1, Monaghan Street, Carrickmacross
Retention of a coffee shop, restaurant, and signage in Carrickmacross.
2560359 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 3 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560359
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a coffee shop and restaurant on Monaghan Street. This includes seating areas, a bakery, cold stores, a kitchen, toilets, and the retention of the business signage.
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 of a coffee shop and restaurant comprising the following 1.0 coffee shop and seating areas, external seating area, bakery, cold store, toilet and storage area 2.0 2.0 restaurant reception, seating area, kitchen, toilets, cold room, cold meat preparation area, and all associated site development works 3.0 the retention of the signage of the coffee shop restaurant significant further information received relates to submitted, updated development description & proposed floor plans
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Monaghan St, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 18 m |
| No. 14 Sean-Ghairdíní, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghanprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €321,586 | 40 m |
| Apartment 4, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 40 m |
| Apartment 12, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 40 m |
| 13 Sean Ghaird�n�, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €308,370 | 40 m |
| 19 Sean Ghairdini, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €348,018 | 40 m |
| Greaghdrumitt, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan | Oct 2025 | €70,000 | 40 m |
| 12 Sean Ghairdíní, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €352,423 | 40 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 received3 September 2025
- Further information requested28 October 2025
- Further information received16 January 2026
- Decision due12 February 2026
- Decision issued10 February 2026
- Grant issued16 March 2026
- Permission expiry15 March 2031
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