Observation pack · Monaghan County Council
Castleblayney Road , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan
permission is sought for i. change of use vacant retail/commercial unit to coffee shop/restaurant, with provision for external seating along the front facade. ii. provision of kitchen accommodation, staff areas, customer seating and toilet facilities. iii. provision of signage to the front façade, car parking and all associated site development works
Observations close 27 Oct 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660407 · 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
- 646 m²
- Received
- 21 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 15 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/2660407/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660407at 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 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C6 Waterfront | Existing Commercial: To provide for established commercial development and facilitate its appropriate expansion. | monaghan county development plan 2025 2031 | 7 Jul 2025 → 1 Jul 2031 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To protect and enhance existing residential amenity,to facilitate residential development on small infill sites within established residential areas,the comprehensive redevelopment of brownfield residential sites for sustainable residential development. | 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
- Recorded monument × 1R174313
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660033 | Conditional | 12 Oct 2026 | 0 | 310 m | permission for change of use from existing retail unit to proposed café, demolition of existing recessed shopfront entrance, construction of new shopfront with additional door to first floor level, proposed signage, construction of single storey extension to rear, alterations & additions to interior & exterior, connections to existing services and all associated site works |
| 2660135 | Conditional | 25 Aug 2026 | 0 | 498 m | permission for a development which will consist of the installation of a new predominantly two-storey school building, with a third-storey circulation core at 2nd floor level, and a new pedestrian access bridge from the existing carpark level to the 2nd floor level of the proposed new school building. The proposed development (1010m2) includes 2 no. Mainstream Classrooms, 1 no. Science Lab & Prep Area, 2 no. Art Rooms; and all associated site and ancillary works The above proposed development consists of works within the curtilage of protected structures including: Convent of Saint Louis School Building (Reg No: 41310083); Convent of Saint Louis School Building (Reg No: 41310084); Convent of Saint Louis Church/Chapel (Reg No: 41310085); Saint Louis Convent National School (Reg No: 41310064); Convent of Saint Louis Stables (Reg No: 41310065); Saint Louis Convent/Nunnery (Reg No. 41310066); Convent of Saint Louis Gates/Railings/Boundary Walls (Reg No: 41310067); School House (Reg No: 41310072). There are also two recorded monuments within the curtilage of the proposed site: Fortified House and Bawn: Drummond Otra (Reg No. MO031-034) |
| 2660175 | Conditional | 7 Aug 2026 | 0 | 12 m | planning permission to construct single and two storey extensions to side and rear of existing two storey semi-detached dwelling, new porch, alterations to existing elevations and layout, demolish existing single storey garage to side and extension to rear of existing dwelling, construct new single storey detached domestic garage and all associated site works |
| 2660017 | Conditional | 18 Jun 2026 | 0 | 283 m | permission for the development which will consist of; Removal of existing roof, raising of load-bearing walls to construct first and second storey’s, construction of new roof, widening of existing site entrance and driveway, internal and external additions and alterations, and all associated site works. Significant further information received relates to submitted Revised Proposed site layout, Revised proposed floor plans, Elevations and section, Proposed Contiguous elevations, proposed Winter & Summer shadow projection maps |
| 2560200 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 0 | 303 m | permission for the demolition of existing structure ruins and boundary wall and gate entrance at Parnell Street, the construction of 3no. 3 storey, terraced apartment buildings consisting of: 3no. 1-bed units at ground floor level and 3no. 2-bed units at first/second floor level, connections to existing public services, revised boundaries and all associated site works, Significant Further Information received relates to permission for demolition of existing stone wall and entrance along Parnell Street, derelict ruined buildings (as per original application), construction of 2no. 2 storey ( previously 3no. 3 storey), apartment buildings consisting of: 4no. 2 -bed units previously 3no. 1-bed units & 3no. 2-bed units), connections to existing services and all associated site works. |
| 2560348 | Conditional | 24 Mar 2026 | 0 | 382 m | permission for development consisting of demolition and removal of agricultural sheds and associated walls and tanks and construct 3 number three storey office blocks with associated service sheds (including bin store, bicycle shed and electrical room) also carparking, boundary fencing, associated signage and external Directory sign board with connections to adjacent public services off new entrance at Ross Road, Significant further information received relates to submitted, traffic impact report, Road Safety Audit, Hydrogeological risk assessment, photo montage, and revised drawings |
| 2560359 | Conditional | 10 Feb 2026 | 0 | 148 m | retention of a coffee shop and restaurant comprising the following 1.0 Coffee shop and seating areas, external seating area, bakery, cold store, toilet and storage area 2.0 2.0 Restaurant reception, seating area, kitchen, toilets, cold room, cold meat preparation area, and all associated site development works 3.0 The retention of the signage of the coffee shop restaurant Significant further information received relates to submitted, updated development description & proposed floor plans |
| 2560482 | Conditional | 10 Feb 2026 | 0 | 58 m | planning permission for a development which will consist of the construction of a two storey extension to the side and rear of an existing dwelling |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501496 | — | pending | 5 Jun 2026 | 303 m |
| 316729 | — | Granted | 6 Sept 2023 | 496 m |
| 317037 | — | Granted | 6 Sept 2023 | 496 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
- 21 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
- 21 Sept 2026 Decision
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.