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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2660067 - Appeal NotificationOur Case Number: PL -501771 -MN -26 Planning Authority Reference Number: 2660067 Planning Department Monaghan County Council Council Offices No.1 Dublin Street Monaghan Co. Monaghan An Coimisiun Pleanala MON. C6e Q:x y , PLANNING SEC ON 2 9 J U L 2026 Date: 28 July 2026 Re: Construction of a poultry house and a manure loading area together with all ancillary structures and all associated siteworks. Gola English, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan. Dear Sir/Madam, Enclosed is a copy of an appeal under the Planning and Development Act, 2000, (as amended). 1. The planning authority is required to forward specified documents to the Commission under the provisions of section 128 and section 37(1)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, (as amended). You are requested to submit these pilot digital planning application documents to An Coimisiun Pleanala electronically. The documents are to be uploaded on our digital portal as agreed with the training from the LGMA. Please upload, within a period of 2 weeks beginning on the date of this letter, the following documents:- (i) a copy of the planning application made to the planning authority and a copy of any drawings, maps (including ordnance survey number) particulars, evidence, a copy of any environmental impact statement, other written study or further information received or obtained by your authority in accordance with regulations under the Acts. If practicable, the original of any drawing with coloured markings should be provided or a coloured copy, (ii) a copy of any technical or other reports prepared by or for the planning authority in relation to the application, (iii) a certified copy of the relevant Manager's Order giving the decision of the planning authority, (iv) a copy of the notification of decision given to the applicant, Teil Tel (01) 858 8100 Glao Aitiuil LoCall 1890 275 175 Facs Fax (01) 872 2684 64 Sraid Maoilbhr(de 64 Marlborough Street Laithrean Greasain Website www.pleanala.ie Baile Atha Cliath 1 Dublin 1 Riomhphost Email communications@pleanala.ie D01 V902 D01 V902 (v) particulars of the applicant's interest in the land or structure, as supplied to the planning authority, (vi) a copy of the published notice and a copy of the text of the site notice erected on the land or structure. (vii) a copy of requests (if any) to the applicant for further information relating to the application under appeal together with copies of reply and documents (if any) submitted in response to such requests, (viii) a copy of any written submissions or observations concerning the proposed development made to the planning authority, (ix) a copy of any notices to prescribed bodies/other authorities and any responses to same, (x) a copy of any exemption application/certificate within Part V of the 2000 Act, (as amended), applies, (xi) a copy of the minutes of any pre -planning meetings, (xii) One electronic copy of any Environmental Impact Assessment Report received by the Planning Authority as per Article 97(1) of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001, (as amended). 2. To ensure that the Commission has a full and complete set of the material specified above and that it may proceed with full consideration of the appeal, please certify that the planning authority holds no further material relevant to the case coming within the above list of items by signing the certification on page 3 of this letter and returning the letter to the Commission. 3. In addition to the documents mentioned above, please supply the following:- Particulars and relevant documents relating to previous decisions affecting the same site or relating to applications for similar development in near proximity. "History" documents should include; a) Certified Manager's Order, b) the site location, site layout maps, all plans and c) particulars and all internal reports. Copies of I -plan sheets are not adequate. Where your records show that a decision was appealed to the Commission, it would be helpful if you would indicate the Commission's reference. Submissions or observations by the planning authority. 4. As a party to the appeal you may, under section 129 of the 2000 Act, (as amended), make submissions or observations in writing to the Commission in relation to the appeal within a period of 4 weeks beginning on the date of this letter. Please note any submission/observation you wish to make to the Commission CANNOT be uploaded to Sharefile. These submissions can be made in writing to the Commission or can be emailed to appeals@pleanala.ie within the required timeframe. Any submissions or observations received by the Commission outside of that period shall not be considered, and where none have been validly received, the Commission may determine the appeal without further notice to you. Contingency Submission 5. If the decision of your authority was to refuse permission, you should consider whether the authority wishes to make a contingency submission to the Commission as regards appropriate conditions which, in its view, should be attached to a grant of permission should the Commission decide to make such a grant. In particular, your authority may wish to comment on appropriate conditions which might be attached to a permission