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Monaghan County Coontil
TO:
Padraig Sherry
Agheracalkill
Scotstown
Co. Monaghan
Re:
Rannog Pleanail
Planning Section
00353 47 30532
planning@monaghancoco.ie
12/06/2026
Ref No: 25/57
Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 12/06/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission
to extend existing poultry unit, erect a new manure store, connect to storage tanks, reposition meal
bins, open new entrance on to public road and all associated site works, Significant further Information
received relates to submitted, amended drawings, Business letters for removing animal products,
Environmental planners report at Agheracalkill, Scotstown subject to the 5 condition(s) set out in the
Schedule attached.
Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council
/' DMINIST TIVE OFFICER
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.
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Oifigi Pleanala
Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineachan,
H18 X982, Eire.
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00353 47 30500
info@monaghancoco.ie
eolas@monaghancoco. ie
www.monaghan.ie
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Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
Failtionn an t0daras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge
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 (12/06/2026). 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 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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Oifigl Pleanala
Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineachan,
H18 X982, Eire.
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00353 47 30500
info@monaghancoco.ie
eolas@monaghancoco.ie
www.monaghan.ie
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Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
Failtionn an tCdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge
25/57 Padraig Sherry, Agheracalkill, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan.
1.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €468.00 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) The development/facility hereby approved shall be operated in accordance with the European
Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations, 2022 as amended.
b) All buildings shall be designed and built in accordance with Department of Agriculture, Food & the
Marine specifications.
c) contaminated surface water run-off shall be disposed of directly in a sealed system. all soiled waters
shall be directed to a storage tank. no effluent or slurry shall discharge or be allowed to discharge
to any stream, river, watercourse, groundwater body or to the public road.
d) All uncontaminated roof water from buildings and yard water shall be separately collected and
discharged in a sealed system to existing drains, streams or adequate soak pits and shall not
discharge or be allowed to discharge to the foul effluent drains, foul effluent or slurry storage tanks
or to the public road.
e) All organic fertiliser generated by the development hereby approved [and existing development
within the farmyard] shall be conveyed through properly constructed channels to the proposed [and
existing] storage facilities and shall not discharge or be allowed to discharge to any stream, river,
watercourse, groundwater body or public road.
f) All organic fertiliser generated by the proposed development shall be utilised in accordance with
the details submitted to the Planning Authority and in accordance with the European Union (Good
Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2025 as amended.
g) Organic fertiliser shall be taken offsite by the contractor/haulier as stated in the planning
application. This contractor must be registered with the Department of Agriculture Food and
Marine, and the organic fertiliser shall be utilised in accordance with the requirements of the
European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2025. Any
changes in contractor shall be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority.
h) There shall be no increase in poultry numbers.
i) Any construction and demolition waste or excess soil generated during the construction phase
which cannot be reused on site in accordance with Section 3 (1)(c) and Section 39 (1) of the Waste
Management Act 1996 as amended, shall be disposed/recovered at an appropriately permitted
facility in accordance with the requirements of the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended
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Oifigl Pleanala
Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineachan,
H18 X982, l=ire.
info@monaghancoco.ie
eolas@monaghancoco.ie
www.monaghan.ie
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00353 47 30500 Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
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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.
(ii) All bunds will be designed to contain 110 % of the capacity of the largest storage container
located within the bund. (iii) 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
I) 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 applicant shall immediately inform the Planning Authority & Inland Fisheries Board of an
accidental spillage of wastewater, organic fertiliser, fuel, machine oil or any other substance which
may threaten the quality of any watercourse or groundwater body.
n) The applicant shall ensure that adequate measures are in place for the construction phase to ensure
there is no discharge of polluting matter/sediment laden waters to any watercourse. These
measures shall take account of the Guidance produced by Inland Fisheries Ireland titled
"Requirements for the Protection of Fisheries Habitat during Construction and Development Works
at River Sites". This document is available to download at
https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/documents/624-guidelines-on-protection-of-fisheries-during-
construction-works-in-and-adjacent-to-waters/file.html (Guidance).
o) Prior to the commencement of development, the applicant shall 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 Construction and
Environmental Management Plan shall take account of best practice and the guidance produced by
Inland Fisheries Ireland titled "Guidelines on Protection of Fisheries during Construction Works in
and Adjacent to Waters 2016". The CEMP shall include the location details of the monitoring points
where daily visual checks and weekly surface water monitoring (physical& chemical parameters)
shall be carried out. The applicant shall ensure that mitigation measures outlined in the CEMP are
implemented and that adequate measures are in place for any construction phase to ensure there
is no discharge of polluting matter/sediment laden waters to any watercourse
Reason: In the interest of environmental protection and public health.
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a) Prior to any other works commencing, visibility splays of 70m, measured to the nearside road edge
in each direction, shall be provided from a point in the centre of the 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.
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Oifigl Pleanala 00353 47 30500
Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineach6n,
H18 X982, Eire.
info@monagh ancoco. ie
eolas@monaghancoco.ie
www.monaghan.ie
Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
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d) The new entrance shall form a bellmouth of 4m 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) French drain consisting of 300mm diameter concrete pipes backfilled to ground level with suitable
granular filter material shall be placed along full site frontage. Drain shall discharge to the nearest
appropriate watercourse or drainage pipeline. Suitable gullies shall be placed at start, end and
intersection of other drains and at not greater than 40m intervals. Separate application shall be
made to Monaghan County Council if this requires a road opening licence.
g) 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.
h) 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.
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.
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The extension shall match the existing shed in terms of external materials and appearance.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
5.
The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted on
23/07/2025, as amended by additional information on 27/05/2026, except as may otherwise be
required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: In the interest of orderly development and to prevent unauthorised development.
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Oifigi Pleanala
Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineachan,
H18 X982, Eire.
info@monaghancoco.ie
eolas@monag hancoco. ie
www.monaghan.ie
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003534730500 Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
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