Awaiting decisionChange of use

4 Parnell Street, Drummond Etra, Carrickmacross

Change of use from a retail unit to a café with a rear extension in Carrickmacross.

2660033 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 9 February 2026

Reference: 2660033
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 February 2026

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves changing the use of an existing retail unit to a café. It includes the demolition of the recessed shopfront, construction of a new shopfront with an additional door to the first floor, a single-storey rear extension, and interior and exterior alterations.

Change of usecafeshopfrontextension

Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Permission for change of use from existing retail unit to proposed café, demolition of existing recessed shopfront entrance, construction of new shopfront with additional door to first floor level, proposed signage, construction of single storey extension to rear, alterations & additions to interior & exterior, connections to existing services and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Beech Dr, Carrickmacross, Monaghan	Jun 2026	€322,500	113 m
Apt 1, 38 Main St, Carrickmacross	Mar 2025	€200,000	131 m
19 Sean Ghairdini, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€348,018	164 m
Apartment 4, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross	Apr 2025	€140,000	164 m
13 Sean Ghaird�n�, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€308,370	164 m
Greaghdrumitt, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan	Oct 2025	€70,000	164 m
Apartment 12, Lough Na Glack, Carrickmacross	Apr 2025	€140,000	164 m
12 Sean Ghairdíní, Carrickmacrossprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€352,423	164 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 received9 February 2026
Further information requested30 March 2026

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