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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (as amended)
Chief Executive's Order No: P690-26
Reference Number: 26/10
Name of Applicant: Ciara McKenna
Address:
Mall Road
Monaghan
Co. Monaghan
Nature of Application: Permission for the erection of 1 No. two storey detached domestic
dwelling, together with domestic garage, vehicular access, connection
to site services and all associated site works
Location of Development: Latlorcan
Monaghan
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 S 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
26/10 Ciara McKenna, Latlorcan, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
1.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €1020 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 public
roads, public footpaths/cycle paths and public lighting that will facilitate the proposed
development. The amount of contribution to be paid may be reduced in respect of the
provision of social housing units within the development scheme.
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 public
roads, public footpaths/cycle paths and public lighting that will facilitate the proposed
development.
2.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €2909 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 infrastructure and facilities in the area. The amount of
contribution to be paid may be reduced in respect of the provision of social housing units
within the development scheme.
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.
3.
a) Prior to any other works commencing, visibility splays of 45 metres, measured to the
nearside road edge in each direction, shall be provided from a point in the centre of the
entrances 2.4 metres from the road edge at a height of between 1.05 metre and 2.0 metres
above ground level to an object height of between 1.05 metre and 2.0 metres above ground
level in both directions. Any pole or column materially affecting visibility must also be
removed.
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) The new entrance shall form a bellmouth of 4.5 metres radius with edge of boundary.
Recessed entrance shall be of sufficient dimensions to contain a stationary vehicle off the
public road. Entrance gates shall open inwards only.
d) Entrance/access road shall be surfaced with concrete or bitmac from edge of public
road/footpath for a minimum of 5 metres and the surface shall be graded back so that its
level at 3.0 metres from the edge of the carriageway/footpath is a minimum of 100mm
below road level. Gradient of access road shall be not greater than 1:20 (5.0%) for the first 5
metres from boundary and 1:10 (10.0%) thereafter.
e) 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
must be taken to prevent road surface water from flowing onto the entrance.
f) The discharge from the above to be piped to a drainage pipeline or nearest watercourse.
g) 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 to remain
unimpeded.
h) No development exempt or otherwise shall be erected over the public sewer, drain or
watermain.
Before any work is commenced on this development a security, by way of a cash deposit, in
the sum of €2,250 to 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 satisfactory. All site
works required in relation to sight distance and drainage works to be carried out prior to the
commencement of any building operations. Failure to do this will result in forfeiture of part
or all of cash security.
Reason: In the interest of road/traffic safety.
4.
a) Prior to the commencement of development, the developer shall contact Uisce Eireann
regarding the provision of water and sewerage services necessary to enable the proposed
development and to confirm acceptability of the proposed development regarding
source/network infrastructure.
b) The development within the site in respect of water and sewerage services shall be to
standards as required by Uisce Eireann.
Reason: In the interests of orderly development, public health and securing a satisfactory
standard of development.
5.
a) Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to Planning
Authority on 04th March 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.
6.
The garage hereby approved shall be used solely for purposes ancillary to the residential
dwelling within the site area, and not for any separate purposes.
Reason: In the interest of orderly development.
7.
a) All hard and soft landscaping shall be in accordance with the submitted details.
b) All planting shall be carried out in the first planting season following commencement of
building operations and shall be permanently retained thereafter.
c) Semi -mature tree specimens (native species; including oak, sycamore and beech) shall be
used.
d) Any planted trees or shrubs removed, dying, being severely damaged and/or becoming
seriously diseased within 5 years from the completion of the scheme, shall be replaced by
trees or shrubs of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted, unless
as otherwise approved in writing by the Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
8.
The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the plans and documents
submitted on the 04th March 2026, as amended on the 15th June 2026, except as may
otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: In the interest of proper planning and sustainable development.
Adrian Hughes Date
Senior Planner