghan
18574MonaghanLodged 10 Dec 2018Industrial
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