Shercock Road
Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 56 homes approved 1.8 km away haven't started.
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
- 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 2.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 22 | Derryolam House; Carrickmacross Union Workhouse |
| Monuments | 50 | Ringfort - rath |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:18 | 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 |
| 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 |
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
A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 80% 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 · 10 nearby, 1,384 council-wide
Lurgans, file by file since 2019
New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
4 files with "Lurgans" 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 · 2019–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
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.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated13 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 2 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
Appeals nearby 3 in the last 12 months
- 501496 Pending · Parnell Street, Drummond Etra, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. · 2.0 km
- 500548 Granted · Cloghvally Lower, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. · 1.7 km
- 500585 Granted with conditions · Lurgans , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan · 1.2 km
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), 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 |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 16 Oct 2026, 01:34 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 02:04 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Mullanarry, Carrickmacross 2660426
- 2Corrinshigagh Carrickmaclim, Carrickmacross 2660415
- 34 Parnell Street, Drummond Etra 2660033
- 4Lurgans 2560176
- 5Cloghvally Lower 2560303
- 6Cloghvally Upper/Lower 2460457
- 73.3 ha zoned for homes
- 82.3 ha zoned for homes
- 91.0 ha zoned for homes
- 101.2 ha zoned for homes
- 110.1 ha zoned for homes
- 120.2 ha zoned for homes
- 13Aghalile, Carrickmacross 2593
- 14Aghalile, Carrickmacross 2660265
- 15Dunoge, Carrickmacross 2660247
The next 30 days
3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.
- Comments close 29 Oct 202613 days left22660415 · application received — permission for the development consisting of a one storey extension to the rear of an existing…€20 to the council · 1.7 km away
- Comments close 4 Nov 202619 days left12660426 · application received — permission to replace existing derelict shed with 2-storey 2-bedroom dwelling, re-open former…€20 to the council · 1.4 km away
- Time to appeal ends 9 Nov 202624 days left32660033 · CONDITIONAL — permission for change of use from existing retail unit to proposed café, demolition of existing recessed…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 2.0 km away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
56 homes 1.8 km away were approved Dec 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2031.
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.
Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)
Sites that could change 10 within 2.0 km
Approved, not started 3
- Lurgans · 20 homes approved Dec 2025, not started · 1.2 km
- Cloghvally Lower · 56 homes approved Dec 2025, not started · 1.8 km
- Cloghvally Upper/Lower · 38 homes approved Jun 2025, not started · 1.9 km
Empty land zoned for homes 7
- 73.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.3 km
- 82.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.7 km
- 91.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.7 km
- 101.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.9 km
- 110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.9 km
- 120.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.9 km
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 2.0 km
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 2 a year; busiest 2022. 100% of decisions were approvals.
2020 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 2Corrinshigagh Carrickmaclim , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan comments close 29 Oct 2026permission for the development consisting of a one storey extension to the rear of an existing cottage, and…
- 1Mullanarry , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan comments close 4 Nov 2026permission to replace existing derelict shed with 2-storey 2-bedroom dwelling, re-open former entrance and…
Every application within 2.0 km 17 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Corrinshigagh Carrickmaclim , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Withdrawn or not validpermission for the development will consist of a one storey extension to the rear of an existing cottage, and…
- 23 Mullinary Street , Carrickmacross , Co.Monaghan No decision yetplanning permission to retain alterations to a One and a half storey dwelling as previously approved under…
- 14Aghalile , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Approved with conditionspermission for a development which will consist of redesigned single storey dwelling from that approved under…
- 15Dunoge , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Approved with conditionspermission for alterations & extensions to an existing single-story dwelling comprising of the…
- Shercock Road , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Withdrawn or not validpermission for the construction of an additional two-storey dwelling and associated site works, in addition…
- Shercock Road , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Withdrawn or not validpermission for the construction of an additional two-storey dwelling and associated site works, in addition…
- Corrinshigagh & Carrickmaclim , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Approved with conditionsplanning permission to retain the existing single storey storage shed, ancillary to the existing dwelling and…
- Corrinshigagh & Carrickmaclim , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Withdrawn or not validpermission to retain the existing single storey storage shed, ancillary to the existing dwelling and…
- 34 Parnell Street , Drummond Etra , Carrickmacross Approved with conditionspermission for change of use from existing retail unit to proposed café, demolition of existing recessed…
- Shercock Road , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Withdrawn or not validpermission for the construction of an additional two-storey dwelling and associated site works, in addition…
- Shercoack Road , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Withdrawn or not validpermission for the construction of an additional two-storey dwelling and associated site works, in addition…
- 12 , Castleblayney Road , Carrickmacross Approved with conditionsplanning permission for a development which will consist of the construction of a two storey extension to the…
- Dunoge , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Approved with conditionspermission will consist of: the demolition of 519m2 of derelict outbuildings, construction of a storey and a…
- 13Aghalile , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan Approved with conditionspermission to erect a bungalow, insert a filter unit and percolation area, exit on to public road and all…
- Nafarty , Carrickmacross , Co. Monaghan. Withdrawn or not validpermission for development which will consist of the importation of subsoil to raise and level existing…
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 7 in the last 12 months
- ross road, Carraig Mhachaire Rois, Monaghan · 27 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560348 · 1.8 km
- Ballybay Road, Carrickmacross, Monaghan · 29 Jun 2026 · 43 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560311 · 1.8 km
- Shercock Road, Carrickmacross, Monaghan · 7 May 2026 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60415 · 1.3 km
- Dunoge, Carrickmacross, Monaghan · 5 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560436 · 1.2 km
- Beagh, Carrickmacross, Monaghan · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560398 · 1.6 km
- Derrylavan, Carrickmacross, Monaghan · 18 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/21 · 1.8 km
- Shercock Road, Carrickmacross, Monaghan, A81 A403 · 23 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60415 · 1.3 km
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 114 not started
- Nafarty/Cloghvalley Upper · 60 homes · building started · 1.9 km
- 5Cloghvally Lower · 56 homes · not started · runs out 10 May 2031 · 1.8 km
- Nafarty/Cloghvally Upper · 43 homes · building started · 1.8 km
- Corr An Tobair Estate Nafarty · 41 homes · building started · 1.5 km
- 6Cloghvally Upper/Lower · 38 homes · not started · runs out 9 Jun 2030 · 1.9 km
- 4Lurgans · 20 homes · not started · runs out 22 Apr 2031 · 1.2 km
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dunogue Montessori · Crèche | 29 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 517 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area About as busy as 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
93% owner-occupied (council 71%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 177016004
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 2
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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, 01:42
| 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 |
| 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
- Application 1.4 km away open for comments until 4 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- 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
- Lurgans
- Electoral division
- Carrickmacross Rural
- Electoral area
- Carrickmacross-Castleblayney
- Council
- Monaghan County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- No vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 7 empty zoned plots.
- 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 4 Nov 2026.
- 114 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 56 at Cloghvally Lower.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 93% owner-occupied (council 71%); 10% of homes empty (council 12%); most built 1971–1980; 72% drive to work (council 66%); population up 10% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 111 days (about 16 weeks); 70% are asked for more information.
- 17 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 100% approved (council 93%).
What the terms mean 7 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.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- 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 26
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |