Observation pack · Monaghan County Council

Mullanamoy , Clones , Co Monaghan

permission for the retention of all elevational changes to existing dwellinghouse - retain first floor attic conversion - retain bathroom & kitchen extension to rear - retain change of use from attached garage to kitchen area - retain as constructed domestic garage together with all ancillary site works

Observations close 25 Sept 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 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: 2680 · full record
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 1,214 m²
Received: 21 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 15 Oct 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/2680/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2680 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 25 Sept 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
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.	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.

Source: 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

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	Distance	Description
2612	Conditional	17 Apr 2026	0	38 m	retention of all elevational changes to include ramped access to front elevation, retain conversion of domestic garage to accommodation space, retain kitchen/living room extension, retain ancillary fuel store together with all ancillary site works
2660036	Conditional	27 Mar 2026	0	357 m	permission for A. Construct single storey extension to rear of two-storey dwelling and alterations to front elevation and porch. B. Convert and extend existing single storey detached garage to independent living accommodation, connect to existing services and associated works
2426	Conditional	28 May 2024	1	425 m	permission for retention of minor amendments to development approved under Planning Ref:23/148 including:(a) minor elevational alterations to all four elevations including omission of some windows plus alteration to design and size of some windows and front screen;(b)bathroom extension to front added (2.5sqm);(c)utility and entrance hallway increased in size (5.5sqm);(d)3 nr roof windows added; (v) all associated site works
23148	Conditional	10 Aug 2023	0	425 m	permission for (i) demolition of existing entrance porch and single storey corrugated metal extension (49sqm); (ii) alterations and refurbishment of the existing dwelling including changes to all elevations; (iii) construction of a new single storey side extension (52 sqm); (iv) all associated site works; (v) no change to the existing site entrance and driveway;
22339	Conditional	12 Sept 2022	0	430 m	permission for a development consisting of 35kWp (c. 200sqm) of roof mounted Solar PV Panels and all associated works
22117	Conditional	6 May 2022	1	279 m	retention permission sought for existing dwelling and shed with associated site works
2212	Conditional	10 Mar 2022	1	429 m	permission for (i) demolition of the existing dwelling house; (ii) construction of a new two storey dwelling house and single storey detached garage; (iii) new entrance gates and piers and (iv) all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 Sept 2026
21 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Monaghan County Council before relying on it.