in accordance with section 48 and/or 49 of the 2000 Planning Act, (as amended), (Development / Supplementary Development Contributions) including any special condition which might be appropriate under section 48(2)(c) of the Act. Any such contingency submission, in circumstances which your authority decided to refuse permission, would be without prejudice to your authority's main submission in support of its decision. Please quote the above appeal reference number in any further correspondence. If you have any queries in the meantime, please contact the undersigned officer of the Commission at appeals@pleanala.ie. I hereby certify that the planning authority has complied with section 128 and section 37(1)(b) of the 2000 Act, (as amended), and that all material relevant to (PL -501771 -MN -26) the request at 1 on page 1 of this letter has been forwarded. Signed: Print:( ) Date: Yours faithfully, Verity Taylor Administrative Assistant Digital BP07 Enclosures Make a Planning Appeal Direct URL: https://forms.jzov.ie/en/68e6334b054d8f2739f8ad5b Response ID Date submitted Check if you can appeal to An Coimisit n Pleanala 1. What type of appeal are you making? 2. Have you made a submission on this development to the relevant planning authority? 3. Given you are making a third party appeal, you must include the acknowledgment document that the planning authority gave to you to confirm you made a submission to it. AN COIMISIUN PLEANALA LDG-F-AAy-pI- ACP- 2 2 J U L 2026 Fee: €_ Type: 6a611edee5489ffe9ce34 dTime: By: 22/07/2026 Third -party appeal (I am appealing the planning authority's decision regarding someone else's application) Yes 1-McQuaid_MCC_Acknowledgement_Ref2660067.PDF - Virus scar flagged the file as clean 4. Select the statement that applies to you I am the appellant 5. Throughout the appeal process, we may issue correspondence to the Yes appellant/agent as selected above by email. Please confirm that you are satisfied to receive correspondence by email Appeal type **This section will determine the type of appeal you wish to make and calculate the fee involved. If you qualify for the reduced fee, only that amount will be charged.** 6. Do you wish to request an oral hearing? Yes 7. Please confirm the following fee details are correct: Yes Appellant/company details **This section is for details of the person/company who is making the appeal. If you are an agent submitting an appeal on behalf of a person/company, please include their details on this page. You can submit your agent details on the next page if applicable** 8. Appellant's full name/Company name Michael McQuaid 9. Is the appellant/company's address in the Republic of Ireland? Yes 10. Address DRUMLOO SCOTSTOWN CO. MONAGHAN MONAGHAN H 18W422 Ireland 11. Phone number +353872239607 12. Is there more than one appellant associated with this appeal? Yes *Please be advised that An Coimisiun Pleanala will only correspond with one appellant throughout the appeal process. If you wish to include further appellants on the appeal you may do so in your grounds to appeal document. If the appeal is a third party appeal, you must ensure that you have a planning authority submission acknowledgement letter for each appellant listed. This must be uploaded with your appeal documents.* Details about the proposed development **This section asks for details about the planning authority decision you wish to appeal** 13. Planning authority Monaghan County Council 14. Planning authority register reference number 26/60067 15. Address of proposed development GOLA SCOTSTOWN CO. MONAGHAN MONAGHAN H18XY06 Ireland Grounds for appeal 16. Attachment describing the grounds of your appeal (planning reasons 2026.07.20 McQuaid_Appeal_AnCoimisiunPleanala_FINAL.docx - Virus and arguments) scan flagged the file as clean You can also attach further supporting materials on the next page** Supporting material If you wish you can include supporting materials with your appeal. Supporting materials include photographs, plans, surveys, drawings, technical guidance documents and so on. Please note An Coimisiun Pleanala will receive a complete copy of documents/drawings/maps that were submitted at planning authority stage. When submitting supporting material, please only include new documents. (This does not apply to third party appeals where we will always require a copy of your planning authority submission acknowledgement letter.) 17. Supporting material 1 Mon decision.pdf - Virus scan flagged the file as clean 18. Supporting material 2 McQuaid_MCC_Acknowledgement_Ref2660067.PDF - Virus scan flagged the file as clean If you have added attachments, submitting the form may take a few moments. Thanks for your patience. Your submission has been sent 1 message OnlinePlanning <onlineplanning@planning.localgov.ie> Reply to: OnlinePlanning <onlineplanning@planning.localgov.ie> Dear Michael Mc Quaid, Sun 5 Apr 2026 at 19:38 Thanks for sending your submission regarding application 2660067. Your submission has been assigned with Online Reference Number: 150000043658. Your submission will be reviewed by Monaghan County Council and will be acknowledged if the planning authority considers that it complies with regulation. You are advised that no fee shall be payable if a submission or observation is accompanied by a copy of the acknowledgement from the Planning Authority of the original submission/observation. Failure