Carrickmacross Emmets GFC, Lisanisk & Coolderry, CarrickmacrossCo. Monaghan
Major sports facility expansion at Carrickmacross Emmets GFC including new pitches and floodlighting.
2560531 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 19 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560531
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves altering and regrading site contours to facilitate additional sports facilities. It includes constructing two new GAA pitches, two juvenile training pitches, an all-weather pitch, car park extensions, floodlighting, and spectator viewing areas.
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 for proposed works consisting of: (a) altering and regrading/recontouring existing site contours/topography to facilitate the development of additional sports facilities, (b) construction of 2 no. New gaa pitches 145mx90m, (c) construction of 1 no. New juvenile training pitch 85mx63m, (d) construction of 1 no. New juvenile training pitch/overflow car park 70mx52m, (e) construction of 1 no. New all weather pitch 90mx45m, (f) extension of existing car park on site to provide additional car parking, bus parking and accessible parking spaces to service the development, (g) erection of all associated goalposts, ballstops, dug outs, flood lighting, (h) forming raised grass bank to act as spectator viewing area, (i) altering location of part of existing walking track on site, (j) together with all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for recreation, open space and amenity.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 Alderwood Heights, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €295,154 | 435 m |
| 89 Alderwood, Cloughvalley Upper, Carrickmacross | Jun 2025 | €295,000 | 436 m |
| Lisanisk, Carrickmacross, Monaghan | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 440 m |
| 99 Alderwood Heights, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €255,507 | 454 m |
| 110 Alderwood Heights, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €296,916 | 456 m |
| 100 Alderwood Heights, Carrickmacross, County Monaghanprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €264,317 | 463 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 received19 December 2025
- Further information requested18 February 2026
- Further information received8 April 2026
- Decision due5 May 2026
- Decision issued21 April 2026
- Grant issued26 May 2026
- Permission expiry25 May 2031
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