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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2560533 - Notification of Decision 07/04/2026 Ref No: 25/60533 TO: Fine Living Timber Frames Ltd. C/O Bernard Dowdall Carrickedmond Kilcurry Dundalk A91HK7W Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) NOTIFICATION OF DECISION Monaghan County Council has by order dated 07/04/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- retention permission for an existing external yard storage building with full permission sought for a change of use from an existing retail outlet (RB Coogan) to a timber frame manufacturing facility with ancillary office and staff facilities; elevational changes, new signage, an extension to the existing external yard storage building, new plant room / ancillary store, alterations to the existing car parking areas, revised boundary treatments and all associated site development works. Significant Further Information received relates to submitted, Revised Plans, Water Protection Checklist, Car Parking proposal report, Flood Risk Assessment, Photo Montage and SUDs design Report. at RB Coogans Hardware, Lakeview Business Park subject to the 20 condition(s) set out in the Schedule attached. Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council ________________________________________ ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ___________________________ DATE Provided there is no appeal against this DECISION a grant of planning permission will issue at the end of four weeks (see footnote). NO WORKS CAN COMMENCE ON FOOT OF A ‘NOTIFICATION OF DECISION’ ON AN APPLICATION. THE DEVELOPMENT IS ONLY AUTHORISED WHEN A ‘NOTIFICATION OF FINAL GRANT’ IS ISSUED. 07 / 04 / 2026 Footnote: An appeal against a decision of a Planning Authority under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) may be made to An Coimisiún Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 V902. (Tel. (01) 8588100) during office hours. 1. You have four weeks beginning on the date the planning authority makes its decision which was (07/04/2026). This is a strict time limit. 2. You must put your appeal in writing (either typed or handwritten). 3. You must clearly state your own name and address. If someone is acting for you, like a planning agent they must clearly state their own name and address as well as your name and address. 4. You must give enough details to allow An Coimisiún Pleanála to identify the application you wish to appeal. 5. You must provide your planning grounds of appeal (reasons and arguments) for your appeal and any items you wish to support your grounds of appeal. 6. If you are a third party, you must include the written acknowledgement given to you by the planning authority to confirm it received your submission at planning application stage. 7. You must pay the correct fee. For more information on how to make an appeal see www.pleanala.ie 25/60533 Fine Living Timber Frames Ltd. RB Coogans Hardware, Lakeview Business Park, Castleblayney Co Monaghan 1. a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €2,760.00 in accordance with the General Development Contribution Scheme 2021-2026 made by the Council under Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), towards expenditure incurred or proposed to be incurred by the Council in the provision of community, recreation and amenity public infrastructure and facilities in the area. b) The sum attached to this condition shall be revised from the date of the grant of planning permission to the value pertaining at the time of payment in accordance with the Wholesale Price Index for Building and Construction (Materials and Wages). c) The development contribution shall be paid in full within six months from the date of the final grant of permission or as otherwise agreed in writing. Reason: It is considered appropriate that the developer should contribute towards the expenditure incurred or proposed to be incurred by the Council in the provision of community, recreation and amenity infrastructure and facilities in the area. 2. The use of the buildings hereby permitted shall not be carried outside the hours of 07:00am to 20:00pm Mondays to Fridays, 08:00 to 14:00 Saturdays, or at any time on a Sunday or public holiday, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the planning authority. Reason: In the interests of residential amenity and orderly development and to prevent unauthorised development. 3. a) The use of the buildings hereby permitted shall be confined to the uses specified on plans and documentation lodged with the Planning Authority. b) Any intensification of use or change of use shall be subject of a separate application to the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of orderly development and to prevent unauthorised development. 4. No deliveries shall be taken at, or dispatched from, the site outside the hours of 07:00am to 20:00pm, nor at any time on Sundays, Bank or Public Holidays, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of residential amenity 5. a) The activities on site shall not give rise to noise levels at the nearest noise sensitive receptor which exceed the following sound pressure limits, unless as otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority; • Day time (07:00hrs to 20:00hrs) 55dB (A) Leq (1 hour) • Night time (20:00hrs to 07:00hrs) 45dB (A) Leq (1 hour) b) 95% of all noise levels measured shall comply with the specified limit value above. No individual noise measurement shall exceed the limit value(s) by more than 2dB(A). c) There shall be no tonal or impulsive noise at noise sensitive locations during night-time hours (20:00hrs to 07:00hrs). d) Best practical means shall be adopted to ensure that no air, noise or dust nuisance occurs in the vicinity of nearby dwellings. Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection. 6. The mitigation measures contained within the noise impact assessment report, submitted to the Planning Authority on the 16th March 2026, shall be implemented in full prior to the commencement of operations hereby permitted. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection. 7. a) The mitigation measures and flood resilient construction measures contained within the site specific flood risk assessment, submitted to the Planning Authority on the 16th March 2026, shall be implemented in full prior to the commencement of operations hereby permitted. b) The storm water solutions contained within the Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems Compliance Report, submitted to the Planning Authority on the 16th March 2026, shall be implemented in full prior to the commencement of operations hereby permitted. Reason: To prevent flooding and in the interests of sustainable drainage. 8. a) All construction activity shall be restricted to the hours of 07:00 to 19:00 Monday to Friday and the hours 07:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. b) No works shall take place on Sundays, bank holidays or public holidays. Reason: In the interests of residential amenity and to ensure that the development is carried out in an orderly and planned manner. 