Kingscourt Road, Carrickmacross
Homes here mostly date from after 2016. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%).
Not held yet for Monaghan County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 2 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built after 2016, with building records online. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2024.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20242460169 · demolition · refused 2024approvedstarted?signed off?
- 20242460163 · demolition · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Existing Commercial: To provide for established commercial development and facilitate its appropriate expansion.
Zoned for waterfront and harbour-related development.
monaghan county development plan 2025 2031 · 7 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2031
Not on this site: protected building, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Carrickmacross (663 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 27 | Allied Irish Bank; house |
| Monuments | 13 | House - fortified house; Bawn |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:18 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 23:31 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:14 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 95–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 92% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 43 nearby, 1,651 council-wide
Kilmactrasna, file by file since 2017
2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 0 of 1.
7 files with "Kilmactrasna" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2017–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormer or attic | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 67 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated72 decided home extensions, 28 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 11.4 ha zoned for homes
- 21.1 ha zoned for homes
- 319 Riverside Road, Carraig Mhachaire Rois 2560408
- 40.9 ha zoned for homes
- 52.8 ha zoned for homes
- 60.8 ha zoned for homes
- 73.8 ha zoned for homes
- 8Kingscourt Road, Mullanarry 2660072
- 9St Louis Secondary School, Carrickmacross 2660135
- 1026 Emmett Street, Carrickmacross 2560515
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 56 permissions since 2016, 20 show a start notice and 10 have a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured57 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 11.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 160 m
- 21.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 163 m
- 40.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 185 m
- 52.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 220 m
- 60.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 222 m
- 73.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 320 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 383 m
- 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 400 m
- 1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 429 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 448 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:14 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 10 a year; busiest 2023. 98% of decisions were approvals.
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 3 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 9St Louis Secondary School , Carrickmacross , Co Monaghan Approved with conditionspermission for a development which will consist of the installation of a new predominantly two-storey school…
- 8Kingscourt Road , Mullanarry , Carrickmacross Approved with conditionspermission for development, the development will consist of: Demolition of attached garage, construction of a…
- 1026 Emmett Street , Carrickmacross , County Monaghan Approved with conditionspermission for the construction of a two-storey flat roof rear extension, internal and external additions and…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
- 319 Riverside Road, Carraig Mhachaire Rois, Monaghan · 8 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560408 · 175 m
- 66 Woodvale, Carrickmacross, Monaghan · 21 Aug 2026 · 71 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60144 · 379 m
- 26 Emmet Street, Monaghan, A81 NF72 · 13 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560515 · 464 m
- Castle Street, Carrickmacross, Monaghan, A81 YW23 · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460406 · 272 m
- Ardee Road, Carrickmacross, Monaghan · 10 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 18.EL.2050 · 444 m
- Ardee Road, Carrickmacross, Monaghan · 10 Apr 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 18.EL.2050 · 444 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 00:56
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Kilmactrasna & Mullanarry · 72 homes · building started · 385 m
- 'Coill an Ri' Kingscourt Road · 13 homes · building started · 191 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Respond Early Years Service, Carrickmacross · Crèche | 3 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 528 m |
| Carrickmacross Preschool Playgroup · Crèche | 14 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 699 m |
| Carrickmacross Childcare Ltd · Crèche | 13 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 828 m |
| Daisy Chain Childcare · Crèche | 15 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 941 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Monaghan County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 00:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
24% owner-occupied (council 71%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 177017001
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Louis Secondary School · postprimary · 414 pupils · 297 m
- St Joseph's National School · primary · 234 pupils · 578 m
- Bunscoil Louis Naofa · primary · 258 pupils · 776 m
- Scoil Rois · primary · 260 pupils · 858 m
Stops 6
- Civic Offices · 171 · 0/hour at peak · 297 m
- Civic Offices · 171 · 0/hour at peak · 302 m
- Carrickmacross · 170, 171, 180, 182, 980, 980A · 1/hour at peak · 469 m
- Carrickmacross · 170, 171, 182, 980, 980A, 980B · 3/hour at peak · 489 m
- Workhouse · 171 · 0/hour at peak · 792 m
- Workhouse · 171 · 1/hour at peak · 797 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Louis Secondary School · 297 m+1.2% pupils (414) · 2 classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
- St Joseph's National School · 578 m-1.7% pupils (234)
- Bunscoil Louis Naofa · 776 m-3.4% pupils (258)
- Scoil Rois · 858 m+0.8% pupils (260)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 16 Oct 2026, 02:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 16 Oct 2026, 01:34 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 16 Oct 2026, 01:42 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Demolition (2460169) refused 2024: built anyway?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- Zoned C6 (waterfront), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Kilmactrasna
- Electoral division
- Carrickmacross Urban
- Electoral area
- Carrickmacross-Castleblayney
- Council
- Monaghan County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest 2460169, refused 2024.
- Zoned C6 (waterfront); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- Carrickmacross (bus 170, 171) 489 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 62% rent (council 24%); 11% of homes empty (council 12%); most built 2016 or later; 54% drive to work (council 66%); population up 12% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- The council decides in a median 97 days (about 14 weeks); 63% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 101 in the last year, 35 three years before.
What the terms mean 5 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 28
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 16 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 16 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 16 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 16 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |