Monaghan County Council grants permission for 72-home scheme at Kilmactrasna & Mullanarry, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan

In context

It is one of 24 housing scheme applications Monaghan County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 26 August 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Monaghan County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

permission for development consisting of Planning permission to construct 72 No. dwellings comprising of the following: 2 No. Two-Storey 4 Bed detached, 4 No. Two-Storey 3 Bed detached, 54 No. Two-Storey 3 Bed semi-detached, 8 No. Two-Storey 2 Bed semi-detached, 4 No. One and a half Storey 4 Bed detached. Works also include a new vehicular entrance onto an existing public access together with a new pedestrian footpath, connections to mains services including water, foul and storm, new playground, associated open space, landscaping & boundary treatments together with all associated works