to furnish a copy of either the signed acknowledgement ©r the appropriate fee will result in y©u submisskrn/observation being deemed invalid and returned to you (No fee payable if a Prescribed Body) Your submission will be returned if the planning authority considers that it does not comply. Yours faithfully, Monaghan County Council A Chara, Go raibh maith agat as d'aighneacht maidir le hiarratas 2660067 a chur chugainn. Tugadh an Uimhir Thagartha Ar Line seo do d'aighneacht: 150000043658. Deanfaidh Monaghan County Council athbhreithniu ar d'aighneacht agus admhofar sin ma mheasann an tUdaras Pleanala go bhfuil se ag cloff leis na rialachain. Cuirfear d'aighneacht ar ais chugat ma mheasann an tUdaras Pleanala nach bhfuil sff ag cloff leis na rialachain. Cuirtear in iul duit nach g� aon taille a floc ma to coip den admhail a fuarthas on Udaras Pleanala don aighneacht/tuairim bhunaidh a cur isteach i gcomhar leis an aighneacht no tuairim. Sa chas nach gcuirtear an admhail shffnithe no an taille chuff ar fail, measfar d'aighneacht/do thuairim a bheith neamhbhailff agus seolfar ar ais chugat ff (Nil aon taille le hffoc mas Comhlacht Forordaithe ata i gceist). Is mise le meas, Monaghan County Council Rialtas Aitiuil Eireann Local Government Ireland To find out what Local Government does for you, start at Localgov.ie ********************************************************************* This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential within the meaning of applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views held by LGMA (Local Government Management Agency). Any attachments have been checked by a virus scanner and appear to be clean. Please ensure that you also scan all messages, as LGMA does not accept any liability for contamination or damage to your systems. *********************************************************************** Is faoi run agus chun usaide an to a sheoltar an riomhphost seo agus aon comhad ata nasctha leis. Ma bhfuair to an riomhphost seo tri earraid, dean teagmhail leis an seoltoir a Iuaithe is feidir. Ni hionann na tuairimi luaite sa riomhphoist seo agus tuairimi An Gniomhaireacht Bainistiochta Rialtais Aitiuil Deimhnitear leis an bhfo-nota seo freisin go bhfuil an teachtaireacht riomhphoist seo agus aon comhad ata nasctha leis scuabtha le bogearrai frithviorais chun viorais riomhaire a aimsiu agus is cosuil go bhfuil siad glan. BI cinnte an riomhphoist seo a mionscrudu, mar n� ghlacann An Gniomhaireacht Bainistiochta Rialtais Aitiuil freagracht faoi aon damaiste a dheanfai le do chorais riomhaireachtai. *********************************************************************** Michael McQuaid & Rosaleen McQuaid Drumloo Scotstown Co. Monaghan H 18W422 20 July 2026 An Coimisiun Pleanala 64 Marlborough Street Dublin 1 D01 V902 Third Party Appeal under Section 37 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) Planning Application Ref: 26/60067 1 Gola Eggs Ltd. I Gola English, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan Decision: Conditional Grant of Permission I Monaghan County Council 1 26 June 2026 A Chara, We write to lodge a formal third -party appeal against the decision of Monaghan County Council to grant conditional planning permission for the above development, issued on 26 June 2026. We are neighbouring landowners and residents at Drumloo, Scotstown, directly adjacent to the application site, and we submitted an observation at planning application stage (received 5 April 2026), a copy of the acknowledgement of which is enclosed. We submit that the decision to grant permission was wrong in law and in fact, and that An Coimisiun Pleanala should refuse permission for this development or, in the alternative, impose substantially more robust conditions than those attached by the planning authority. 1. The Development and Its Proximity to Our Home and Land The proposed development consists of a new large-scale poultry house (gross floor area 3,029.40 sq m) for 30,000 hens, a manure loading and storage building, meal storage bins, soiled water tanks, and associated site works. Combined with the existing poultry house on the same site (9,000 birds), total bird numbers at this farm would reach 39,000 - more than four times the current permitted level. Our current family home is approximately 150 metres from the proposed new poultry house. Our old family dwelling house - owned by Rosaleen McQuaid and currently in the process of being restored under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant scheme, with a positive preliminary indication of approximately €120,000 in funding received - is approximately 105 metres from the proposed new poultry house. Our land boundary is approximately 95 metres from the proposed structure. These are not large distances. A 30,000 -bird industrial barn, with its manure loading and storage area positioned on the side of the site directly facing our home and our old dwelling, with the prevailing wind blowing from the development towards our property, will have a direct, severe, and continuous impact on our family. 