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PLANNING PERMISSION-ROAD CONDITION REPORT
Planning Application No. 25-60489
Previous Ref.No’s.
Applicant: Connolly Partnership
Proposed Development: Planning permission is sought by Connolly Partnership for
the construction a housing development on a site of 1.87
Hectares, consisting of a total of 45 dwellinghouses
comprising of 5 No. single storey semi-detached houses;
40 No. two storey detached, semi-detached & terraced
houses and, new site entrance onto existing public road
R183, with associated amendment to the existing road
frontage of the adjoining carparking at Connolly's Public
House (Eircode A75CF58), connection to existing public
sewer system, The development will provide for a total of
95 No. car parking spaces, bin stores; Landscaping,
boundary treatments; public lighting; pedestrian &
bicycle path through the site linking adjoining Cois Locha
Estate subject to agreement, and all associated site
infrastructure and engineering works necessary to
facilitate the development
Location: Doohamlat, Castleblayney,, County Monaghan, A75CF58
Adjoining Road: R-183
Notice on site: Yes
Engineer’s Report
No Objection, subject to the following:
1. Sight Distances/Entrance
a) Prior to any other works commencing visibility splay of 49 metres, measured to the nearside
road edge in both directions of the proposed site entrance, shall be provided from a point in
the centre of the entrance 2.4 metres from the road edge at a height of between 1.05 metre
and 2.0 metres above ground level to an object height of between 0.6 metre and 2.0 metres
above ground level in both directions. The area within the visibility splays shall be cleared to
provide a level surface no higher than 250 mm above the level of the adjoining carriageway
and shall be retained and kept clear thereafter.
b) The new entrance shall form a bellmouth of minimum 6.0 metres radius with edge of new
boundary. Where it is necessary to remove hedges, fences, embankments or other
obstructions to achieve the required visibility splays, they shall be reinstated behind the
visibility splays. It is recommended that any new trees or shrubs are planted back from the
visibility splays to allow for future growth, some species will require additional set back. All
proposed planting must be kept trimmed behind visibility splays.
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c) Where the existing roadside hedge/embankment is to be removed, the roadside verge shall
be widened (by grading back or infilling where necessary using appropriate inert material) to
include the entire area within the visibility splays, top soiled, and grassed to the satisfaction
of the planning authority.
d) Applicant to install Gullies/ACO Channels at proposed entrance constructed in such a manner
as to prevent water from the entrance/housing development flowing onto the public road.
Similarly, measures must be taken to prevent road surface water from flowing onto the
entrance. The discharge from the above to be piped to drainage pipeline.
e) Dropped kerbs should be provided at the crossing to ensure good access for mobility impaired
pedestrians and those with pushchairs or prams. The kerb upstands should be flush with the
carriageway up to a maximum of 6mm. The footpath cross fall at these locations should
preferably be 1:20, with a maximum of 1:12, to allow ease of use.
f) Tactile paving should be provided for visually impaired pedestrians. Red tactile paving should
not be used at uncontrolled crossings. A stem to the rear of the footpath should not be
provided at uncontrolled crossings.
g) Proposed pavement and footpath construction within the housing estate must be in
accordance with the Monaghan County Councils Taking in Charge Procedures for Private
Housing Developments, November 2010.
h) All Road Construction to comply with TII Specification for Road Works Series 900 Road
Pavements – Bituminous Materials.
i) New proposed footpath to the East of the development to connect to existing footpath along
the road (R-183).
j) All Footpath Construction to comply with TII Specification for Road Works Series 1100 Kerbs,
Footways and Paved Areas (CC-SPW-01100).
k) Traffic Calming measure within the proposed site to be designed in such a way as to limit the
speed of traffic to safe values without the use of vertical ramps. Design principles shall
encourage low speeds the speed reduction measures can be inherent within the proposed
development.
l) No dwelling in this development shall be occupied until all recommendations outlined in the
Road Safety Audit are completed.
m) No development exempt or otherwise shall be erected over the public sewer, drain or water-
main, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority.
