Observation pack · Monaghan County Council

Dun Mhuire , Adult Education Centre CMETB , Mullaghmonaghan Monaghan Co.Monaghan

permission for retention of the existing temporary modular unit with previously approved planning permission, Planning Reference No: 21532 and the removal of condition 1 of the granted planning permission, Planning Reference No: 2026 Proposed works include; I.Retention of existing modular unit for an additional 5 years II.Removal of condition 1 of the granted planning permission, planning reference no: 2026 to remove the temporary use of the existing educational facility as a permanent adult educational facility

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

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: 2660369 · full record
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 3,314 m²
Received: 4 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: —
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/2660369/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660369 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 9 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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
M2 Major town centre	Town Centre: To provide, protect and enhance town centre facilities and promote town centre strengthening.	monaghan county development plan 2025 2031	7 Jul 2025 → 1 Jul 2031
S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure	Community Services/Facilities: To protect, provide and improve community facilities and services.	monaghan county development plan 2025 2031	7 Jul 2025 → 1 Jul 2031

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: Monaghan County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Monaghan County Council development plan zoning	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 2
Saint Mary's National School · Saint Mary's National School
Recorded monument × 1
R175687

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2660165	Refused	9 Sept 2026	492 m	permission for development. The proposed development will consist of the extension of the existing ground-floor retail unit through amalgamation with the adjoining premises to provide an enlarged retail floor area, including internal alterations and reconfiguration works. The development will further consist of the change of use and conversion of the existing unoccupied first and second floors into 2 No. self-contained one-bedroom studio apartments, together with all associated site development works. The proposed works pertain to Protected Structures identified in Appendix 1(b) — the Record of Protected Structures for Monaghan Town — within the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025–2031, specifically Reference Nos. 41001180 and 41001179. Significant further info received included an Architectural heritage impact assessment, water protection checklist, waste management plan , revised drawings and press notice.
2660210	Conditional	10 Jul 2026	307 m	permission for development consisting of the following: - 1. Full restoration of the 1930’s original glazed walkway known as the Arcade, built at the same time of a school building to connect to the main former convent structure. 2. Full restoration including thermal upgrades to the 1959 glazed walkway constructed at the same time as the Concert Hall to connect all areas of the convent / school. Proposed works include the replacement of the patent aluminium glazing bars and laminated glass roof with a natural slated roof. This application relates to a protected structure and is adjacent to other protected structures
2660147	Conditional	10 Jun 2026	258 m	permission for the reconfiguration of original fixed pews and the installation of free-standing individual seating, at Monaghan Methodist Church Dawson Street, Monaghan - Protected Structure (NIAH Ref: 41303137)
2660055	Conditional	14 Apr 2026	301 m	retention of all ‘as built’ design changes made to the two-dwelling house, including all elevational changes and design features that differ from that previously granted under permission Ref No;8030030 and all associated site works
2560087	Conditional	10 Feb 2026	127 m	planning permission for development which will consist of the material change of use of the existing ground floor and lower ground floor of vacant/former public house to apartment accommodation together with all ancillary site development works
2560236	Conditional	7 Jan 2026	301 m	retention permission for internal alterations to a two-storey Protected Structure (NIAH Reg. No. 41303070), together with planning permission for a material change of use from office to tourism related guest house accommodation, comprising 6 no. bedrooms, ancillary accommodation, internal and external refurbishment works, and all associated site works, Significant Further Information received relates to submitted Amended Architectural Impact Assessment report,
2460375	Conditional	17 Oct 2025	383 m	planning permission for the development of: i.)change of use of the second floor bar facilities to provide additional accommodation incorporating 7No. Bedrooms and ensuites; ii.)introduction of 2No. windows to the eastern elevation; iii.)conversion of 2No. first floor bedrooms to an Enabling bedroom and shower room; iv.)conversion of 2No. second floor bedrooms to an Enabling bedroom and shower room; v.)retention of secure Car Park incorporating 29No. Car parking spaces together with the provision of electric charging points, access gates, walls and piers to St. Peters Lake car park access point; vi.)retention of 2No. automatic opening vents to existing roof, vii.)permission for the variation to condition 1 and 2, of Planning Permission MT58/02 viii.)permission for the variation to condition 2, of Planning Permission MT29/04 ix.)all associated works Significant further information relates to submitted, Water Protection checklist, Car parking report & revised site layout plan
2560252	Conditional	15 Oct 2025	396 m	permission for the following development to a Protected Structure (MCC Ref: 41001086) within an Architectural Conservation Area: alterations and refurbishment of existing ground floor retail unit & ancillary first floor space; material change of use of second & third floors from retail to residential use comprising of 1 no. 2 Bed Apartment & 1 no. 1 Bed Apartment; alterations to the existing façade, including new openings and signage; alteration of existing foul & storm drainage connections as necessary; provision of ancillary accommodation, including open space, bicycle parking and waste storage facilities; together with all associated works. Significant Further Information received relates to an Architectural Heritage Impact Assessment and amended drawings incorporating requested revisions.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500588	—	Invalid	12 Jan 2026	301 m
322359	—	Granted with conditions	14 Oct 2025	434 m
314501	—	Other	3 Dec 2024	292 m
317882	—	Granted with conditions	24 Jun 2024	210 m
318066	—	Granted	20 Oct 2023	231 m
316725	—	Granted	20 Oct 2023	231 m
318067	—	Other	20 Oct 2023	414 m
316815	—	Other	5 Sept 2023	0 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026
4 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Monaghan County Council before relying on it.