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Monaghan County Council
TO: Stephen McCabe
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Planning Section
00353 47 30532
planning@monaghancoco.ie
15/05/2026
Ref No: 26/23
Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 15/05/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission
to construct a new bungalow style dwelling house with associated effluent treatment system, soil
polishing filter, use existing domestic laneway & entrance together with all ancillary site works. A
disused mobile home on site will be retained for the duration of the works when it will be removed at
Racaulfield, Clones subject to the 10 condition(s) set out in the Schedule attached.
Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council
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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.
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Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
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Footnote:
An appeal against a decision of a Planning Authority under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as
amended) may be made to An Coimisiun Pleanala, 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 (15/05/2026). 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 Coimisiun Pleanala 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
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Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineachan,
H18 X982, Eire.
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Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
Failtionn an tUdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge
26/23 Stephen McCabe, Racaulfield, Clones, Monaghan.
1.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €1,270.00 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) 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.
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a) Prior to the commencement of development, the applicant shall submit to the Planning Authority,
for approval in writing, revised floor plans omitting the staircase.
b) Development shall be carried out in accordance with these details or as otherwise agreed in
writing with the Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of orderly development.
3.
The area annotated as "attic" on Drawing No. ENPL2026 — 11— 01, received by the Planning Authority
on 31/03/2026, shall be used for ancillary domestic storage purposes only and shall not be used for
habitable rooms, without the benefit of full planning permission.
Reason: To secure a satisfactory/appropriate design standard.
4.
All proposed temporary accommodation within the application site shall be removed either (i) within a
period of one month from the date of occupation of the dwelling hereby approved or (ii) before the
expiry of 5 years from the date of final grant of permission of 26/23, whichever is the sooner, unless
prior to the end of this period retention planning permission for a further period shall have been
granted by the Planning Authority or An Coimisiun Pleanala.
Reason In the interest of appropriate design and to prevent unauthorised development.
5.
a) Prior to any other works commencing, visibility splays of 50m, measured to the nearside road edge
in each direction, shall be provided from a point in the centre of the entrance of the lane, 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.
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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) The new entrance shall form a bellmouth of 5m 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.
e) Entrance/access road shall be surfaced with concrete or bitmac from edge of public road for a
minimum of 5m and the surface shall be graded back so that its level at 3m from the edge of the
carriageway is a minimum of 100mm below road level. Gradient of access road shall be not greater
than 1:20 (5%) for the first 5m from boundary and 1:10 (10%) thereafter.
f) 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.
g) 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.
h) 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.
i) 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.
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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 31/03/2026
and 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.
e) Proposed well to be located a minimum of 30m upgradient of proposed DWWTS.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
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7.
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.
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A maximum of two external wall finishes shall be utilised.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
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a) Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to Planning
Authority on 31/03/2026.
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.
10.
The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the
Planning Authority on 31/03/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the
above conditions.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.
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Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
Failtionn an tUdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge