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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2547 - Report Received from Internal Staff - MDMonaghan County Council Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District PLANNING PERMISSION – ROAD CONDITION REPORT Planning Application No. 25/47 Previous Ref. No’s. Applicant: GEC Development and Construction Ltd. Proposed Development: Permission for the development will consist of: the construction a new residential development comprising 9 no. age friendly single storey dwelling houses that includes a terrace of 7 no. dwelling houses - (5 no. 2 bedroomed houses and 2 no. 3 bedroomed houses) and 2 no. 2 bedroomed semidetached houses and all ancillary and associated site development works including site clearance works, new vehicular and pedestrian access off the N53 Dundalk Road, car parking spaces, communal open space area, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works. Location: Connabury, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan Adjoining Road No. N53 Site Notice: Yes Date: 16th June 2025 Engineer’s Report No Objection Subject to the Following Conditions: 1. Sight distance of 49 metres in both directions to be maintained, to be provided from a point in the entrance 2.4 metres from the road edge and 1.05 metre above ground level were the existing entrance meets the N53. Sight distances to be measured to the nearside road edge in both directions. Where it is necessary remove hedges/trees in order to achieve this sight distance. 2. The discharge of surface water from the public road onto the site through road surface drainage and road subsoil drainage to remain unimpeded. Monaghan County Council Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District 3. Provision to be made within the site for surface water drainage and no surface water to be allowed flow onto the public roadway. 4. The Applicant must submit a Stage 1 & 2 Road Safety Audit for access of vehicles and pedestrian to and from the proposed development to the N53. 5. No development exempt or otherwise shall be erected over the public sewer, drain or water-main. 6. The Applicant will be required to put in place a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) for the duration of the construction works in accordance Chapter 8 of the Department of the Environment’s Traffic Signs Manual 2010, the contractor shall also implement monitoring measures to confirm the effectiveness of the mitigation measures outlined in the TMP. On finalisation of the TMP, the contractor shall adopt the plan and associated monitoring measures. The final TMP shall address the following issues: -  Site Access & Egress;  Traffic Management Signage;  Routing of Construction Traffic  Timings of Material Deliveries to Site;  Traffic Management Speed Limits;  Road Cleaning;  Road Condition; Site Access and Egress: - The contractor shall provide advanced warning signs, in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Department of the Environment’s Traffic Signs Manual 2010, on the approach to proposed site access locations a minimum of one week prior to construction works commencing at the site. Programming: - To reduce impacts on residents adjacent to the proposed site and other road users, the contractor shall : - Road Cleaning: - the contractor will be required to carry out road sweeping operations to remove any project related dirt and material deposited on any length of the road network by construction / delivery vehicles. Road Sweepers will be required to dispose of material following sweeping of road network, to licensed waste facility. Vehicle Cleaning: - The contractor will be required to provide wheel washing facilities, and any other necessary measures to remove mud and organic material from vehicles exiting site. In addition, the cleaning of delivery trucks such as concrete delivery trucks shall be carried out within the new site development and not in the existing residential area. Monaghan County Council Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District Road Condition: -The extent of the heavy vehicle traffic movements and the nature of the works may create problems of such as fugitive losses from wheels, trailers or tailgates and localised areas of subgrade and wearing surface failure. The contractor shall ensure that: Loads of materials leaving each site will be evaluated and covered if considered necessary to minimise potential dust impacts during transportation and the transportation contractor shall take all reasonable measures while transporting waste or any other materials likely to cause fugitive loses from a vehicle during transportation to and from site, including but not limited to: Covering of all waste or material with suitably secured tarpaulin/ covers to prevent loss and Utilisation of enclosed units to prevent loss. On completion of construction works, all surface water drains shall be thoroughly cleansed to ensure that no construction material enters the public surface water drainage system. 7. Before any work is commenced on this development a security, by way of a cash deposit, in the sum of €2,250.00 is to be paid to the Planning Authority by the developer. To ensure the satisfactory completion of all surface water drainage/boundary work within and abutting the site area, to prevent runoff of surface water onto the public roadway and to ensure that no damage is caused to public roadway and any such damage is repaired satisfactory. Signed: _ Glenn O’Reilly _____ DATE: 31/07/2025 Glenn O’Reilly Assistant Engineer Carrickmacross/ Castleblayney Municipal District.