2. Odour: Severe and Persistent Impact on Residential Amenity A facility housing 39,000 hens will produce an enormous and continuous volume of manure. The smell from a poultry operation of this scale — and particularly from the manure loading and storage area, which is positioned on the side of the site facing our property at a distance of approximately 105 metres from our old dwelling and 150 metres from our family home - will be severe, penetrating, and persistent. It will be present on warm days, in wet weather, during loading and unloading operations, and at all times the facility is in use, which is year- round. The planning authority has attached no condition whatsoever addressing odour. There is no odour management plan, no buffer distance requirement, no requirement for enclosed loading at all times, and no monitoring or enforcement regime. This is a fundamental failure of the decision. We ask An Coimisiun Pleanala to require a detailed, independently verified odour impact assessment before any permission could be considered. 3. Flies: An Already Serious Problem That Will Become Unbearable There is already a high fly density in this area. The establishment of a barn housing 30,000 hens, with a manure storage and loading facility facing our property at approximately 95 metres from our land boundary, will make this problem drastically and permanently worse. Poultry manure is among the most significant fly -breeding materials in agricultural use. Flies will breed in the manure store, travel to our home, enter our house, contaminate food, and present a genuine health risk to our family, including children. No condition requires fly monitoring, fly control measures, or any management plan. Even with weekly manure removal - which is not independently enforced under any of the eight conditions attached to this permission - the manure store will be in active use between collections, positioned directly facing our property. This risk has not been assessed or addressed at any point in the planning process. 4. Noise: 39,000 Hens, Industrial Machinery, and Constant HGV Movements A barn housing 30,000 hens, with multi -tier aviary systems, continuous ventilation fans, manure conveyor belts, and regular HGV movements for feed delivery, egg collection, live bird transport, dead bird collection, and weekly manure removal, will generate substantial and continuous noise. Ventilation systems in large poultry barns of this type run continuously, day and night. No noise impact assessment has been carried out, and no condition addresses noise impact on our family home. 5. Devaluation of Our Property and Land The establishment of a 39,000 -bird industrial poultry facility, with its associated manure loading area, heavy vehicle movements, odour, flies, and noise, at a distance of 150 metres from our family home and 105 metres from our old dwelling, will cause a significant and lasting devaluation of our property and land. No reasonable purchaser would pay market value for a family home or a dwelling for restoration that sits 150 metres downwind of a facility of this scale. This devaluation is a direct and measurable harm to our family's financial interests and is a recognised material planning consideration that has not been addressed in the planning authority's decision. We also wish to place on record that, prior to the grant of this permission, the applicant made a remark directly to Michael McQuaid which stated, in words to the effect of: "sure what are you worried about me putting up the hen house for — sure you'll be selling the property." We note this as it suggests the applicant had a prior expectation that this development would result in the McQuaid family vacating their home and land. We submit this is relevant to the question of residential amenity impact and to the weight An Coimisiun Pleanala should give to the applicant's characterisation of relations between the parties. 6. Visual Impact: Scale, the Old Dwelling House, and Blocking of Views The proposed new poultry house has a gross floor area of 3,029.40 sq m and a ridge height of approximately 6.875 metres. It is a large, industrial -scale metal structure that will dominate this rural landscape. The removal of all boundary trees by the applicant has eliminated the natural screening that previously existed. Replacement planting — small saplings at 0.6 to 4.5 metres at planting — will take ten to fifteen years to provide any meaningful screening. Our family will look directly onto this structure every day. Our old family dwelling house, located 105 metres from the proposed development and clearly visible from the public road, is actively being pursued for restoration under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant scheme. The proposed development will directly overshadow and visually overwhelm it, destroying its rural setting entirely. We are also pursuing the restoration of the old house and have received a positive preliminary indication of approximately €120,000 in grant funding. Granting permission for a development of this scale in such proximity is fundamentally inconsistent with national and local policy supporting the return of vacant rural dwellings to residential use. 7. Condition 5 Cannot Be Complied With - The Trees Were Already Removed Before the Application Was Made Condition 5 requires that "the existing trees and hedgerows bounding the site boundary shall be permanently retained." We must draw An Coimisiun Pleanala's attention to the fact that the applicant removed the boundary trees before the planning application was made. The condition is therefore incapable of being complied with from the outset. Michael McQuaid was informed by the applicant that the trees were going to be cut down, but this was before any planning application existed. There was no discussion of the removal in any planning context, and Michael McQuaid had no reason to connect it to a future planning application. No independent tree surgeon's report or arboricultural assessment was obtained to justify the removal. The applicant's agent has claimed all trees were affected by ash dieback and posed a risk to power lines but has produced no expert evidence to support this. Replacement saplings are not a substitute for established mature trees. The applicant has, by their own actions prior to lodging the application, made a key mitigation condition unenforceable. 