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01/05/2026
Ref No: 25/60501
TO: Mary And Póla Finegan
C/O James McKevitt
50 North Road
Drogheda
Co. Louth
A92 W725
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 01/05/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission
for a development which will consist of the following: 1. Change of use of existing farm buildings to
dwelling 2. Proposed restoration of existing buildings and alterations to existing elevations 3. Proposed
extensions and pergola 4. Connection to existing wastewater treatment system as per previously
granted planning permission Ref. No. 23275. Proposed landscaping and all associated site works at
Drummond, Maghercloone subject to the 8 condition(s) set out in the Schedule attached.
Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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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.
01/05/2026
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 (01/05/2026). 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
25/60501 Mary And Póla Finegan, Drummond, Maghercloone, Carrickmacross
1.
The development hereby permitted shall be used as a single private dwelling house only and
for no other purpose, including for short-term letting, guesthouse, tourism or other
commercial accommodation purposes.
Reason: In the interests of clarity and orderly development.
2.
The buildings hereby permitted shall not be subdivided, partitioned, or otherwise altered to
form separate or self-contained residential units, or independent accommodation capable of
separate occupation. All buildings shall remain functionally and physically linked as part of one
single dwelling unit.
Reason: In the interests of clarity and orderly development.
3.
All repair and restoration works shall be carried out using appropriate traditional materials
and techniques in accordance with the conservation principles set out in the submitted
Architectural Heritage Impact Assessment (AHIA).
Reason: In the interest of appropriate design and to protect the architectural heritage of the
site.
4.
(a) Prior to the development being first occupied, the applicants/developer shall
submit details confirming that the associated site access and landscaping
works have been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the linked
planning file number 23/27.
(b) The details shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning
Authority prior to the development being first occupied.
(c) Development shall be carried out in accordance with these details.
Reason: To secure a satisfactory/appropriate design standard.
5.
(a) The applicants/developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of
€4600 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) No works shall commence until payment of the development contribution is
made in full, or until Monaghan County Council has agreed in writing to a
schedule of phased payments of the sum.
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.
6.
(a) The associated effluent treatment and disposal system shall be located,
constructed and maintained in accordance with the details submitted and in
accordance with the requirements of the document entitled Environmental
Protection Agency Code of Practice - Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Systems (population equivalent ≤ 10), 2021. No system other than the type
proposed in the application shall be installed without the prior written
agreement of the Planning Authority.
(b) A maintenance contract for the effluent treatment and disposal system shall
be entered into from the first date of occupancy of the development and
permanently maintained thereafter. Signed and dated copies of the contract,
which shall be for a minimum period of three years, shall be submitted to, and
agreed in writing with the Planning Authority within two months of the
installation.
(c) Surface water soakaways shall be located such that the drainage from the
development and paved areas of the site shall be diverted away from the
location of the polishing filter.
(d) Within two months of the first occupation of the development, the developer
shall submit a report from a suitably qualified person with professional
indemnity insurance certifying that the proposed effluent treatment and
disposal system has been installed and commissioned in accordance with the
approved details and is working in a satisfactory manner and that the
polishing filter is constructed in accordance with the standards set out in the
EPA document.
(e) A french drain shall be installed upgradient of the proposed system.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
7.
(a) Applicants/developer 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.
(b) Any construction and demolition waste shall be recovered/disposed of by a
registered, qualified waste contractor in accordance with the Waste
Management Act 1996 (as amended) and shall incorporate any hazardous
waste, including asbestos.
Reason: In the interest of environmental protection.
8.
The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the plans and documents
submitted on the 12/12/2025 as amended on the 08/04/2026, except as may otherwise be
required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: In the interest of proper planning and sustainable development.