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Home My WebLink About25103 - Report Received from Internal Staff - EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL REPORT To: Planning Sectfon From: Paul Sherlock, Environment Section Ref: 25/103 Ruth Russell, Feebane, Castleshane, Co. Monaghan Agent: Noel Murphy This planning application is relating to: ‘permission for retention of existing dwellinghouse and wastewater treatment and their position on site where these vary from the granted planning file No 7138, retain sunroom and kitchen extension along with separate utility room and coal/fuel store along with adjoining bedroom accessed from courtyard. Retain shed buildings adjoining dwellinghouse along with trailer unit used for storage. Retain entrances and accesses to the site, dwelling house and sheds along with all walls, fences, gates, walls, hedges ramps, steps and surface finishes. Retain pumphouse and fuel storage tanks along with parking area for one truck unit. Retain site boundary and fence positions’. The site is located within the Mullamurphy_010 waterbody. This waterbody is currently at Moderate Status. The site is located on an area of Low Ground Water Vulnerability with regionally important (R) aquifers Fissured bedrock (Rf). Additional information was received from the agent on the 30/06/2026 to help address the below listed issues. The following additfonal informatfon was requested from the applicant: 1. Submit a revised site drainage plan which clearly outlines all foul lines (in red), storm lines (in blue) and oil interceptors as well as all associated outiall points. A revised site drainage plan has been submitted. 2. Submit details of proposed bunding of the 4no. fuel tanks. All overground oil storage tanks shall be provided with an adequately designed reinforced concrete bund system complete with an impervious base. Filling and off-take points shall be located within a bund. Upon completfon of the bund(s) constructfon the applicant shall submit certfficatfon from a chartered engineer confirming the integrity of the overground bunds and to demonstrate that the bunds are in compliance with BS8007:1987 – Code of Practfce for the Design of Concrete Structures for Retaining Aqueous Liquids. All fuel storage tanks which have been previously kept in this area are now completely drained and totally redundant. Two tanks have been removed; the others are yet to be removed. There will be no fuel stored in this area from now on, therefore no bunding will be installed. 3. Submit details of proposed interceptor. All storm water arising from the truck parking area shall discharge to an appropriately sized and suitable class 1 interceptor prior to discharge. The interceptor shall be provided with appropriate warning device to indicate when required levels for maintenance have been reached and should be fitted with a sampling chamber, which has easy access. An inspectfon manhole shall be installed on the outilow pipe from the oil interceptors. The previous truck parking area is not used anymore for truck parking or any other business- related use and is to be closed up from the roadside. Therefore, there is no proposal to install an interceptor. I have no objection to planning permission subject to the following conditions: ENV 1 Disposal of uncontaminated surface water a) All uncontaminated roof water from buildings and yard water shall be separately collected and discharged in a sealed system to existing drains, streams or adequate soakpits and shall not discharge or be allowed to discharge to the foul drains. ENV 2 Waste Management 1. Any construction and demolition waste or excess soil generated during the construction phase which cannot be reused on site in accordance with Section 3 (1)(c) and Section 39 (1) of the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended, shall be disposed/recovered at an appropriately permitted facility in accordance with the requirements of the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended using authorised waste collectors authorised to collect the type of material for disposal/recovery at authorised treatment facilities. 2. If infilling material is required to be imported onsite the applicant or economic operator shall: (a) Utilise EPA By-Product Regulation 27 in moving soil infill material from one site to another. Official correspondence demonstrating Article 27 Registration with the EPA shall be submitted to the Planning Authority prior to commencement of development. or (b) If using waste material as infill and prior to acceptance of material a valid permit must be issued by Monaghan County Council in accordance with the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 as amended. or (c) Buy topsoil material as a product for final landscaping purposes only. Documentation demonstrating purchase shall be submitted to Planning Authority. 3. All waste oils and any other hazardous waste materials shall be stored appropriately and collected, recovered or disposed of in accordance with the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended, and records of such shall be kept on site. 4. (i) All hazardous liquid waste or oil/fuel storage containers, temporary or otherwise, shall be bunded. (ii) All bunds will be designed to contain 110 % of the capacity of the largest storage container located within the bund. (iii) There shall be no overflow drain facility from any bunds on site and all filling and off-take points shall be located within a bund. 5. Facilities shall be provided for the collection and segregation of recyclable waste. Wastes shall be collected for recycling/reuse whenever feasible or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the Waste Management Act, 1996 as amended. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection and public health. ENV 3 Pollution Control 1. The site shall be managed in a manner which prevents the discharge of polluting matter to any waters. 2. The applicant shall immediately inform the Planning Authority & Inland Fisheries Board of an accidental spillage of wastewater, organic fertiliser, fuel, machine oil or any other substance which may threaten the quality of any watercourse or groundwater body. 3. The applicant shall ensure completely separate foul and surface water drainage systems are in place. Reason: In the interest of environmental protectfon and public health. ENV 4 Pollution Control (construction phase only) The applicant shall ensure that adequate measures are in place for the construction phase to ensure there is no discharge of polluting matter/sediment laden waters to any watercourse. These measures shall take account of the guidance in the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) submitted with this application and shall be in accordance with guidance produced by Inland Fisheries Ireland titled “Guidelines on Protection of Fisheries during Construction Works in and Adjacent to Waters 2016”. This document is available to download at https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/publications. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection and public health. SIGNED: DATE: 15/07/2026 Paul Sherlock Environment Technician Reviewed By: Date: 15/07/2026