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27/05/2026
Ref No: 26/60133
TO: Monica Egan
Ciarán McCarron
Killyloughavoy
Emyvale
Co.Monaghan
H18 AK12
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 26/05/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- planning
permission for the erection of a new two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, provision of new site
entrance, the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment unit, percolation area and ancillary
site work as previously granted under Planning Ref:17/391 at Moy, Emyvale subject to the 7 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.
P.P.
27/05/2026
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 (26/05/2026). 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
26/60133 Monica Egan, Moy, Emyvale, Co.Monaghan
1.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €4,424.00 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.
2.
a) Prior to any other 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) 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.
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 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.
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 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) 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.
g) 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.
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.
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
09/04/2026 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.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
4.
The detached garage hereby approved shall be used solely for purposes ancillary to the residential
dwelling within the site area, and not for any separate purposes.
Reason: In the interest of orderly development.
5.
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.
6.
a) Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to Planning
Authority on 09/04/2026.
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.
7. The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the
Planning Authority on 09/04/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with
the above conditions.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.