Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2660106 - Notification of Decision 19/06/2026 Ref No: 26/60106 TO: Thomas O'Connor Sean Treanor The Ridge Mc Grath Road Castleblayney A75 WY97 Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) NOTIFICATION OF DECISION Monaghan County Council has by order dated 19/06/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission for retention of existing entrance gates & wall footings, and permission for upgrades to the entrance by erecting stone walls, complete with capping and steel railings at Looart, Glaslough subject to the 3 condition(s) set out in the Schedule attached. Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council ________________________________________ ADMINISTRATIVE 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. 19/06/2026 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 (19/06/2026). 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 26/60106 Thomas O'Connor, Looart, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan 1. a) Prior to any other works commencing, visibility splays of 50 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) 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. Reason: In the interest of traffic/road safety. 2. 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. 3. The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the Planning Authority on 25/03/2026, as amended by additional information on 08/06/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.