9. a) Prior to the commencement of development, the applicant/developer shall submit to the Planning Authority, for agreement in writing, a site-specific Construction & Demolition By-Products Waste Management plan in accordance with ‘Best Practice Guidelines for the preparation of Resource and Waste Management Plans for construction and demolition projects’ (EPA 2021). b) The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details agreed under (a) above. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection and public health. 10. a) Prior to commencement of operations, the applicant shall submit to the Planning Authority the following details for agreement in writing; I. A revised site layout plan demonstrating a clearly demarcated pedestrian crossing area where the pedestrian walkway meets the vehicular yard entrance. II. Elevational details of the proposed vehicular yard entrance barrier. b) The development shall be carried out in accordance with details agreed under (a) above, or as otherwise agreed by the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity. 11. a) Any construction and demolition waste or excess soil generated during the construction phase which cannot be reused on site in accordance with Section 3 (1)(c) and Section 39 (1) of the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended, shall be disposed/recovered at an appropriately permitted facility in accordance with the requirements of the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended using authorised waste collectors authorised to collect the type of material for disposal/recovery at authorised treatment facilities. b) If infilling material is required to be imported onsite the applicant or economic operator shall: I. Utilise EPA By-Product Regulation 27 in moving soil infill material from one site to another. Official correspondence demonstrating Article 27 Registration with the EPA shall be submitted to the Planning Authority prior to commencement of development, or; II. If using waste material as infill and prior to acceptance of material a valid permit must be issued by Monaghan County Council in accordance with the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 as amended. c) Facilities shall be provided for the collection and segregation of recyclable waste. Wastes shall be collected for recycling/reuse whenever feasible or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended. d) The applicant shall ensure that adequate measures are in place for the construction phase to ensure there is no discharge of polluting matter/sediment laden waters to any watercourse or drains. These measures shall take account of the Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) guidance document entitled ‘Requirements for the Protection of Fisheries Habitat during Construction and Development Works at River Sites’. e) All storm water arising from the proposed development shall discharge to an appropriately sized and suitable Class 1 interceptor prior to discharge. Interceptors shall be provided with appropriate warning device to indicate when required levels for maintenance have been reached and should be fitted with a sampling chamber, which has easy access. An inspection manhole shall be installed on the outflow pipe from the oil interceptors. f) Fuel/Oil interceptor shall be serviced regularly, maintained, and installed as per manufactures recommendations to prevent any discharge of pollutants to ground or surface waters. Maintenance records shall be kept by the applicant. g) (g)Sludge’s/silt/solid wastes arising from the desludging of silt/grit traps, interceptor, the attenuation system shall be collected by a suitably permitted collector in accordance with the Waste Management Act, 1996 as amended. h) (h)Any fuels, oils, greases, hazardous liquid wastes and hydraulic fluids within the site area shall be stored on site, away from any watercourses in a bunded, leak-proof, and lockable storage area. Note that bunds are to be designed to contain 110% of the capacity of the largest storage container located within the bund. There shall be no overflow drain facility from any bunds on site and all filling and off-take points shall be located within a bund. i) (i)The applicant/developer is required to take all necessary precautions to prevent any risk of flooding or pollution occurring to roadways and adjoining properties/lands during all construction works/site works associated with this development/site and on completion of all works. Reason: In the interests of public health and environmental protection. 12. The proposed external wall and roof finishes, materials and colours shall be as indicated on the submitted drawings, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity. 13. The area indicated as car parking on the plans, submitted to the Planning Authority on 16th March 2026, shall be laid and surfaced prior to the use of the development hereby permitted and shall be reserved exclusively for the parking of vehicles. Reason: To ensure that adequate parking spaces are permanently available to serve the proposed development 14. a) All hard and soft landscaping shall be in strict accordance with the submitted details. b) All planting shall be carried out in the first planting season following commencement of building operations and shall be permanently retained thereafter. c) Any tree/plant which fails in the first planting season shall be replaced. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity. 15. No advertising signs, flags, symbols, emblems, logos or other advertising devices other than signs indicated on plans approved shall be erected externally on the building or anywhere on the site without prior grant of permission from the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity. 16. Any electricity generated at the site shall not be supplied to the National Grid, unless prior consent has been granted by the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interest of a satisfactory standard of development and to prevent unauthorised development 17. The development within the site, in respect of water and sewerage services, shall be to the standards as required by Uisce Éireann. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development. 18. a) The site shall be maintained in a clean, tidy and nuisance free state. b) No goods and materials shall be stored externally on site except where specific storage areas have been identified and agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interest of orderly development. 19. All external lighting associated with the proposed development shall be cowled and directed away from surrounding properties. Reason: In the interest residential amenity and orderly development 20. The development shall be retained and carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the Planning Authority on the 22nd December 2025, as amended on 16th March 2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions. Reason: In the interest of proper planning and sustainable development