Observation pack · Monaghan County Council

Oakland House Coolnalong , Clones , Co. Monaghan

permission & retention for development which will consist of/consists of: 1. Permission for the complete removal of the existing occupancy restriction - condition 1a, associated with Planning Ref. 07/459. 2. Retention of the existing dwelling house and detached garage as constructed, including alterations and deviations from the dwelling previously permitted under Planning Ref. 07/459 to include; On north eastern (right side) elevation, (a) Increased height of parapet wall around perimeter of balcony area over dining room (b) Removal of ensuite window at first floor (c) Ground floor kitchen window reduce in width On north western (rear) elevation, (d) Increased width of rear dining room doors On Detached Garage, (e) Retain plaster finish to sides and rear elevations (f) Window remove during construction on north eastern (right side) elevation (g) Retention of the existing detached domestic store and open-sided covered storage area adjoining the rear store, formed beneath a lean-to roof located to the rear of the garage. (h) Retain Solar panels on pitched roof on south western elevation

Observations close 6 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 26 Oct 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 2660360 · full record
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: DECISION MADE
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 6,015 m²
Received: 1 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: 26 Oct 2026
Decision: Conditional

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/2660360/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660360 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 6 Oct 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	Description
23223	Conditional	12 Dec 2023	1	permission to erect a new single storey dwelling house, insert a filter unit and percolation area and exit on to public road by way of a newly positioned entrance and close off existing laneway to dwelling house as granted permission in planning ref 07/459
2369	Conditional	1 Aug 2023	1	permission to insert new laneway and entrance on to public road for new partial access to dwelling house granted permission planning ref 07/459. Significant additional information relates to Legal Agreements to allow adequate sight vision, adjustments of site boundaries to have site location map and site layout map corresponding
22255	Refused	28 Jul 2022	0	permission to insert new laneway and entrance on to public road for new partial access to dwelling house granted permission planning ref. 07/459

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

1 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 6 Oct 2026
1 Sept 2026 Decision
13 Oct 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 10 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Monaghan County Council before relying on it.