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PLANNING PERMISSION – ROAD CONDITION REPORT
Planning Application No. 25/60462
Previous Ref.No’s. 90/565, 99/229
Applicant: Fergal McCruddan
Address: Knocknagrave, Tydavnet, Co Monaghan
Proposed Development: planning permission to Demolish 1 No. existing poultry
house (and ancillary structures) and to construct 2 No.
poultry houses, 1 No. ancillary store and 1 No. Manure
loading area together with all ancillary structures (to
include meal storage bin(s) and soiled water tank(s) and
site works associated with the above development
Location: Knocknagrave, Tydavnet, Co Monaghan
Adjoining Road No. LP-1133
Site Notice:
Yes No Date: 08/04/2026
Following review of the additional information submitted, Monaghan MD have no objection subject
to the following conditions:
a. The entrance shall form a bellmouth of 10.0 metres radius with edge of boundary.
Recessed entrance shall be of sufficient dimensions to accommodate the largest
vehicle likely to use the access, or which may be stationary off the public road.
Entrance gates shall open inwards only.
b. Prior to any works commencing, visibility splays of 70 metres, measured to the
nearside road edge in each direction, 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 1.05 metre and 2.0
metres above ground level in both directions. The visibility splays shall be retained
and kept clear from obstructions thereafter. Any pole or column materially affecting
visibility must also be removed.
c. Where it is necessary to remove hedges, fences, embankments or other
obstructions in order to achieve the required visibility splays, they shall be
reinstated behind the visibility splays Any new trees or shrubs shall be planted back
from the visibility splays to allow for future growth, and some species will require
additional set back. All existing planting shall be kept trimmed behind visibility
splays.
d. 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.
e. Entrance/access road shall be surfaced with concrete or bitmac from edge of public
road for a minimum of 5 metres and the surface shall be graded back so that its level
at 3.0 metres from the edge of the carriageway is a minimum of 100 mm below road
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level. Gradient of access road shall be not greater than 1:20 (5.0%) for the first 5
metres from boundary and 1:10 (10.0%) thereafter.
f. French drain consisting of 300mm dia. pipes backfilled to ground level with suitable
granular filer material shall be placed along the full site frontage. Surface water
drains shall discharge to the nearest appropriate watercourse or drainage pipeline.
Suitable gullies shall be placed at start, end, and intersection of other drains and at
not greater than 40 metres intervals. (Separate application shall be made to
Monaghan County Council if this requires a road opening licence).
g. Cattlegrid/ACO Drain/Gullies shall be installed at proposed entrance and
constructed in such a manner as to prevent water from the entrance flowing onto
the public road. Similarly measures shall be taken to prevent road surface water
from flowing onto the entrance. The discharge from the above drainage shall be
piped to an appropriate drainage pipeline or watercourse.
h. Provision shall be made within the site for surface water drainage, and no surface
water shall be allowed flow onto the public roadway. The discharge of surface water
from the public road onto the site through road surface drainage and road subsoil
drainage shall remain unimpeded.
i. 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.
j. Before any work is commenced on this development a security, by way of a cash
deposit, in the sum of €2250, shall 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 satisfactorily. Failure to carry out
all entrance works to a standard to the satisfaction of the planning authority will
result in forfeiture of part or all of the cash security.
Enda Landers Date: 08/04/2026
Assistant Engineer