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2. Traffic Management
a) The applicant will be required to put in place a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) for the duration
of the construction works in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Department of the
Environment’s Traffic Signs Manual 2010, the applicant must ensure 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: -
• Site Access & Egress.
• Traffic Management Signage.
• Routing of Construction Traffic
• Timings of Material Deliveries to Site.
• Traffic Management Speed Limits.
• Road Cleaning.
• Road Condition.
• Enforcement of Traffic Management Plan.
• Details of Working Hours and Days.
• Details of Emergency plan.
• Communication.
• Construction Methodologies, and
• Construction Impacts.
b) In relation to Site Access and Egress, the applicant must ensure 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.
c) Programming is required during the proposed works. To reduce impacts on residents adjacent
to the proposed site the applicant must ensure the contractor adheres to the following: -
• Shall be required to schedule deliveries in such a way that construction activities and
delivery activities do not run concurrently e.g. avoid pouring of concrete on the same
day as material deliveries to reduce the possibility of numbers of construction delivery
vehicles arriving at site simultaneously, resulting in build-up of traffic on road network.
• Shall be required to schedule deliveries to and from the proposed new development
such that traffic volumes on the surrounding road access route are kept to a minimum.
• Construction activities shall be undertaken during daylight hours for all construction
stages.
• 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.
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a) The applicant must consider Road Condition. The extent of the heavy vehicle traffic
movements and the nature of the works may create problems such as fugitive losses from
wheels, trailers or tailgates and localised areas of subgrade and wearing surface failure. The
applicant must ensure that 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 losses 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.
• The roads forming part of the access route and the haul route shall be monitored visually
throughout the construction period and a truck mounted vacuum mechanical sweeper to
be assigned to roads along the access route and haul route as required. In addition, the
contractor shall, in conjunction with the local authority undertake additional inspections
and reviews of the road forming the access route and haul route one month prior to the
construction phase to record the condition of the road at that time. Such surveys shall
comprise, as a minimum, a review of video footage taken at that time, which shall confirm
the condition of the road corridor immediately prior to commencement of construction.
Upon completion of the construction of the proposed development, the surveys carried
out at pre-construction phase shall be repeated and a comparison of the pre and post
construction surveys carried out. Where such comparative assessments identify a section
of road as having been damaged or as having deteriorated because of construction traffic,
the road will be repaired to the pre-construction standard or better.
3. Drainage Conditions
a) Prior to construction any pumping of groundwater or discharge of any other trade effluent,
under the relevant Water Pollution Acts, the applicant is obliged to apply for a discharge
licence from the Local Authority.
b) The discharge of surface water from the public road onto the site through road surface
drainage and road subsoil drainage to remain unimpeded.
c) All surface water management/SUDs work shall comply with Monaghan County Council
Technical guidance document (2017).
d) The Local Authority must be notified at least 10 days in advance of the commencement of any
proposed drainage works. The Local Authority reserves the right to inspect drainage works
during construction to ensure compliance. Pipelines and manholes are to be inspected and
tested as required by the Local Authority. The Local Authority shall be afforded the
opportunity to attend the pipeline testing and should be given three working days’ notice of
same. A connection to the public system will not be granted until evidence of the pipeline/s
having passed the relevant test is submitted.
e) Where work is to be carried out in the public roadway, consent and relevant road opening
licence must be obtained from the Local Authority.
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f) Prior to commencement of construction works Applicant shall carry out a comprehensive
drainage area survey on existing storm drainage system downstream of proposed connection
point to ascertain condition and capacity of existing pipes and culverts. This study should
include the following, a comprehensive manhole study, a complete CCTV survey including
report of existing storm drains, Impermeable Area Studies Survey and a Flow and load survey.
Details of all the above to be discussed and agreed with District Engineer prior to construction.
g) Surface water attenuation for this proposed development to be designed to catering for the
1/100-year storm event with an allowance of 20% for climate change.
h) 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. A
condition survey shall be carried out on all main pipelines, to include both a CCTV survey and
a written report. Please Note drain cleaning and CCTV survey to be completed following
construction works to the point of entry to existing main.
i) 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: ________________ DATE: 05/02/2026
K Connolly
Assistant Engineer