HomeMy WebLinkAbout2560386 - F.I. Request Letter
14/11/2025
Cavan & Monaghan Education Training Board
C/O Kieran O'Reilly
Monaghan Road
Castleblayney
Co. Monaghan
A75 EP84
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).
Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended).
25/60386 - permission to extend existing GAA pitch to include excavation of in-earth material and
re-use of same on site to remodel playing pitch, new goal posts, new enclosed ball wall playing area,
new generator room, new ball stopping nets, new cowled floodlighting, a new retaining wall and
demolition of old ticket box building together with all ancillary and associated site works at
Connabury/Onomy Castleblayney Co. Monaghan.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
With reference to the above application, I am to inform you that the information submitted is not
adequate to enable a decision to be made.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001
(as amended) you are hereby requested to submit further information as set out on the attached
page.
Article 33(3) states that “where a requirement under sub-article (1) or sub-article (2) (Clarification)
is not complied with within the period of 6 months from the date of the requirement for further
information, or such additional period, not exceeding 3 months, as may be agreed by the Planning
Authority, the planning application shall be declared to be withdrawn”.
It should be noted that you will be required to give notice in an approved newspaper under article
35(1)(a) and erect a site notice in accordance with Article 35 (1)(b) of the Planning and Development
Regulations 2001 (as amended) if the further information received is considered to contain
significant additional data.
Please Note: 4 copies of Additional Information to be submitted. In the case of Significantly
Different Information, 6 copies of additional information to be submitted.
Yours faithfully,
__________________________
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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25/60386 Cavan & Monaghan Education Training Board Connabury/Onomy,
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Note: A pre-application consultation did not take place. You and/or your assigned agent should liaise
with Planning Section prior to the preparation and submission of this Further Information.
The submission should take a coherent account of any issues that overlap/interlink.
1.
As per the information submitted, it is unconfirmed that the development would not have a
detrimental impact on neighbouring houses and adjoining road users.Policy RAP 1 of the County
Development Plan 2025-2031 states that development which has the potential to detrimentally impact
on the residential amenity of properties in the vicinity shall be resisted.
The proposal would provide a full-sized hurling pitch suitable for all age grades and official fixtures,
contrasted with the existing smaller juvenile training pitch. A netted ball wall playing area, on the site
boundary, is also proposed.
Given the proximity of the site to the public road and to residential properties along said road, and the
differing characteristics of hurling play, including the potential for sliotars to travel at higher speeds
and greater distances than footballs, there is potential for increased noise, disturbance, and occasional
nuisance or safety impacts from stray balls. Accordingly, to allow for a fully informed decision, please
submit:
(a) Further details and scaled drawings of the proposed ball-stop netting to be erected around the
new pitch, and confirmation that same would be of appropriate height, design, and
maintenance standard to prevent overshoot onto adjoining lands and the public road.
(b) A maintenance plan for the ball wall playing area to ensure the netting remains in effective
condition.
2.
To ensure the proposed lighting would not adversely affect residential amenity or result in light
pollution, please submit further lighting design details, prepared by a qualified lighting engineer,
including:
(a) The number, height, and orientation of all floodlighting columns.
(b) The maximum illumination levels on the playing surface and predicted light spill (in lux) at the
nearest residential boundaries.
(c) Confirmation that the fittings would be fully cowled, LED-type, and designed to eliminate
upward light spill.
3.
As per the information submitted, concerns arise regarding the potential for increased noise, lighting,
and traffic activity relative to the existing conditions – it is unclear whether adequate mitigation has
been proposed. Accordingly, in the interest of clarity and to allow for fully informed decision, please
confirm the intended frequency and scale of use of the extended pitch, indicating:
(a) Whether the facility will host adult and/or competitive fixtures.
(b) Expected weekly usage hours, including use of and accessibility to the ball wall area.
(c) Proposed arrangements for traffic and crowd management during games.
4.
In the interest of clarity and to allow for fully informed decision on visual and residential amenity
impact, please submit a cross-section and/or photomontage showing the relationship between the
proposed pitch, netting, and lighting columns relative to the neighbouring residential properties along
the adjoining Dublin Road.
5.
The information submitted is insufficient with regards environmental protection.
Accordingly, please submit a revised site drainage plan (1:500) demonstrating the following:
(i) Existing and proposed surface water drainage systems (outlined in blue).
(ii) Existing and proposed foul water drainage systems (outlined in red).
(iii) All associated discharge points and outfalls.
6.
Policy LCP 1 of the County Development Plan 2025-2031 requires that all planning applications include
a comprehensive (hard and soft) landscaping plan commensurate to the scale of development on-site.
Accordingly, please submit an exclusive landscaping site layout plan that clearly confirms the nature
and extent of the required (hard and soft) landscaping. Same shall focus specifically on boundary and
curtilage treatments around and within the site, and surfacing spec.
The planner dealing with this application is Ben Clerkin