Observation pack · Monaghan County Council

Mullamurphy/Kilnadreen Td , Monaghan , Co.Monaghan

permission for alterations and extensions to that as previously approved under Planning Reference 23/60074 comprising of i. provision of larger and relocated single-storey temporary ASD accommodation, ii. construction of a two-storey extension to northern elevation of existing school building to include the provision of a fire escape stairwell, iii. ancillary internal & external alterations & refurbishment works, iv. associated external steps, footpaths, connections to existing foul & stormwater drainage system together with all associated works

Observations close 15 Oct 2026 16 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: 2660383 · 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: 6.89 ha
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/2660383/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660383 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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
G3 High amenity	Landscape Protection/Conservation: To protect important landscape features within the towns from development that would detrimentally impact on the amenity of the landscape, on the natural setting of the town or on the natural attenuation offered by flood plains.	MO-037:DP: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.	MO-037:DP: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.

Sources: MONAGHAN MO-037:DP:monaghan-county-development-plan-2025-2031, MONAGHAN MO-037:DP:monaghan-county-development-plan-2025-2031 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
MONAGHAN MO-037:DP:monaghan-county-development-plan-2025-2031	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
MONAGHAN MO-037:DP:monaghan-county-development-plan-2025-2031	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 3
Saint Macartan's College · bridge · Saint Macartan's College

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2660322	Conditional	18 Sept 2026	426 m	permission for the retention of the following: 1.meeting room within the main building, 2.ancillary outbuilding, 3.all ancillary & associated site works
2660327	Refused	18 Sept 2026	364 m	permission for a development which will consist of an agricultural shed, access lane and all associated site works
2660091	Conditional	12 Aug 2026	355 m	permission for (i) change of use of an existing storage building to a new PV Panel training room, (ii) Interior alterations and renovations to the existing storage building, (iii) Alterations to the existing elevations, (iv) All associated site work, significant further information received relates to submitted, FI map, change of elevations and addition of building signage
2660237	Conditional	31 Jul 2026	0 m	permission for development consisting of: The installation of a single biomass boiler enclosure located to the rear of the site at, St Macartan's College, Mullamurphy, Co. Monaghan, H18 X704. This site is within the vicinity of a protected structure however, the protected structure is not impacted as part of the works.
2660092	Conditional	28 Apr 2026	233 m	permission for a development to consist of:- Proposed material alterations and a new 90 m² extension to the rear of the existing single-storey dwelling. - The reconfiguration of the existing roof profile on the East-West axis to incorporate a new front gable and to facilitate the accommodation of 2 no. bedrooms, a bathroom, and a playroom within the roof space. - Internal alterations including the installation of a new staircase in the existing entrance hall, comprehensive thermal upgrades, and - All associated site works
2560362	Conditional	28 Oct 2025	378 m	permission to retain changes to single-storey domestic garage as granted in Planning Ref 19153
2560279	Conditional	5 Sept 2025	282 m	permission to refurbish an existing bungalow, with alterations to the external wall finishes, replacement of concrete roof tiles, adjustment of window & door openings and all associated site works
2460038	Conditional	26 Mar 2024	227 m	permission to construct a new Single Storey Bus Shelter to an existing Bus Set Down Area and External Bench seating

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
314476	—	Granted with conditions	27 Nov 2023	5 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.