HomeMy WebLinkAbout2660082 - Notification of Decision07/08/2026
Ref No: 26/60082
TO: Aoibheann Murphy
C/O Peter Culleton
Mullabrack
Shercock
Co. Cavan
A81 PN24
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 07/08/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission
to construct a single storey dwelling house, single storey domestic garage, new vehicular entrance off
existing private laneway, provision of entrance piers, installation of a wastewater treatment system and
percolation area together with all ancillary site development works at Drumgolat, Castleshane, Co.
Monaghan, subject to the 7 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.
07/08/2026
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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 07/08/2026. 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
26/60082 Aoibheann Murphy Drumgolat, Castleshane, Co. Monaghan.
1.
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €2,630.00 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.
2.
a) Prior to any other works commencing, visibility splays of 120 metres, measured to the nearside road
edge in each direction, shall be provided from a point in the centre of junction of private lane and R214,
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.
b) Where it is necessary to remove hedges, fences, embankments or other obstructions in order to achieve
the required visibility splays, they shall be reinstated behind the visibility splays. It is recommended that
any new trees or shrubs are planted back from the visibility splays to allow for future growth and some
species will require additional set back. All existing planting must be kept trimmed behind visibility
splays.
c) Where the existing roadside hedge/embankment is to be removed, the roadside verge shall be widened
(by grading back or infilling where necessary using appropriate inert material) to include the entire area
within the visibility splays, top soiled, and grassed to the satisfaction of the planning authority.
d) The new entrance shall form a bellmouth of 4.0 metres radius with edge of new boundary. Recessed
entrance shall be of sufficient dimensions to contain a stationary vehicle off the public road. Entrance
gates shall open inwards only.
e) Entrance/access road shall be surfaced with concrete or bitmac from edge of public road for a minimum
of 5 metres and the surface shall be graded back so that its level at 3.0 metres from the edge of the
carriageway is a minimum of 100 mm below road level. Gradient of access road shall be not greater than
1:20 (5.0%) for the first 5 metres from boundary and 1:10 (10.0%) thereafter.
f) Cattlegrid/ACO Drain/Gullies shall be installed at proposed entrance to the public road and constructed
in such a manner as to prevent water from the entrance flowing onto the public road. Similarly,
measures shall be taken to prevent road surface water from flowing onto the entrance. The discharge
from the above drainage shall be piped to an appropriate drainage pipeline or watercourse.
g) Provision shall be made within the site for surface water drainage and no surface water to be allowed
flow onto the public roadway. The discharge of surface water from the public road onto the site through
road surface drainage and road subsoil drainage to remain unimpeded.
h) No development exempt or otherwise shall be erected over the public sewer, drain or water-main,
unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority.
i) Before any work is commenced on this development a security, by way of a cash deposit, in the sum of
€2250, 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 satisfactorily. Failure to carry out all entrance works to a standard to the satisfaction
of the planning authority will result in forfeiture of part or all of the cash security.
Reason: In the interest of traffic/road safety.
3.
a) The proposed effluent treatment and disposal system shall be located, constructed and maintained in
accordance with the details submitted to the planning authority on the 11/03/2026 and in accordance
with the requirements of the document entitled The Environmental Protection Agency Code of Practice
Domestic Waste Water 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 dwelling and permanently maintained thereafter. Signed and dated copies
of the contract, which shall be for a minimum period of 3 years, shall be submitted to, and agreed in
writing with the planning authority within 2 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 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.
e) Proposed well to be located a minimum of 30m upgradient of proposed on site DWWTS.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
4. The detached garage hereby approved shall be used solely for purposes ancillary to the residential dwelling
within the site area, and not for any separate purposes.
Reason: In the interest of orderly development.
5.
a) Existing mature trees and hedgerow defining the site boundaries shall be permanently retained in this
development. They shall also be reinforced with additional planting as per the submitted landscaping
plan and protected from damage at all times, particularly during building operations.
b) Notwithstanding the submitted landscaping plan, the new site boundaries shall be planted with native
hedgerow species so as to form naturalised hedgerows similar to existing hedgerows in the vicinity.
Predominant species shall be whitethorn, with blackthorn, hazel and holly also included. Planting shall
be in a double staggered row with 8 (eight) 2–3 year-old plants per metre; 250mm apart, with 300mm
between rows.
c) Hedgerow planting, as required, shall be supplemented as per the submitted landscaping plan with
native tree species at irregular intervals. Species shall include ash, oak, sycamore and beech.
d) Planting as required shall be carried out in the first planting season following commencement of building
operations and shall be permanently retained thereafter. Any plant which fails in the first planting
season shall be replaced. Trees shall be allowed to mature and shall not be topped when trimming
hedgerows.
e) Any boundary fencing shall be of stained wood.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
6.
a) Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to Planning Authority on
11/03/2026.
b) Any facilitating cut and/or fill shall be graded to a natural contour to reflect the existing topography of
the area.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and securing a satisfactory standard of development.
7. The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the
Planning Authority on 11/03/2026 as amended by further Information submitted to the Planning Authority
on 24/07/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.