Knockaconny

38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockaconny, from 18 m² to 115,280 m² (11.53 ha, 28.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C2.1Industry/Enterprise/Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Landscape Protection/Conservation (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation/Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 16 Mar 2026Conditional

  permission for (i) change of use of an existing storage building to a new PV Panel training room, (ii) Interior alterations and renovations to the existing storage building, (iii) Alterations to the existing elevations, (iv) All associated site work, significant further information received relates to submitted, FI map, change of elevations and addition of building signage

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660091

• 5 Mar 2026N/a

  permission for change of use of an existing storage building to a new PV Panel training room

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660068

• 17 Jul 2025Conditional

  permission to refurbish an existing bungalow, with alterations to the external wall finishes, replacement of concrete roof tiles, adjustment of window & door openings and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560279

• 24 Jun 2025N/a

  permission for the refurbishment of an existing bungalow, with alterations to the external wall finishes, replacement of concrete roof tiles, adjustment of window & door openings and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560242

• 2 Feb 2024Conditional

  permission to construct a new Single Storey Bus Shelter to an existing Bus Set Down Area and External Bench seating

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460038

• 14 Dec 2023Conditional

  retention permission to confirm the use of their existing food production and packaging building, retain the single storey extension to the front of their food production and packaging building, retain existing single storey detached Generator Room and all ancillary site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2360315

• 19 Jun 2023Conditional

  permission to erect a new 2 story office building, new access from service road, connection to existing public services, car parking, signage and all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360119

• 10 Mar 2022Conditional

  permission for installation of 1 No. 6.85m high x 2.710m wide x 0.308m deep illuminated totem sign including all associated site works & services

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 22103

• 16 Feb 2022Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of c.1862m of roof mounted Solar PV Panels and all associated works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2262

• 9 Jul 2021Conditional

  permission to erect single storey garden tool storage shed, information signage board & supporting structure and all associated site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 21401

• 1 Apr 2021Conditional

  permission to develop a greenway from Monaghan Town’s Coolshannagh roundabout (N2 junction with N12) to Ardgonnell Bridge, located on the border with Northern Ireland near the N12. The proposed greenway measures 7.3 kms in length and affects mainly rural land in both public and private ownership. It follows the route of the Ulster Canal as it proceeds alongside the N12 national primary road to Middletown, County Armagh. The proposed stretch of Greenway within Monaghan Town connects to the existing greenway near Coolshannagh roundabout and passes along the rear of Monaghan Institute on the N12 Armagh Road.The proposed greenway from Monaghan Town to the border passes through the following Townlands: An Tulaigh Thirim (Tullyhirm); Cnoc an Chonnaidh (Knockaconny); Droim Ruatach Drumrutagh); Droim Achaidh Chruitin (Drumacruttan); An Chorr Bheag (Corbeg); Cruail (Crowey); Sceith na gCeann (Skinnagin); Táite an Teampaill (Templetate); Tulaigh Loiscthe (Tullylish); Táite Mhuileann an Ūcaire (Tuckmilltate); Coill Uí Néill (Killyneill); Coillidh Liaf (Killeef) and Tamlacht (Tamlat). The proposed Greenway will consist of the following 5m corridor incorporating a pathway up to 3m wide with a drainage/buffer verge up to 1m on each side. The pathway will consist of an unbound, granular surface course of gravel and dust, with asphalt in certain locations such as road crossing points, stock proof timber fencing (1.2m tall) at each side of the greenway where appropriate, as well as chicane railings at road crossing points, four pedestrian timber footbridges for connectivity across the canal and watercourses, underpass guardrails at the following bridges: Drumratagh Bridge; Crowey Bridge; Glebe Bridge and Pipers Bridge, information boards at the termination point in Monaghan Town, together with way-marking and advanced warning signage for users along the route where appropriate, and all necessary associated site works such as route clearance, tree felling where unavoidable, drainage improvements, road junction improvements for pedestrians (dropped kerbs, tactile paving), site levelling/re-grading works and cut and fill earthworks.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 218005

• 15 Feb 2021Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of the construction of a single storey ESB substation and switch room building together with all ancillary and associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2168

• 31 Jul 2020Conditional

  Permission for the erection of a new research & innovation centre of 1,639 square metres floor area, comprising two storeys of laboratory, office and meeting accommodation, together with associated car parking, service area, landscaping, signage, substation unit and site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 20308

• 18 May 2020Conditional

  permission to construct new extension to existing school building to consist of 2 no. new classrooms with ancillary toilets and access corridor and all associated site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 20170

• 13 May 2020Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of the construction of a three storey office/workspace building incorporating self-contained lettable ground floor office space/workspace units, toilet accommodation, kitchenette, accessible WC/shower, storage areas, circulation area, lift, staircases and plant. First and second floor is a self contained open plan office space, cellular offices, reception/waiting area, meeting rooms, training room, toilet accommodation, kitchenettes, accessible WC/shower, storage areas, circulation area, lift and staircases. External works include car parking area, pedestrian pathways, cycle stands, electric vehicle charging point, enclosed service yard, associated landscape and connections to all existing services

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 20159

• 11 Dec 2019Conditional

  cead pleanála a choinneáilt agus 2) cead chun forbairt a chríochnú. San áireamh sa chead tá 1) bhonn concréite agus cosán gairbhéalach agus san áireamh beidh 2) cead chun oibreacha a chríochnú a bhfuil san áireamh polathollán agus 6 bhinse picnic ar bhoinn coincréite agus na hoibreacha forbairt suímh a bhaineann leis.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 19552

• 17 Sept 2019Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of a two storey extension to the existing M:TEK building, incorporating lettable office accommodation including co-working space. External works will include connections to existing services, alterations to existing carparking area, footpaths and associated landscaping.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 19437

• 15 Jul 2019Conditional

  permission for development consisting of a new advanced technology unit comprising two storeys of office accommodation and a production space, together with associated car parking, yard, landscaping, ancillary signage and site development works.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 19315

• 28 Nov 2018Conditional

  permission to erect a single storey temporary building consisting of 3 No. of adult spaces and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 18553

• 22 Jun 2018Conditional

  Outline Permission to erect a new advanced technology building together with new access from service road, connection to existing public services, car parking, signage and all associated ancillary works

  Outline permission · Monaghan County Council, 18286

• 20 Dec 2017Conditional

  Permission to construct new 2 storey Office Building, new access from service road, connection to existing public services, car parking, signage and all associated ancillary works.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 17611

• 5 Dec 2017Conditional

  Permission for change of use from corridor space to become part of an existing office, internal alterations and associated works.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 17578

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockaconny.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Knockaconny.

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch humpback canal footbridge, built c.1838, sited at 16th lock of Ulster Canal. Elliptical arch with tooled sandstone voussoirs. Coursed dressed sandstone to parapet and spandrel walls, squared ashlar to interior of parapet walls, and squared sandstone copings. Tooled platband to base of parapets, square-plan piers to each elevation to south of bridge. Squared sandstone to soffits. Recent concrete to carriageway. Towpath with concrete coping running to north abutment.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2373 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Knockaconny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Knockaconny · Cnoc an Chonnaidh

Area

408,281 m² (40.83 ha, 100.89 acres)

Civil parish

Monaghan, and its townlands

Barony

Monaghan

Electoral division

Monaghan Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Monaghan Rural electoral division: 6,411 people in 2,320 households; 62% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Drumrutagh, Eden Island, Mullamurphy, Tullyhirm

Placenames

Knockaconny on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.