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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2660129 - Notification of Decision 21/07/2026 Ref No: 26/60129 TO: Aughnamullen GFC C/O Kieran O'Reilly Monaghan Road Castleblayney Co. Monaghan A75 EP84 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:- permission for a development which will consist of the extension of existing juvenile playing field, construction of new playing field, running track, provision of floodlighting, ball stopping nets, dugouts, perimeter walking track with fencing, recontouring of lands, together with all ancillary and associated site works. Significant further information received relates to submitted Flood Risk Assessment, Water Protection Checklist plan, site Layout & Site location map at Cooltrimegish & Tullynamalra, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, subject to the 8 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. pp 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 26/60129 Aughnamullen GFC, Cooltrimegish & Tullynamalra, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan 1. Visibility splays of 120 metres, measured to the nearside road edge in each direction, shall be maintained 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. Reason: In the interest of traffic safety and to ensure a satisfactory standard of development. 2. a) Any infill material imported on site shall conform to one of the following; i. Economic operator shall utilise EPA Article 27 notification in moving soil infill material from one site to another. Official correspondence from the EPA granting approval shall be submitted to the Planning Authority prior to commencement of development. or ii. Buy topsoil material as a product for final landscaping purposes only. Documentation demonstrating purchases shall be submitted to Planning Authority. b) Prior to commencement of the infilling works, the applicant shall install a mobile wheel wash - this must be functional at all times during the proposed infilling timeline and be maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines. c) The applicant shall ensure that all water used in the wheel wash, shall be recycled for further use in the wheel washing process. d) Waste Quarantine Areas must be clearly identifiable in situ and separate from fill area. e) Any material and plant/machinery leaving the site should be inspected and dry cleaned in a designated area f) Any excess soil generated during the construction phase which cannot be reused on site shall be disposed/recovered at an appropriately permitted facility in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government (Waste Management) Act 1996 as amended using authorised waste collectors authorised to collect the type of material for disposal at authorised treatment facilities g) The developer shall ensure that adequate measures and precautions are in place for the construction phase to ensure there is no discharge of polluting matter/sediment laden waters discharging from the site to any watercourse. These measures shall take account of the Guidance produced by Inland Fisheries Ireland titled “Requirements for the Protection of Fisheries Habitat during Construction and Development Works at River Sites”. h) The applicant shall maintain a buffer zone of a minimum of 10m between the area of infilling and the perimeter boundaries of the site and any watercourse/land drain/wetland area within the site. No material shall be deposited within this area. i) The applicant shall erect a silt fence to ensure the maintenance of a 10m buffer strip from all watercourses/wetlands. This fence is to be erected prior to the commencement of any filling activities. j) Monaghan County Council and Inland Fisheries Ireland shall be informed promptly of an accidental spillage of sediment laden waters, fuel, machine oil or any polluting discharge which may threaten the quality of any watercourse or groundwater body. k) Any fuels, oils, greases, hazardous liquid wastes and hydraulic fluids within the site area shall be stored on site, away from any watercourses in a bunded, leak-proof, and lockable storage area. Note that bunds are to be designed to contain 110% of the capacity of the largest storage container located within the bund. 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. l) Any contaminated soil and stone/hazardous waste arising from either the construction phase of the development or entering the site shall be stored in a suitable receptacle in the designated quarantine area prior to removal off site to an authorised facility. m) Emergency spill kits shall be maintained on site at all times in the event of an accidental spill. Drip trays and absorbent mats shall also be maintained on site at all times. n) The importation of inert soil and stone shall be carried out only between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00 from Monday to Friday and between the hours of 08:00 and 13:00 on Saturdays. o) Machinery used onsite shall be parked away from any watercourses, and any repair work required shall be untaken off-site. p) To further reduce the likelihood of spread of any invasive species, all vehicles and equipment used at the site should be thoroughly cleaned every night and before leaving the site. q) A suction sweeper or similar is to be made available at all times to ensure that the public roads leading to the site are kept in a clean and safe condition. r) he applicant shall ensure completely separate foul and surface water drainage systems are in place. s) 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. t) Storm water arising from the car parking areas shall discharge to an appropriately sized and suitable class 1 interceptor(s) 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 inspection/sample manhole shall be installed on the outflow pipe from the oil interceptor. u) Fuel/Oil interceptor shall be serviced regularly, maintained and installed as per manufactures recommendations to prevent any discharge of pollutants to ground or surface waters. Maintenance records shall be kept by the applicant. Reason: In the interests of environmental protection. 3. a) Floodlights shall be cowled and directed away from residential properties and adjoining public roads. b) Floodlights shall operate only between the hours of 08:00 and 22:30 unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of residential amenity and traffic safety. 4. Surface water drainage shall ensure that the proposed development will not exacerbate flooding in the immediate vicinity or wider area and will not obstruct or impede important flow paths. Reason: In the interest of orderly development. 5. All existing trees and hedgerows bounding this site shall be permanently retained in this development, shall be reinforced with additional planting (native species; including oak, sycamore and beech) and shall be protected from damage at all times, particularly during building operations. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity 6. No advertising signs, flags, symbols, emblems, logos or other advertising devices shall be erected externally on the building or anywhere on the site without a prior grant of permission from the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interest of orderly development and to prevent unauthorised development. 7. Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to Planning Authority on 02/04/2026, as amended on 01/07/2026. Reason: In the interests of orderly development. 8. The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and details submitted to the Planning Authority on the 02/04/2026, as amended on 01/07/2026, except as may be necessary in order to comply with the above conditions. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and to prevent unauthorised development.