8. Water Quality: The Derrylusk Stream and the Water Framework Directive The Derrylusk Stream runs approximately 20 metres east of the proposed development. Both the Derrylusk Stream and the Magherarney River are classified by the EPA as having poor ecological status - acknowledged in the applicant's own Natura Impact Statement. Under the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the CJEU judgment in Case C- 461/13 (Weser), planning permission must be refused where a development may cause any deterioration in the status of a waterbody already classified as poor. A 39,000 -bird poultry facility sits 20 metres from this stream. The conditions attached rely entirely on applicant self -compliance. There is no independent water quality monitoring, no baseline sampling requirement, and no mechanism to detect gradual deterioration. An Taisce raised this in detail in their submission of 8 April 2026. No assessment against Article 4 of the WFD appears to have been carried out. 9. No Sub -threshold EIA Screening Was Carried Out The development brings total bird numbers to 39,000, just 1,000 below the mandatory EIA threshold under Schedule 5, Part 2(1)(e)(i) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001. A sub -threshold EIA screening was required and does not appear to have been carried out. An Taisce raised this in April 2026. Given the proximity of poor -status watercourses, the presence of Natura 2000 sites within the zone of influence, and the scale of the intensification, we submit that An Coimisiun Pleanala cannot properly determine this appeal without first carrying out or requiring an EIA screening determination. 10. Traffic and Road Infrastructure The site is served by a narrow, third-class rural road in very poor condition. The development will generate substantial additional HGV movements including weekly manure removal. No Traffic Impact Assessment or Road Safety Audit was carried out or required by condition, despite An Taisce calling for one in April 2026. 11. The Public Notice Was Defective The site notice was displayed on white paper, not the prescribed yellow background. It was not positioned at or near the principal entrance to the development site but approximately 200-500 metres away. We have photographic evidence and can provide it on request. 12. The Applicant Misrepresented His Dealings with Michael McQuaid The applicant's agent (CLW Environmental Planners) stated in their Further Information response that landscaping proposals had been "discussed/agreed with the author" of the third -party submission. This is factually incorrect in two distinct respects. First, the boundary trees — which form the basis of the landscaping discussion — were removed before the planning application was made. There were no discussions between Michael McQuaid and the applicant about trees in any planning context, at any time. Second, no agreement of any kind was reached on any matter. Michael McQuaid did not sign or consent to anything. An Coimisiun Pleanala is asked to give no weight to the applicant's characterisation of relations between the parties in the absence of any written evidence of agreement. Conclusion and Relief Sought We respectfully request that An Coimisiun Pleanala: • Refuse planning permission for this development; or • In the alternative, require a full Environmental Impact Assessment Report before determining the appeal; • Require an independent odour impact assessment; • Require an independent noise impact assessment; • Require a Traffic Impact Assessment and Road Safety Audit; • Carry out a full assessment of the development against Article 4 of the Water Framework Directive; • Require an independent arboricultural assessment in respect of the trees already removed by the applicant before the application was made; and • Give no weight to any claim by the applicant that an agreement was reached with us, in the absence of any written evidence to that effect. We are available to provide photographic evidence, further documentation, or oral evidence as required. Is mise le meas, Michael McQuaid & Rosaleen McQuaid Drumloo, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan H18W422 Your submission has been sent 1 message OnlinePlanning <onlineplanning@planning.localgov.ie> Sun 5 Apr 2026 at 19:38 Reply to: OnlinePlanning <onlineplanning@planning.localgov.ie> To: Dear Michael Mc Quaid, Thanks for sending your submission regarding application 2660067. Your submission has been assigned with Online Reference Number: 150000043658. Your submission will be reviewed by Monaghan County Council and will be acknowledged if the planning authority considers that it complies with regulation. You are advised that no fee