Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 – 2031
The Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 – 2031 was adopted on Monday 26th May 2025 and came into effect on the 7th July 2025.
A further two variations to the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 -2031 have been made since.
- Variation No. 1, which provided for the change of zoning at Annahagh, Monaghan Town, from “Strategic Residential Reserve” to “Industry, Enterprise and Employment” was made on 6th October 2025.
- Variation No. 2, which provides for the alignment of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 with the Section 28 Guidelines – The National Planning Framework (NPF) Implementation: Housing Growth Requirements – Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2025) was made on the 5th of October 2026.
The adopted Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 – 2031, incorporating the Planning and Development (Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031) Direction 2025 and Variations No. 1 and 2, are available to view below.
Notice of the Making of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 - 2031 Volume 1 Written Statement
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 - 2031 Maps
Town Maps
- Map MTDP1 Monaghan Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map MDP2 Monaghan Town Centre (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map MDP3 Monaghan Town Area of Archaeological Importance
- Map CKDP1 Carrickmacross Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map CKDP2 Carrickmacross Town Centre (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map CYDP1 Castleblayney Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map CYDP 2 Castleblayney Town Centre
- Map CDP1 Clones Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map CDP2 Clones Town Area of Archaeological Importance
- Map BBDP1 Ballybay Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
Village Maps
Other Maps
- Map 2.1 Core Strategy
- Map 2.2 RAUSUI Monaghan Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map 2.3 RAUSUI Carrickmacross Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map 2.4 RAUSUI Castleblayney Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map 2.5 RAUSUI Clones Town (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map 2.6 Public Transport
- Map 6.1 Development Constraints (As amended by Variation No. 2)
- Map 8.1 Sensitive Surface Waters
- Map 8.2 Sensitive Ground Water and Landfills
- Map 8.3 Areas of Natural Vegetation
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 Volume 2 Appendices
- Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 Appendices (1-18,20 and 21)
- Appendix 19 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
- Appendix A Flood Zone Maps
- Appendix B Flood Zone Data Source Maps
- Appendix C Mid-range Future Scenario Climate Change Flood Extents Maps
- Appendix D High End Future Scenario Climate Change Flood Extents Map
- Appendix E Flood Information Maps
- Appendix F Monaghan CC Plan Making Justification Tests
- Appendix G Monaghan CC Flood Zones Overlain on Land Use Zoning Maps
- Appendix 22 Strategic Environmental Assessment (PDF)
- Appendix 23 Natura Impact Report (PDF)
Appropriate Assessment (AA) Concluding Statement and Determination
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statement
Draft Ministeral Direction
Planning and Development (Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031) Direction 2025
Variations to the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031
Variation No. 1
- Notification of Proposed Variation
- Variation No. 1 Explanatory Brief
- Variation No. 1 Map
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Determination
- Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening Report
- Appropriate Assessment (AA) Determination
- Submissions/Observations Received
- Chief Executive’s Report – Variation No. 1
- Notification of the Making of Variation No. 1
Variation No. 2
Maps
- Map MTDP1 Monaghan Town
- Map MDP2 Monaghan Town Centre
- Map CKDP1 Carrickmacross Town
- Map CKDP2 Carrickmacross Town Centre
- Map CYDP1 Castleblayney Town
- Map CDP1 Clones Town
- Map BBDP1 Ballybay Town
- Map 2.2 RAUSUI Monaghan Town
- Map 2.3 RAUSUI Carrickmacross Town
- Map 2.4 RAUSUI Castleblayney Town
- Map 2.5 RAUSUI Clones Town
- Map 6.1 Development Constraints
Proposed Variation No. 2
Proposed Variation No. 2 Newspaper Notice English
Proposed Variation No. 2 Newspaper Notice Gaeilge
Proposed Variation No.2 Explanatory Report, Appendices 1, 2 And 3
Proposed Variation No. 2 Map Booklet
Proposed Variation No. 2 SEA Screening Report
Proposed Variation No. 2 SEA Screening Determination
Proposed Variation No.2 AA Screening Report
Proposed Variation No. 2 AA Screening Determination
Proposed Variation N0.2 Chief Executive’s Report on Submissions Received
Proposed Material Alterations to Proposed Variation No.2
- Newspaper Notice Proposed Material Alterations
- Proposed Material Alterations To Proposed Variation No.2 Report
- Report To Inform SEA Screening
- SEA Determination
- Report To Inform AA Screening
- AA Determination
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
- CE Report Final
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment MA
- SEA Screening report
- AA Screening report