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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (as amended)
Chief Executive's Order No: P474-26
Reference Number: 25/81
Name of Applicant: Eoghan Treanor
Address: Mullaghmore North
Scotstown
Co. Monaghan
Nature of Application: Permission to retain & complete dwelling house as built and exit onto
public road by new entrance and all associated works (previous ref:
17/580), Significant Further Information received relates to submitted
Revised site layout plan and site characterisation report
Location of Development: Mullaghmore North
Scotstown
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 RETENTION 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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25/81 Eoghan Treanor, Mullaghmore North, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
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a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €708.00 in accordance with the
General Development Contribution Scheme 2021-2026 (as revised), 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.
d) This condition supersedes condition 1 of original planning permission granted under planning
file reference 17/580.
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.
a) 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 1.05 metre to 2.0 metres above ground level to an object
height of 1.05 metres to 2.0 metres above ground level in both directions. The visibility splays
shall be retained and kept clear thereafter.
b) Within one month of the completion of the dwelling, the applicant/developer shall provide clear
photographic evidence that works required to be carried out under item (a) above have been
satisfactorily completed.
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. It is
recommended that any new trees or shrubs are planted back from the visibility splays to allow
for future growth and some species will require additional set back. All existing planting must
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) The new entrance shall form a bellmouth of 4.0 metres radius with edge of new boundary.
Recessed entrance shall be of sufficient dimensions to contain a stationary vehicle off the public
road. Entrance gates shall open inwards only.
f) 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 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.
g) Cattlegrid/ACO Drain/Gullies shall be installed at proposed entrance to the public road 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 to 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 to 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.
Reason: In the interest of traffic/road safety.
3.
a) The proposed effluent treatment and disposal system shall be located, constructed and
maintained in accordance with the details submitted to the planning authority on the
23/09/2025 and 22/04/2026 in accordance with the requirements of the document entitled The
Environmental Protection Agency Code of Practice Domestic Waste Water 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 dwelling and permanently maintained thereafter. Signed
and dated copies of the contract, which shall be for a minimum period of 3 years, shall be
submitted to, and agreed in writing with the planning authority within 2 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 dwelling, 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) Existing mature trees and hedgerow defining the site boundaries shall be permanently retained
in this development. They shall also be reinforced with additional planting as per the submitted
landscaping plan and protected from damage at all times, particularly during building
operations.
b) Notwithstanding the submitted landscaping plan, the new site boundaries shall be planted with
native hedgerow species so as to form naturalised hedgerows similar to existing hedgerows in
the vicinity. Predominant species shall be whitethorn, with blackthorn, hazel and holly also
included. Planting shall be in a double staggered row with 8 (eight) 2-3 year -old plants per
metre; 250mm apart, with 300mm between rows.
c) Hedgerow planting, as required, shall be supplemented as per the submitted landscaping plan
with native tree species at irregular intervals. Species shall include ash, oak, sycamore and
beech.
d) Planting as required shall be carried out in the first planting season following commencement
of building operations and shall be permanently retained thereafter. Any plant which fails in the
first planting season shall be replaced. Trees shall be allowed to mature and shall not be topped
when trimming hedgerows.
e) Any boundary fencing shall be of stained wood
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
5.
a) Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to Planning
Authority on 23/09/2025, as amended by additional information on 22/04/2026.
b) Any facilitating cut and/or fill shall be graded to a natural contour to reflect the existing
topography of the area.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and securing a satisfactory standard of development.
6.
The terms and conditions of the original permission granted under planning file reference 17/580,
shall be complied with except were modified by this permission.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.
7.
The development shall be carried out accordance with plans and documentation submitted on
23/09/2025, as amended by additional information on 22/04/2026, except as may otherwise be
required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.
Adrian Hughes
Senior Planner
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