shall be payable if a submission or observation is accompanied by a copy of the acknowledgement from the Planning Authority of the original submission/observation. Failure to furnish a copy of either the signed acknowledgement or the appropriate fee will result hi your submission/observation beong deemed hi of id and returned o you (No fee payable if a Prescribed Body) Your submission will be returned if the planning authority considers that it does not comply. Yours faithfully, Monaghan County Council A Chara, Go raibh maith agat as d'aighneacht maidir le hiarratas 2660067 a chur chugainn. Tugadh an Uimhir Thagartha Ar Line seo do d'aighneacht: 150000043658. Deanfaidh Monaghan County Council athbhreithniu ar d'aighneacht agus admhofar sin ma mheasann an tUdaras Pleanala go bhfuil se ag cloff leis na rialachain. Cuirfear d'aighneacht ar ais chugat ma mheasann an tUdaras Pleanala nach bhfuil sff ag cloff leis na rialachain. Cuirtear in iul duit nach g� aon taille a floc ma to coip den admhail a fuarthas on Udaras Pleanala don aighneacht/tuairim bhunaidh a cur isteach i gcomhar leis an aighneacht no tuairim. Sa chas nach gcuirtear an admhail shffnithe no an taille chuff ar fail, measfar d'aighneacht/do thuairim a bheith neamhbhailff agus seolfar ar ais chugat ff (Nil aon taille le hffoc mas Comhlacht Forordaithe ata i gceist). Is mise le meas, Monaghan County Council oesd'. Rialtas Aitiuil Eireann 6 � Local Government Ireland To find out what Local Government does for you, start at Localgov.ie ********************************************************************* This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential within the meaning of applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views held by LGMA (Local Government Management Agency). Any attachments have been checked by a virus scanner and appear to be clean. Please ensure that you also scan all messages, as LGMA does not accept any liability for contamination or damage to your systems. *********************************************************************** Is fa o i run agus chun usaide an to a sheoltar an riomhphost seo agus aon comhad ata nasctha leis. Ma bhfuair to an riomhphost seo tri earraid, dean teagmhail leis an seoltoir a Iuaithe is feidir. Ni hionann na tuairimi luaite sa riomhphoist seo agus tuairimi An Gniomhaireacht Bainistiochta Rialtais Aitiuil Deimhnitear leis an bhfo-nota seo freisin go bhfuil an teachtaireacht riomhphoist seo agus aon comhad ata nasctha leis scuabtha le bogearrai frithviorais chun viorais riomhaire a aimsiu agus is cosuil go bhfuil siad glan. BI cinnte an riomhphoist seo a mionscrudu, mar n� ghlacann An Gniomhaireacht Bainistiochta Rialtais Aitiuil freagracht faoi aon damaiste a dheanfai le do chorais riomhaireachtai. *********************************************************************** Rannog Pleanail .'" Planning Section 00353 47 30532 Cen,h.icl. Conue Mholn..chlln Monaghan Caonry Council TO Gola Eggs Ltd. C/O Paraic Fay The Mews 23 Farnham St Cavan H12 19W2 Re planning@monaghancoco.ie 26/06/2026_ Ref No: 26/60067 Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) NOTIFICATION OF DECISION Monaghan County Council has by order dated 26/06/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission to construct 1 No. poultry house and 1 No. Manure loading area together with all ancillary structures (to include meal storage bin(s) and soiled water tank(s)) and site works associated with the above development at Gola English, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan at Gola English, Scotstown subject to the 8 condition(s) set out in the Schedule attached. Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council ADMINISTRA IVE OFFICER 26/06/2026 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. 0 Oifigi Pleanala Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain 1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath, Muineachan, H18 X982, Eire. O® 00353 47 30500 info@monaghancoco. ie eolas@monaghancoco. ie www.monaghan.ie 0 Planning Offices Monaghan County Council 1 Dublin Street, Monaghan, H18 X982, Ireland. Failtionn an tOdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge Footnote: An appeal against a decision of a Planning Authority under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) may be made to An Coimisiun Pleanala, 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 (26/06/2026). 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 Coimisiun Pleanala 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 0 Oifigi Pleanala Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain 1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath, Muineachan, H18 X982, Eire. O0 00353 47 30500 info@monaghancoco.ie eolas@moriaghancoco.ie www.monaghan.ie 0 Planning Offices Monaghan County Council I Dublin Street, Monaghan, H18 X982, Ireland. Failtionn an tOdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge 26/60067 Gola Eggs Ltd., Gola English, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan 1. a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €6,108.00 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. I a) All buildings shall be designed and built in accordance with Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine specifications b) contaminated surface water run-off shall be collected in a sealed system c) All soiled waters shall be directed