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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (as amended)
Chief Executive's Order No
Reference Number
Name of Applicant
Address:
P432-26
26/60048
Cormac and Loretta Fitzpatrick
Ronan Fitzpatrick
Old Train Station
North Road
Monaghan
H18 YK54
Nature of Application: Permission for a development which will consist of a single storey
extension and elevational amendments to an existing dwelling. Also
included is the relocation of the site entrance, new access lane and
parking area, garage, proposed wastewater treatment system and
percolation area and all associated site works
Location of Development: Alts,
Ca rrickm across,
Co. Monaghan
ORDER:
I hereby decide, pursuant to the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) to grant permission for the above
development in accordance with documents submitted, subject to the 7 condition(s) set out in the
Schedule attached hereto.
I further decide that PERMISSION be granted subject to the same conditions on the expiration of the
period for the taking of an appeal to An Coimisiun Pleanala against this decision if there is then no
appeal before An Coimisiun Pleanala.
Adrian Hughes
SENIOR PLANNER
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Date
26/60048 Cormac and Loretta Fitzpatrick, Alts,, Carrickmacross,, Co. Monaghan
1.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €4578 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.
2.
The external finishes of the proposed extension, including all cladding and roofing, shall be in
accordance with the details submitted.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
3.
a) The proposed 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 dwelling 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.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
4.
a) Prior to the development being first occupied, visibility splays of 50m, measured to the nearside
road edge in each direction, shall be provided from a point in the centre of the new entrance 2.4m
from the road edge at a height of between 1.05m and 2m above ground level to an object height
of between 1.05m and 2m above ground level in both directions. The visibility splays shall be
retained and kept clear from obstructions thereafter.
b) 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.
c) 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.
d) Measures shall be taken to prevent road surface water from flowing onto the lane entrance. The
discharge from the above drainage shall be piped to an appropriate drainage pipeline or
watercourse.
e) Provision shall be made for surface water drainage and no surface water shall be allowed flow
onto the lane or public roadway.
f) Surface water drain(s) shall suitably discharge to the nearest appropriate watercourse or drainage
pipeline. Separate application shall be made to Monaghan County Council if this requires a road
opening licence.
g) 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.
h) 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.
Reason: In the interest of road/traffic safety.
5.
Garage shall be used solely for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house and not for
any industrial, business or commercial purposes.
Reason: To protect the amenity of the area and to prevent unauthorised development.
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The site shall be landscaped in accordance with the submitted details. Any proposed planting shall
consist of native species and shall be carried out during the first available planting season following
completion of the development. Any plants which die or become damaged shall be replaced.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
7.
The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the plans and documents submitted
on the 18/02/2026 as amended on the 13/04/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to
comply with the above conditions.
Reason: In the interest of proper planning and sustainable development.
Adrian Hughes
Senior Planner
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