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MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL
27/07/2026
Ref No: 25/60309
TO: Gallinagh Poultry Farms Ltd
C/O Kieran O'Reilly
Monaghan Road
Castleblayney
Co. Monaghan
A75 EP84
Re Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION TO REFUSE
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 27/07/2026 decided to REFUSE permission to the above
named for the development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- planning
permission for the infilling of lands with imported inactive or inert waste (app. 6220m³) to a maximum
depth of 2.4m over 0.80Ha, accessed off existing entrance, finished with topsoil and grassed over on
completion, together with all ancillary & associated site works at Newgrove Monaghan Co. Monaghan
for the 2 reason(s) set out on the Schedule attached.
Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council.
______________________ ________________________________
Date ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
27/07/2026
25/60309 Gallinagh Poultry Farms Ltd, Newgrove, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
1.
Objective SSO 22 of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 seeks “To apply the
precautionary principle in relation to development on lands identified as being at risk of
flooding and to restrict development to uses that are compatible to the level of flood risk
unless supported by a site-specific flood risk assessment and development management
justification test”. Policy FRP 1 states “Proposals for developments shall comply with Section
15.22.8 of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031”. Section 15.22.8 states
“Monaghan County Council will restrict development in areas susceptible to flooding except
where:
a) The proposed development can be justified on strategic grounds.
b) The proposed development has addressed the flooding concerns which exist.
c) The flood risk can be managed to an acceptable degree and without increasing
flood risk beyond the site itself.
d) Appropriate and detailed mitigation measures can be implemented to
remove/minimise flood effects.
The proposal has failed to adequately demonstrate how the potential for flooding from
prolonged rainfall events can be managed to an acceptable degree and without increasing
flood risk beyond the site itself, and as a result there is a risk that increased water levels would
ultimately occur on third party lands as a direct consequence of the infilling of the site area.
Consequently, to permit the development as proposed would be contrary to Objective SSO 22
and Policy FRP 1 of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 and thus would be
contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
2.
Policy ILP 1 seeks to ensure that ‘Development proposals for infilling of lands shall comply with
Section 15.32 of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 – 2031, and that development
proposals for the infilling of lands with inert construction and demolition waste will only be
acceptable where it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority that there
will be no adverse impact upon surface and ground waters, or upon areas which are at risk of
flooding. Proposals for the prevention and mitigation of any perceived impacts shall satisfy the
targets of any Waterbody and Catchment Management Plans developed by Group Water
Schemes. Proposals for infilling of lands at risk of flooding will be required to be accompanied
by a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment in accordance with Section 15.22.8 of Chapter 15 of
this Development Plan.
The proposal has failed to adequately demonstrate how the proposed fill materials will be
accepted, stored or utilised, or to determine the total volume of both types of material to be
accepted, and therefore, the proposal has not demonstrated that the there will be no adverse
impact upon surface and ground waters, or upon areas that are at risk of flooding.
Consequently, to permit the development as proposed would be contrary to Policy ILP 1 of the
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 and thus would be contrary to the proper
planning and sustainable development of the area.
If you are aggrieved by this decision you may appeal it within four weeks from the day of the decision,
by forwarding your grounds of appeal to The Secretary, An Coimisiún Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street,
Dublin 1, D01 V902. This is a strict time limit.
The appeal must in be writing (either typed or handwritten). 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. You must give enough details to allow An Coimisiún
Pleanála to identify the application you wish to appeal. 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. 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. The appeal
must be fully complete, with your name and address, the subject matter of the appeal, the full
grounds of appeal and supporting arguments and material, appropriate fee and evidence of payment
of submission fee to the Planning Authority. You must pay the correct fee to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
For more information on how to make an appeal see www.pleanala.ie