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21/07/2026
Ref No: 26/60101
TO: Bernard Doherty
C/O Niall Smith
Hall Street
Kingscourt
Co. Cavan
A82 K8A0
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 21/07/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- planning
permission sought for the construction of new single storey extensions to side & front of existing
dwelling, alterations to elevations and internal layout of existing dwelling, wastewater treatment system
and percolation area, landscaping, boundaries and all associated site works, Significant further
information received relates to submitted, Soil Characterisation report, Site location map, site layout
plan at Drumlandrick, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, A75 F635 subject to the 5 condition(s) set out in
the Schedule attached.
Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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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.
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21/07/2026
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 21/07/2026. 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
26/60101 Bernard Doherty, Drumlandrick, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
1.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €1270 in accordance with the
General Development Contribution Scheme 2021-2026 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.
2.
a) The proposed effluent treatment and disposal system shall be located, constructed and
maintained in accordance with the details submitted and in accordance with the requirements of
the document entitled Environmental Protection Agency Code of Practice - Domestic Wastewater
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 remodelled dwelling and permanently maintained thereafter.
Signed and dated copies of the contract, which shall be for a minimum period of three years, shall
be submitted to, and agreed in writing with the Planning Authority within two 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 remodelled 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.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
3.
a) Developer 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 or drains.
These measures shall take account of the guidance produced by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI).
b) Construction and demolition waste, or excess soil and stone, generated during the construction
phase that cannot be reused on-site shall be suitably disposed/recovered at an appropriately
permitted facility in accordance with the requirements of the Waste Management Act 1996 (as
amended).
Reason: In the interest of environmental protection.
4.
Proposed hedgerow planting shall be in double staggered rows with eight 2-3 year old plants per
metre; 250mm apart, with 300mm between rows. This planting shall be carried out in the first planting
season following commencement of building operations and shall be permanently retained thereafter.
Any plant which fails shall be replaced.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and appropriate design.
5.
The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the plans and documents submitted
on the 20/03/2026 as amended on the 02/07/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to
comply with the above conditions.
Reason: In the interest of proper planning and sustainable development.