HomeMy WebLinkAbout2560458 - F.I. Request Letter
16/01/2026
Brendan Finnegan & Michelle Finnegan
C/O Owen Cunningham
Thornford Lodge
Broomfield
Castleblayney
A75HE16
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).
Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended).
25/60458 - retention and permission for a development the proposed works will consist of the
following: 1) To retain change of use from a single storey agricultural shed to a two-storey style
dwelling house with carport and garage on ground floor level, with increased ridge height,
elevational changes and retain entrance gate pillars with wing walls and concrete apron at roadside,
and 2) Permission to complete the development and proposed new sewerage wastewater
treatment system and percolation area, additional sunroom extension, raising of ground levels to
the southwest side of the existing development, and all ancillary site works at Agheeshal Broomfield
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Authority, the planning application shall be declared to be withdrawn”.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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Note: The applicant should note that no inference is given in requesting this Further Information that
planning permission will ultimately be forthcoming. The applicant is therefore strongly advised to
liaise directly with the Planning Section, following receipt of this Further Information request.
1. Following a site inspection, the Planning Authority notes that a large, cladded shed and
associated concrete yard area, has been constructed to the rear of the proposed dwelling which,
according to our records, does not have the benefit of planning permission. It is noted that this
unauthorised structure is served by the same access/entrance as the proposed development, is
located entirely within lands owned by the applicant and is partly located within the application
site red line. It would be inappropriate for the Planning Authority to consider granting
permission for the proposed development, given it is intrinsically linked to the aforementioned
unauthorised development and it would facilitate the consolidation and intensification of same.
The applicant is therefore requested to review the proposal as submitted and provide
clarification with regard to this fundamental issue.
2. Criterion (g) of Section ‘15.22.4 Landscaping and Boundary Treatment’, of the Monaghan County
Development Plan 2025-2031 stipulates that ‘Where removal of extensive hedgerow and trees
is proposed, existing site boundaries shall be supplemented, where new site boundaries need to
be created, or where landscape mounds are proposed, a costed landscape plan, prepared by a
suitably qualified, competent, technical professional with landscaping expertise shall be
submitted where appropriate. A bond may be applied in the event of a grant of permission to
ensure the satisfactory completion of the landscaping.’ The Planning Authority notes the
submission of a detailed landscaping plan, associated planting schedule and photomontages, as
prepared by Landscape Design Services. Whilst the submitted details are considered
commensurate to the scale of development proposed, it is noted that the proposed landscaping
works have not been costed. Accordingly, and in order to ensure the proposal can comply with
aforementioned Section ‘15.22.4 Landscaping and Boundary Treatment’ the applicant is
requested to provide an accurate breakdown of costings associated with the submitted
landscaping proposals.
3. Proposals for dwellings are required to comply with Section 15.9.2 ‘Site Selection and Design
Guidelines’ and Table 15.3.3 ‘Guidelines for Siting and Designing a Rural House in the Vernacular
Style’ of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031. Notwithstanding the submitted
landscaping details and clarification requested under item 2 above, the Planning Authority has
the following specific design concerns with the proposed development;
(a) The proposed side extension (and the associated raised infilled area to facilitate
same) is considered unacceptable due to its form, fenestration, overall appearance,
and relationship with the main dwelling.
(b) The proposed porch is disproportionate to the main dwelling and appears over-
dominant and incongruous within this setting.
The applicant is therefore requested to provide amended details/mitigating drawings to
address the issues raised above.
4. Section 15.23.1 ‘Visibility Splays Agreement’ of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-
2031 states that ‘Proposals requiring works on third party land must be accompanied by a
written legal agreement, in accordance with Appendix 13. This legal agreement and
accompanying maps shall be signed by all parties and witnessed by a Solicitor’. A legal
agreement has been submitted with the application however, it is noted that it has been signed
by a Commissioner for Oaths, rather than a solicitor, as required under aforementioned section
15.23.1. The applicant is therefore requested to provide an updated and amended legal
agreement with accompanying maps signed by all parties and witnessed by a Solicitor, in
accordance with aforementioned section 15.23.1.
5. The Planning Authority notes that the submitted site layout plan/floor plans do not correspond
with the submitted landscaping plan. in respect of the proposed single storey extension and the
extent of the proposed driveway/concrete apron surrounding the dwelling. The applicant will
be requested to provide amended drawings to address same.
6. The Planning Authority has received a third-party submission in respect of the proposed
development. The applicant is invited to review the content of same and provide a detailed
response to the issues raised.
The planner dealing with this application is Brian McGeary