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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2660014 - Report Received from Internal Staff - MDMonaghan County Council Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District PLANNING PERMISSION – ROAD CONDITION REPORT Planning Application No. 26/60014 Previous Ref. No’s. 22/440 Applicant: Frenda Limited Proposed Development: retention permission for change of use of the adjoining lands to the north-east, ancillary to the established business to provide storage & car parking together with planning permission for the following works: (i)alterations and extensions of existing single- storey commercial building to provide additional retail space, amended internal layout together with revised shop frontage to include signage (ii) Increased yard area to facilitate storage, car parking & vehicle turning area (iii) all associated site development & ancillary works. Location: Daly's Yard, Dundalk Road, Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan Adjoining Road No. R-178 Site Notice: Yes Date: 20th February 2026 Engineer’s Report No Objection Subject to the Following Conditions: 1. Sight distance of 49 metres in both directions to be provided from a point in the entrance 2.0 metres from the road edge and 1.05 metre above ground level where the proposed entrance meets the R178-6. Sight distances to be measured to the nearside road edge in both directions. 2. The line of any new fence or wall must be positioned behind the visibility splays, and no development works to be carried out to disturb these sight distances. Any new trees or shrubs to planted back from the visibility splays to allow for future growth and some species will require additional set back. All planting must be kept trimmed and must not impede on the visibility splays. Where a timber post and rail fence is erected along road boundary, the timber rails to be placed on the site side of posts, in the interest of road safety. Monaghan County Council Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District 3. 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. 4. Any new boundary or entrance work to be located not less than 3.0 metres from the public road carriageway with level margin to allow for passing vehicles on public road along full site frontage. 5. Applicant to ensure Gullies/ACO Drain at existing entrance is maintained in such a manner as to prevent water from the entrance 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. 6. The discharge of surface water from the public road onto the site through road surface drainage and road subsoil drainage to remain unimpeded. 7. Provision to be made within the site for surface water drainage and no surface water to be allowed flow onto the public roadway. Signed: Niall Cadden DATE: 02/03/2026 Niall Cadden Assistant Engineer Carrickmacross/ Castleblayney Municipal District.