HomeMy WebLinkAbout2660210 - Report Received from Internal Staff - Fire
Monaghan Fire & Civil Protection
Monaghan Fire Station
Annahagh
Monaghan
Co. Monaghan
18/06/2026
Planning Section,
Monaghan County Council,
The Glen,
Monaghan
Planning App. Ref. No. 26/60210
Applicant The Board of Management of St Louis Secondary School
permission for development consisting of the following: - 1.
Full restoration of the 1930’s original glazed walkway known
as the Arcade, built at the same time of a school building to
connect to the main former convent structure. 2. Full
restoration including thermal upgrades to the 1959 glazed
walkway constructed at the same time as the Concert Hall to
connect all areas of the convent / school. Proposed works
include the replacement of the patent aluminium glazing bars
and laminated glass roof with a natural slated roof. This
application relates to a protected structure and is adjacent to
other protected structures
No objections to the Planning Application subject to the following conditions:
1. The proposed development shall obtain a fire safety certificate in accordance with S.I. No.
305/1991 – Building Control Regulations, 1991, prior to construction (Individual applications
required for individual buildings).
2. The proposed works shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements
of Part B Fire Safety 2024, of the Second Schedule of the Building Regulations, 1997-2024.
a. Adequate means of escape shall be provided so as to satisfy Travel Distances.
3. Fire Hydrants shall be located in accordance with Section 5.3 of Technical Guidance
Document Part B Fire Safety 2024.
4. Fire Hydrants shall be in accordance with BS 750:2012 and shall deliver a minimum rate of
flow as per Monaghan Fire & Civil Protection ‘Guidance document for fire-fighting water
supplies’.
5. Fire Brigade Vehicle access shall be provided in accordance with Clause 5.4 of Technical
Guidance Document Part B Fire Safety 2024 including turning facilities where dead-ends
exceed 20.0m.
6. The proposed works shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Part M Access &
Use, of the Second Schedule of the Building Regulations, 1997-2022.
7. The proposed works shall obtain a Disability Access Certificate in accordance with S.I. No.
351/2009 - Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2009, prior to construction.
Regards,
Dermot Brannigan
Chief Fire Officer