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MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL
19/06/2026
Ref No: 25/60513
TO: Brian & Clare Keenan
Frank McGahon
19 Jocelyn Street
Dundalk
Co. Louth
A91HPX2
Re Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION TO REFUSE
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 19/06/2026 decided to REFUSE permission to the above
named for the development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:-
permission for a new dwelling house, new site entrance, wastewater treatment plant, and all associated
site works at Coose, Loughmourne Castleblayney Co. Monaghan for the 1 reason(s) set out on the
Schedule attached.
Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council.
______________________ ________________________________
Date ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
19/06/2026 P.P.
If you are aggrieved by this decision you may appeal it within four weeks from the day of the decision,
by forwarding your grounds of appeal to The Secretary, An Coimisiún Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street,
Dublin 1, D01 V902. This is a strict time limit.
The appeal must in be writing (either typed or handwritten). 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. You must give enough details to allow An Coimisiún
Pleanála to identify the application you wish to appeal. 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. 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. The appeal
must be fully complete, with your name and address, the subject matter of the appeal, the full
grounds of appeal and supporting arguments and material, appropriate fee and evidence of payment
of submission fee to the Planning Authority. You must pay the correct fee to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
For more information on how to make an appeal see www.pleanala.ie
25/60513 Brian & Clare Keenan, Coose, Loughmourne, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
1. Section 15.23 of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 sets out requirements for
new accesses onto public roads, and states that “Proposals requiring works on third party land
must be accompanied by a written legal agreement, in accordance with Appendix 13. This legal
agreement and accompanying maps shall be signed by all parties and witnessed by a Solicitor”.
The proposed development accesses onto the Local Primary Road LP-4121-0 where visibility splays
of 70 metres x 2.4 metres in both directions, at 1.05 metres above ground level, are required. The
submitted Site Layout Plan indicates that works to third-party land would be required to achieve
the required visibility splays, and in the absence of third-party legal agreements, the applicant has
failed to demonstrate that clear and unobstructed visibility splays are achievable and that the
proposed development will not result in a traffic hazard.
The applicant has failed to clearly demonstrate that a new entrance onto the LP-4121-0 can be
provided in accordance with Section 15.23 of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-
2031. The proposal is therefore deemed to be unacceptable on road safety grounds, contrary to
the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 2031, and contrary to the proper planning and
sustainable development of the area.