Unit 1 Old Cross Square, Monaghan Town, Monaghan
Change of use from a retail unit to a pizza restaurant and takeaway in Monaghan Town.
2560280 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 18 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560280
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of an existing ground floor retail unit to a pizza restaurant with ancillary takeaway and coffee sales. It includes minor internal alterations and the installation of an odour extraction system.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the development will consist of: change of use of existing ground floor retail unit to a pizza restaurant with ancillary takeaway and coffee sales, including minor internal alterations and installation of an odour extraction system to the side, and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Old Cross Square, Monaghan, Co Monaghan | Jul 2025 | €200,000 | 66 m |
| 46 Dublin St, Monaghan, Monaghan | Mar 2025 | €201,000 | 97 m |
| 8 9 & 10 Dublin St, Monaghan, Monaghan | Dec 2025 | €175,000 | 113 m |
| 13 Old Cross Square, Monaghan | Sept 2025 | €166,000 | 120 m |
| 18 Old Cross Sq, Monaghan, Monaghan | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 130 m |
| 55 Dublin Street, Monaghan | Dec 2025 | €75,000 | 136 m |
| 3 Diamond Centre, Monaghan, Monaghan | Nov 2025 | €138,000 | 214 m |
| Rosarel 2, Glaslough, Monaghan | Oct 2025 | €165,000 | 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 received18 July 2025
- Decision due11 September 2025
- Decision issued11 September 2025
- Grant issued15 October 2025
- Permission expiry14 October 2030
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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