HomeMy WebLinkAbout2560523 - Chief Executives OrderMONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (as amended)
Chief Executive's Order No: P648-26
Reference Number: 25/60523
Name of Applicant: Cillian and Maggie Coleman
Address: Owen Cunningham
Thornford Lodge
Broomfield
Castleblayney
A75HE16
Nature of Application: Permission to construct a new two storey style dwelling house,
detached domestic garage, establish new entrance onto public road,
new sewerage wastewater treatment system and percolation area,
together with all associated site development works. Significant
further information received relates to a flood risk assessment
Location of Development: Laragh
Castleblayney
Co. Monaghan
ORDER:
I hereby decide, pursuant to the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) to grant permission for the above
development in accordance with documents submitted, subject to the 8 condition(s) set out in the
Schedule attached hereto.
I further decide that PERMISSION be granted subject to the same conditions on the expiration of the
period for the taking of an appeal to An Coimisiun Pleanala against this decision if there is then no
appeal before An Coimisiun Pleanala.
Adrian Hughes
SENIOR PLANNER
Date
25/60523 Cillian and Maggie Coleman, Laragh, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
1.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €4,182.00 in accordance with
the General Development Contribution Scheme 2021-2026 (as revised), 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.
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a) Prior to any other works commencing visibility splays of 50m, 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.
d) The new entrance shall form a bellmouth of Sm 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 developerto 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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a) The proposed effluent treatment and disposal system shall be located, constructed and
maintained in accordance with the details submitted to the planning authority on the
19/12/2025 and in accordance with the requirements of the document entitled The
Environmental Protection Agency Code of Practice Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems
(Population Equivalent <= 10) 2021. No system other than the type proposed in the application
shall be installed without the prior written agreement of the Planning Authority.
b) A maintenance contract for the effluent treatment and disposal system shall be entered into
from the first date of occupancy of the dwelling and permanently maintained thereafter. Signed
and dated copies of the contract, which shall be for a minimum period of 3 years, shall be
submitted to, and agreed in writing with the planning authority within 2 months of the
installation.
c) Surface water soakaways shall be located such that the drainage from the dwelling and paved
areas of the site shall be diverted away from the location of the polishing filter.
d) Within two months of the first occupation of the dwelling, the developer shall submit a report
from a suitably qualified person with professional indemnity insurance certifying that the
proposed effluent treatment and disposal system has been installed and commissioned in
accordance with the approved details and is working in a satisfactory manner and that the
polishing filter is constructed in accordance with the standards set out in the EPA document.
e) Proposed well to be located a minimum of 30m upgradient of proposed on site Waste Water
Treatment System.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
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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.
5. The mitigation measures contained within the flood risk assessment submitted to the Planning
Authority on 13/05/2026 shall be implemented in full prior to the construction of any other
structures.
Reason: To ensure that the development would not contribute to the creation or exacerbation of
flooding.
6. A maximum of two external wall finishes shall be utilised.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
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a) Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to Planning
Authority on 19/12/2025, as amended by additional information on 13/05/2026 and
11/06/2026.
b) Any facilitating cut and/or fill shall be graded to a natural contour to reflect the existing
topography of the area.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and securing a satisfactory standard of development.
8. The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to
the Planning Authority on 19/12/2025, as amended by additional information on 13/05/2026 and
11/06/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.
Adrian Hughes Date
Senior Planner