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10/06/2026
Ref No: 26/60052
TO: Annayalla Chicks
Sam Nicholson
A-Tek Building, Unit 2
4 Edenaveys Industrial Estate
Co. Armagh
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 10/06/2026 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 a) decommissioning and removal of existing wastewater
treatment plant and percolation area and b) installation of new treatment plant comprising a cast in-
situ concrete compartmented tank structure with four biozones, balancing tank, sludge storage tank,
final settlement tank, control room and aeration blower on a cast in-situ concrete plinth with fenced
enclosure, c) 1670m2 reed and willow bed tertiary treatment and polishing system d) new discharge to
existing surface water course, together with e) associated external works including new access to
existing adjacent service yard, connections to all existing services at Annayalla Chicks Ltd, Annayalla
subject to the 3 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.
10/06/2026
P.P.
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 (10/06/2026). 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
26/60052 Annayalla Chicks, Annayalla Chicks Ltd, Annayalla, Castleblaney, Co Monaghan.
1.
(a) Prior to the commencement of development, the developer shall obtain a license
review of their existing Section 4 Discharge License in accordance with the Water
Pollution Act 1977 (as amended). The facility shall be operated in accordance with
their Section 4 Discharge Licence, and any subsequent review thereof.
(b) Developer shall ensure separate foul and surface water drainage systems are in place.
(c) Material storage, fuel handling, parking areas and other yard activities shall be
managed in a manner which prevents the discharge of polluting matter to ground or
surface water.
(d) Wash water from the truck wash and storm water arising from the proposed
development shall discharge to appropriately sized and suitable Class 1 interceptors
prior to discharge. Interceptors shall be provided with appropriate warning device to
indicate when required levels for maintenance have been reached and should be
fitted with a sampling chamber, which has easy access. An inspection manhole shall be
installed on the outflow pipe from the oil interceptors.
(e) Fuel/oil interceptor shall be serviced regularly, maintained, and installed as per
manufacturer recommendations to prevent any discharge of pollutants to ground or
surface waters. Maintenance records shall be kept by the applicant.
(f) Any accidental discharge, spillage or deposit of any polluting matter from the premises
that enters or is likely to enter any waters shall be reported to Monaghan County
Council Environment Section and IFI immediately.
(g) Prior to development submit a Construction and Environmental Management Plan
(CEMP) for agreement. This plan shall be sufficient to demonstrate that adequate
measures will be in place for the construction phase to ensure there is no discharge of
polluting matter/sediment laden waters to any waters. The CEMP shall take account of
best practice and guidance produced by IFI. The CEMP shall be prepared by a suitably
qualified person and shall include the location details of the monitoring points where
daily visual checks and weekly surface water monitoring shall be carried out.
(h) Any construction and demolition waste or excess soil generated during the
construction phase, which cannot be suitably reused on-site shall be
disposed/recovered at an appropriately permitted facility.
(i) Any imported fill material shall be appropriately acquired and shall be suitable in
nature.
(j) All waste oils and any other hazardous waste materials shall be stored appropriately
and collected, recovered or disposed of in accordance with the Waste Management
Act 1996 (as amended), and records of such shall be kept on-site.
(k) All hazardous liquid waste or oil/fuel storage containers, temporary or otherwise, shall
be bunded. All bunds will be designed to contain 110% of the capacity of the largest
storage container located within the bund. There shall be no overflow drain facility
from any bunds on-site and all filling and off-take points shall be located within a
bund.
(l) Facilities shall be provided for the collection and segregation of recyclable waste.
Wastes shall be collected for recycling/reuse whenever feasible or otherwise disposed
of in accordance with the Waste Management Act 1996 (as amended).
(m) The existing wastewater treatment plant and percolation area shall be fully
decommissioned, all tanks suitably emptied and disposed of, and the area reinstated
in a safe and tidy condition.
(n) Noise arising from plant and equipment associated with the wastewater treatment
system shall not exceed background noise levels at the nearest noise-sensitive
property.
(o) The development shall be operated in such a manner as to ensure that no odour
nuisance is created beyond the site boundary.
Reason: In the interest of environmental health and protection.
2.
(a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €650 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.
3.
The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the plans and documents
submitted on the 18/02/2026 as amended on the 21/05/2026, except as may otherwise be
required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: In the interest of proper planning and sustainable development.