Observation pack · Monaghan County Council

Money , Latton Castleblayney , Co. Monaghan

permission for the development consists of the 1. Change of use and redevelopment of 2 No. existing lofted out-buildings to 2 No. self-catering fisherman’s apartments, associated elevational amendments, upgrade and relocation of existing septic tank and soakaway with a wastewater treatment system and purpose built percolation area and will consist of 2. Provision of a new entrance from the public road together with a car parking area to the rear of the premises together with all ancillary site development works

Observations close 23 Sept 2026 3 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2660344 · full record
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 4,843 m²
Received: 19 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 13 Oct 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660344/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660344 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Monaghan County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 23 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Monaghan County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2360235	Conditional	19 Mar 2024	0	470 m	permission to construct 1 No. Poultry house together with all ancillary structures (to include meal storage bin(s), soiled water tank(s) etc.) and associated site works
22166	Conditional	24 Jan 2023	1	40 m	permission consisting of two-storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, entrance piers and gates together with all ancillary site development works. Significant further information received in relation to a revised house design, revised site layout and site assessment report.
21443	Conditional	22 Oct 2021	1	396 m	Permission to make alterations to Planning Application detail ref: 209015/16113. To construct 1.5 storey traditional style cottage with adjoining stone faced 1.5 storey style barn. New boundary wall and entrance, new wastewater treatment system location, percolation area & all associated site works. Significant further information received 8/10/21.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 Sept 2026
19 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Monaghan County Council before relying on it.