Observation pack · Monaghan County Council

No. 4 The Diamond , Monaghan , Co. Monaghan

permission for development at a Protected Structure (MCC Ref: 41001086) located within an Architectural Conservation Area, comprising the following i. demolition of existing three-storey rear return and reconstruction to the original height & footprint, ii. alterations to existing window and door openings, together with the formation of new openings. iii. revised design to that previously approved under MCC Ref: 25/60252, comprising the reversion of the third floor to attic/storage use in lieu of the previously approved one-bedroom apartment, iv. alterations to the existing foul and surface water drainage connections, as required , together with all associated site development and ancillary works

Observations close 15 Oct 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660381 · full record
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 181 m²
Received: 10 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 4 Nov 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/2660381/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660381 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 15 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	Distance	Description
2660165	Refused	9 Sept 2026	90 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.
2560394	Conditional	4 Sept 2026	402 m	permission for the construction of a single-storey extension to the existing bus station by enclosing the existing internal courtyard area, the reconfiguration of the entire internal layout of the building to improve accessibility and functionality, the replacement of the existing roof finish, the reconfiguration of external fenestration and recladding of the existing building using fibre cement façade materials, the reconfiguration of existing bus circulation to provide 4 no. new bus bays, the installation of a new canopy to the rear of the building to provide additional covered waiting areas for customers with the installation of c. 118 Sq M of solar voltaic(SV) panels on same, new boundary treatments around the site, the provision of a dedicated guide dog relief area with associated landscaping works, the reconfiguration of the car parking layout, including the creation of designated pedestrian walkways and a new drop-off area, the construction of new pedestrian crossings at each vehicle entrance, and all associated site and development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development, Significant further information received relates to submitted, Landscape plan, Façade Brochure, Asbestos Risk Assessment, Asbestos survey report, Drainage Report, Surface water & SuDs proposal and a water protection checklist
2660056	Conditional	14 Aug 2026	300 m	permission for a development which will consist of the following: First floor extension to rear of existing two storey office building and all associated site development works
2660206	Conditional	7 Aug 2026	477 m	permission for the installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure and new 2,000 litre LPG tank located to the rear of the site at, Beech Hill College, Dublin Rd, Tirkeenan, Monaghan H18 P997
2660210	Conditional	10 Jul 2026	413 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	151 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)
2560087	Conditional	10 Feb 2026	291 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
2587	Conditional	20 Jan 2026	450 m	permission to demolish part of existing two storey dwelling/commercial shop and provide two-storey and single storey extensions and convert remainder of building to two semi-detached two storey dwelling houses connect to existing sewer connection, open new access to public road and all associated works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500588	—	Invalid	12 Jan 2026	243 m
322359	—	Granted with conditions	14 Oct 2025	25 m
314501	—	Other	3 Dec 2024	34 m
317882	—	Granted with conditions	24 Jun 2024	208 m
316815	—	Other	5 Sept 2023	403 m
313517	—	Other	30 Aug 2023	405 m
316752	—	Other	23 Aug 2023	142 m
315950	—	Refused	27 Jun 2023	172 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

10 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 15 Oct 2026
10 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.