to a leak proof storage tank. d) no effluent or slurry shall discharge or be allowed to discharge to any stream, river, watercourse, groundwater body or to the public road. e) All contaminated surface water arising on the concrete aprons shall discharge to an appropriately sized leak -proof tank f) All drainage works shall be carried out in accordance with these agreed details. g) All soiled waters shall be collected, stored and utilised in accordance with the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations, 2025. h) 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 effluent drains, foul effluent and slurry storage tanks or to the public road i) An inspection manhole shall be installed for sampling and inspection purposes and shall be located on the surface/storm water line prior to discharge from the site. j) All organic fertiliser generated by the development hereby approved [and existing development within the farmyard] shall be conveyed through properly constructed channels to the proposed [and existing] storage facilities and shall not discharge or be allowed to discharge to any stream, river, watercourse, groundwater body or public road in accordance with the requirements of the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations, 2025. k) All organic fertiliser generated by the proposed development shall be utilised in accordance with the details submitted to the Planning Authority and in accordance with the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations , 2025 d V0 0 Oifigi Pleanala 00353 47 30500 Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain 1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath, Muineachan, H18 X982, Eire. info@monaghancoco. ie eolas@monaghancoco. ie www.monaghan.ie Planning Offices Monaghan County Council 1 Dublin Street, Monaghan, H18 X982, Ireland. Failtionn an tUdaras AitiUil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge I) Organic fertiliser shall be taken offsite by the contractor/haulier as stated in the planning application. This contractor must be registered with the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine and the organic fertiliser shall be utilized in accordance with the requirements of the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2025, as amended. Any changes in contractor shall be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. m) There shall be no change in poultry type or increase in the numbers of poultry being accommodated at this site unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. n) 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 o) If infilling material is required to be imported onsite the applicant shall conform to one of the following; i. If utilising EPA Article 27 notification to move 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. If using waste material as infill a valid permit must be issued by Monaghan County Council under the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 as amended prior to acceptance of material, or iii. If buying topsoil material as a product for final landscaping purposes only, documentation demonstrating purchase shall be submitted to Planning Authority prior to acceptance of material. p) Prior to the commencement of development, the applicant shall submit a site specific Construction & Demolition Resource Management plan for approval. Applicant shall consider Best Practice Guidelines for the preparation of Resource & Waste Management Plans for construction and demolition projects. q) 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 r) All hazardous liquid waste or oil/fuel storage containers, temporary or otherwise, shall be bunded. All bunds will 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 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) 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. u) Prior to the commencement of development, the applicant shall submit a Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for approval. This plan shall be sufficient to demonstrate that adequate measures will be in place for the construction phase to ensure there is no discharge of polluting matter/sediment laden waters to any waters. The Construction and Environmental Management Plan shall take account of best practice and the guidance produced by Inland Fisheries Ireland titled "Guidelines on Protection of Fisheries during Construction Works in and Adjacent to Waters 2016". The CEMP shall include the 0 Oifigi Pleanala Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain 1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath, Muineachan, H18 X982, Eire. info@monaghancoco.ie eolas@monaghancoco. ie www.monaghan.ie QD0 0 00353 47 30500 Planning Offices Monaghan County Council 1 Dublin Street, Monaghan, H18 X982, Ireland. Failtionn an tOdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge location details of the monitoring points where daily visual checks and weekly surface water monitoring (physical& chemical parameters) shall be carried out. v) 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 produced by Inland Fisheries Ireland titled "Requirements for the Protection of Fisheries Habitat during Construction and Development Works at River Sites". w) During the construction phase of development, the applicant shall immediately inform the Planning Authority & Inland Fisheries Board of an accidental spillage of polluting mater or any other substance which may threaten the quality of any watercourse or groundwater body. