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Home My WebLink About2660022 - F.I. Request Letter 24/03/2026 Paul Gilsenan C/O Coyle Civil & Structural Ltd. 3 High St Mullaghmonaghan Co. Monaghan H18 X635 Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended). 26/60022 - permission for a development which will consist of the erection of 5 no. self-contained accommodation glamping units, creating a car parking area to serve the proposed development with minor adjustments to existing site entrance, proposed connections to existing town sewer & watermains with all associated site works at Coolshannagh/Roosky, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan. _______________________________________________________ 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not exceeding 3 months, as may be agreed by the Planning Authority, the planning application shall be declared to be withdrawn”.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 pp 26/60022 Paul Gilsenan Coolshannagh/Roosky, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. Section 15.28 ‘Pedestrian Footpaths and Public Lighting’ of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 notes that ‘Where a development is proposed within or adjacent to the defined limit of a town or village, the developer shall be required to provide a pedestrian footpath along the entire site frontage.’ Section 15.28 also notes that where it is considered that the proposed development would result in significant pedestrian movements (i.e. developments involving five or more dwellings or equivalent), ‘the developer shall provide a pedestrian footpath and public lighting which links the development to the existing footpath network’. Having regard to the nature and location of the development, the applicant is requested to provide additional information which demonstrates how the proposal complies with aforementioned Section 15.28. 2. In the interests of Road Safety, and to ensure the proposed development properly takes into account the potential impact on vulnerable road users within the vicinity of the development, the applicant is requested to submit a Stage 1 & 2 Road Safety Audit in accordance with TII Publications. The submitted audit shall the assess the impact of the development in terms of road safety from the point of view of all road users’ including drivers, motorcyclists, pedestrians, cyclists, etc. 3. Section 15.22.2 of the County Development Plan 2025-2031 stipulates that development which ‘has the potential to detrimentally impact on the residential amenity of properties in the vicinity of the development, by reason of overshadowing, overbearing, overlooking, dominance, emissions (e.g. noise, smell, pollution) or general disturbance, shall be resisted’. Having regard to same, the applicant is requested to submit further and/or revised details which clearly demonstrates how the proposed development would not unduly disturb any surrounding residential properties. Submitted details should have particular regard to the potential issues of noise, general disturbance and overlooking generated as a result of the proposed development and how these potential issues can be satisfactorily controlled, mitigated and/or avoided. The applicant should also submit an operational management plan for the proposed development which includes the following details; (a) Duration of stays for residents. (b) Maximum number of residents staying within each glamping pod. (c) Maximum number of residents staying within the glamping site. (d) Proposed/anticipated operating hours. (e) Details of how the operation of the site will be safely monitored/controlled and names of responsible person(s) (f) Details of rubbish/waste control within the site. (g) Any other details regarding the day-to-day operation of the development. 4. Planning Authority notes that the supporting statement refers to ‘a self- contained wellness area’ however this aspect of the development has not been included in the development description and no specific details of same have been provided. The applicant is therefore requested to; (a) Confirm the provision of a self-contained wellness area. (b) Where it is confirmed under (a) that a self-contained wellness area forms part of the proposal, the applicant shall; i. Provide specific details of same. ii. Revise the development description to include reference to the proposed ‘self- contained wellness area’, in accordance with Article 35 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended). iii. Revise the site notice indicating ‘Significant Further Information/Revised Plans’, as appropriate and erect a revised site notice on site. iv. Publish a revised press notice indicating ‘Significant Further Information/Revised Plans’, as appropriate and include the revised development description. v. Submit a copy of the revised site notice and revised press notice to the Planning Authority. 5. Section 8.10 ‘Lighting’ of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 notes that the prevention of light pollution is important in the interests of nature conservation, residential amenity and energy efficiency. In this regard the applicant is requested to provide further information to clearly demonstrate how the proposal; (a) Minimises impacts on residential amenity and habitats and species of importance (see policy LP 1). (b) Uses energy efficient public lighting (see policy LP 2). (c) Provides only the amount of light necessary and is designed to avoid creating glare or emitting light above a horizontal plane (see policy LP 3) (d) Minimises environmental impact and protects light sensitive species such as bats (see Policy LP 3). 6. The proposal is considered insufficient in terms of the drainage details provided. The applicant is therefore requested to submit the following; (a) Details of how surface water arising from the proposed car park will be managed. (b) Confirmation of surface treatment details for the proposed car park. (c) A completed water protection checklist. 7. In accordance with Section 15.22.4 ‘Landscaping and Boundary Treatment’ of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, applicants are required to provide comprehensive landscaping plan commensurate to the scale of development being proposed. Notwithstanding the landscaping details provided the applicant is requested to provide the following; (a) A detailed tree and hedgerow survey outlining the extent of trees/hedgerow to be retained and replaced, including that which is required to facilitate the proposed new access. It is noted that the submitted site layout plan states that ‘Only structurally failed trees to be removed on site’. This reference is considered to be particularly vague in terms of proposed vegetation removal. Any trees/hedgerow that must be removed to facilitate the development should be clearly identified on the application drawings and a satisfactory, detailed replanting proposal submitted. (b) The number, species, location, height at planting, height at maturity and an implementation timescale for all proposed planting. 8. Section 15.24 Car Parking Standards, of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, stipulates that ‘All residential developments with proposed communal parking and all non- residential proposed development shall normally provide EV car parking spaces at a rate of one space in five.’ The applicant is requested to provide revised details to demonstrate compliance with aforementioned Section 15.24 and associated Policy CP 1. 9. On inspection, it was noted that a site notice was erected along the site’s northwestern boundary (N54, Derry Road) however the location of same has not been clearly annotated on the submitted site location/layout plan. In the interests of clarity, the applicant is requested to submit a revised site location/site layout plan, clearly showing the location of all site notices erected at the site. 10. A submission has been received from Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) with respect to the proposed development (please review file). The applicant is requested to review same and respond to the issues raised. 11. Two third-party submissions have been received with respect to the development proposed. The applicant is requested to review the content of same and respond to the issues contained therein. The planner dealing with this application is Brian McGeary