Planning Sought to Turn Monaghan's Assembly Rooms into a Funeral Home
Padraig Ward of Ward's Funeral Directors has applied to change the protected Assembly Rooms on Dawson Street, Monaghan, into a funeral home and offices. Submissions are due by 30 November and a decision by 21 December.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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A planning application has been lodged to convert the historic Assembly Rooms on Dawson Street, Monaghan, into a funeral home and offices.
The applicant is Padraig Ward. Northern Sound reports that it would be the fourth funeral home in the county for Ward's Funeral Directors, which already has premises in Ballybay, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross.
What is proposed
The council's planning file (reference 2660481) describes:
a change of use from assembly rooms to funeral home and offices, with minor internal alterations to the existing building;
a new covered pedestrian structure to the rear;
a new vehicle access from the existing public car park, with internal roads, car parking, boundary treatments, signage and entrance gates;
a columbarium wall, and hard and soft landscaping;
connections to the public storm, foul and water mains.
The Assembly Rooms is a protected structure. The development plan reference given in the application is 41000177.
Key dates
The council received the application on 27 October. When we checked the file, it was still at the pre-validation stage. The file lists 30 November as the deadline for submissions and 21 December as the decision due date. Northern Sound gives the same dates.
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