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection and public health. 0 a) Prior to the commencement of development, the applicant/developer shall submit to the Planning Authority, for agreement in writing, an ammonia management programme confirming details of ammonia emission reduction measures in respect of both the existing poultry unit within the application site and the poultry unit hereby approved. Submitted details shall include relevant timeframes for the implementation of the programme and shall have regard to Best Available Techniques (BAT). b) No development shall commence until the details required under (a) above have been submitted and agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. c) The ammonia management programme required under (a) above shall be reviewed annually, and a copy of same shall be submitted to Monaghan County Council on an annual basis. d) In the event that the proposed development is not operating within the specified emission limits and terms of the agreed ammonia management programme, or where the applicant/operator fails to annually review the ammonia management programme and submit a copy of same to Monaghan County Council on an annual basis, the applicant/operator shall cease the use of the poultry house hereby approved within a time frame specified by the planning authority which shall be no less than two weeks. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection and public health. 4. a) Visibility splays of 50 metres in both directions shall be provided from a point in the entrance 2.4 metres from the road edge and 1.05 metre above ground level where the laneway meets the public road. Sight distances shall be measured to the nearside road edge in both directions. Where it is necessary, hedges shall be removed / trimmed back in order to achieve this sight distance. b) The line of any new fence or hedge shall be positioned 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 shall require additional set back. All planting shall be kept trimmed and shall not impede on the visibility splays. c) The area between road edge and new boundaries shall be soled with 300mm of 100mm stone blinded with quarry dust and rolled to level and camber of existing road. d) Any new boundary or entrance work shall be located not less than 3 metres from the public road carriageway with level margin to allow for passing vehicles on public road along full site frontage. 0 00 0 Oifigi Pleanala 003534730500 Planning Offices Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain info@monaghancoco.ie Monaghan County Council 1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath, eolas@monaghancoco.ie 1 Dublin Street, Muineachan, Monaghan, H18 X982, Eire. www.monaghan.ie H18 X982, Ireland. Failtionn an tUdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge e) The discharge of surface water from the public road onto the site through road surface drainage and road subsoil drainage shall remain unimpeded. f) Provision shall be made within the site for surface water drainage and no surface water shall be allowed flow onto the public roadway. g) No development exempt or otherwise shall be erected over the public sewer, drain or water - main. h) Before any work is commenced on this development a security, by way of a cash deposit, in the sum of €2,250.00 shall 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 Reason: In the interest of traffic safety and to ensure a satisfactory standard of development. 5. a) The existing trees and hedgerows bounding the site boundary shall be permanently retained in this development, shall be reinforced with additional planting and shall be protected from damage at all times, particularly during building operation. b) The required planting shall be fully implemented in the first available planting season. c) Landscaping works within the site area shall be permanently retained thereafter being planted. Any plant which fails shall be replaced. d) Trees shall be allowed to mature and shall not be topped when trimming hedgerows. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and orderly development. 6. The mitigation measures contained within the Natura Impact Statement dated January 2026 as prepared by Noreen McLoughlin of Whitehall Environmental Ltd, submitted to the Planning Authority on the 05/03/2026, shall be implemented in full. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection. 7. a) Roofing material shall be dark green, dark grey, dark blue or black in colour. b) No unpainted metal sheeting shall be used for roofing or on the external finish of the structure. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity 8. The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the Planning Authority on 05/03/2026, as amended by additional information on 11/06/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development. 0 Oifigi Pleanala Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain 1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath, Muineachan, H18 X982, Eire. O 00353 47 30500 info@monaghancoco.ie eolas@monaghancoco.ie www.monaghan.ie 0 Planning Offices Monaghan County Council 1 Dublin Street, Monaghan, H18 X982, Ireland. Failtionn an tLdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge