RB Coogans Hardware, Lakeview Business Park, Castleblayney
Retention of a storage building and change of use from retail to a timber frame manufacturing facility.
2560533 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 22 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560533
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 22 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing external yard storage building. Full permission is also requested to change the use of a retail outlet to a timber frame manufacturing facility with ancillary offices, an extension, a new plant room, and parking alterations.
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 permission for an existing external yard storage building with full permission sought for a change of use from an existing retail outlet (rb coogan) to a timber frame manufacturing facility with ancillary office and staff facilities; elevational changes, new signage, an extension to the existing external yard storage building, new plant room / ancillary store, alterations to the existing car parking areas, revised boundary treatments and all associated site development works. Significant further information received relates to submitted, revised plans, water protection checklist, car parking proposal report, flood risk assessment, photo montage and suds design report.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new industrial, enterprise and employment generating development and to facilitate the expansion of existing industrial and employment generating enterprises.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Oliver Plunkett Park, Drumillard, Castleblayney | May 2025 | €142,000 | 204 m |
| 4 Beech Dr, Drumillard, Castleblayney | Apr 2026 | €135,000 | 240 m |
| 17 Park Rd, Drumilland, Castleblayney | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 251 m |
| 9 Lakeside Village, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Feb 2026 | €80,000 | 285 m |
| 15 Park Rd, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 297 m |
| 22 Park Rd, Drumillard, Castleblayneynot full market price | Mar 2026 | €230,000 | 308 m |
| 10 Lake View, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Sept 2025 | €212,000 | 345 m |
| Lisnamack, Broomfield, Castleblayney | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 409 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 received22 December 2025
- Further information requested24 February 2026
- Further information received16 March 2026
- Decision due12 April 2026
- Decision issued7 April 2026
- Appeal submitted30 April 2026
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