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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2560469 - Final Grant 11/08/2026 To: Connolly Meats Limited C/O Elena Vazquez Confederation House, Block C&D Waterford Business Park, Cork Road Waterford X91 T449 File Number - 25/60469 Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) NOTIFICATION OF FINAL GRANT Monaghan County Council has by order dated 07/07/2026 granted the above named, for the development of land namely for:- permission to erect a 850 kW wind turbine located in the northern area of our existing plant, with a hub height of 65 metres and a blade radius of 26 metres, together with underground ducting connecting to the existing ESB substation and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Assessment (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority in connection with the application described above. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413). Significant further information received relates to submitted revised CEMP, Ornithology report, Revised Natura Impact report, Water framework compliance assessment and Updated planning report. , at Dundrumman, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan, subject to the 19 condition(s) set out in the Schedule attached. Signed on behalf of MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL. __________________________ ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER __________________________ DATE I refer you to the Health and Safety Authority website www.hsa.ie for new responsibilities for homeowners under Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013. pp 11 / 08 / 2026 25/60469 Connolly Meats Limited, Dundrumman, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan 1. a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority, a sum of €17,280 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 public infrastructure and facilities in the area. 2. a) This permission shall be for a period of 25 years from the date of the commissioning of the wind turbine. b) At the end of the 25-year period, the wind turbine and related ancillary structures shall be decommissioned and removed unless, prior to the end of the period, planning permission shall have been granted for their continuance for a further period. Reason: To enable the impact of the wind turbine to be reassessed in the light of the circumstances then prevailing. 3. The mitigation and monitoring measures contained within the Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Ornithology Report, submitted to the Planning Authority on the 25th November 2025, as amended by details received on 26th May 2026, shall be implemented in full. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection and orderly development. 4. The recommendations and mitigation measures contained within the Water Framework Compliance assessment, submitted to the Planning Authority on on 26th May 2026, shall be implemented in full. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection and orderly development. 5. a) The operation of the proposed development by itself, or in combination with any other wind development, shall not result in noise levels, when measured externally at nearby noise sensitive locations, which exceed; i. Between the hours of 0700 and 2300, 45dB(A) L90, 10min, or 5dB(A) L90, 10min, above background noise levels, whichever is the higher and; ii. 43dB(A) L90, 10min, at all other times where wind speeds are measured at 10 metres above ground level. b) The noise limits stipulated under (a) above shall not apply to noise sensitive receptor ‘R07’ (eircode H18 YY29), as indicated in the submitted Noise Assessment, where a signed legal agreement is in place. Reason: In the interest of residential amenity. 6. Prior to the commissioning of the wind turbine, the developer shall submit to the Planning Authority for agreement in writing, a Noise Compliance Monitoring Programme (NCMP) for the operational wind turbine. The NCMP shall include a detailed methodology for all sound measurements, including frequency of monitoring and recording of results, which shall be made publicly available. The results of the initial noise compliance monitoring shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the planning authority within 12 months of commissioning of the wind turbine. The NCMP shall be fully implemented during the operation of the wind turbine. Reason: In the interest of residential amenity. 7. a) Shadow flicker arising from the proposed development, by itself or in combination with other existing or permitted wind energy development in the vicinity, shall not exceed 30 hours per year or 30 minutes per day at existing or permitted dwellings or other sensitive receptors. b) The proposed development shall be fitted with appropriate equipment and software details to control shadow flicker in accordance with the above requirement. Details of these control measures shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing, with the Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. c) Within 12 months of commissioning of the proposed turbine, A report shall be prepared by a suitably qualified person indicating compliance with the above shadow flicker requirements at neighbouring dwellings, and shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing, with the Planning Authority. d) The applicant/developer shall outline proposed measures to address any recorded non- compliances, controlling turbine rotation if necessary. These measures shall be carried out within a suitable timeframe as agreed with in writing with the Planning Authority. e) A commissioning record, confirming implementation of the automated shutdown protocol, will be retained by the operator and made available to the Planning Authority upon request. Reason: In the interest of residential amenity. 8. a) Prior to commencement of development, a security by way of an approved insurance bond, letter of guarantee issued by a body approved by the Planning Authority, or a cash deposit, to the sum of €20,000, updated in accordance with the Wholesale Price Index for Building and Construction (Materials and Wages), shall be lodged with the Planning Authority by the applicant/developer as a bond to ensure the reinstatement of the public roads which may be damaged by the transport of materials to the site, coupled with an agreement empowering the Planning Authority to apply such security, or part thereof, to the satisfactory reinstatement of the public roads. b) The bond shall be retained by the Planning Authority for 24 months after the completion of the proposed development, with the 24-month period starting once the Planning Authority has been notified in writing by the applicant of the completion of the works. Reason: In the interest of orderly development and road safety. 9. a) Details of any aeronautical requirements shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing with, the Planning Authority prior to commencement of development. b) Prior to commissioning of the turbine, the applicant/developer shall inform the Planning Authority, the Irish Aviation Authority and the Department of Defence of the as constructed tip heights and co-ordinates of the turbine. Reason: In the interest of air traffic safety 10. a) On full or partial decommissioning of the turbine, or if the turbine ceases operation for a period of more than one year, the mast, turbine and all decommissioned structures shall be removed from the site. b) Within three months of the removal of decommissioned structures as required under (a) above, foundations shall be removed or covered with soil to facilitate re-vegetation. Reason: To ensure satisfactory reinstatement of the site upon cessation of the project. 11. a) Prior to the commencement of development the applicant shall submit to the Planning Authority, for agreement in writing, a site-specific Construction and Demolition Resource Management plan, having regard to EPA publication ‘Best Practice Guidelines for the preparation of Resource and Waste Management Plans for construction and demolition projects’ (2021). b) The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details agreed under (a) above. Reason: In the interests of environmental protection and to ensure that the development is carried out in an orderly and planned manner. 12. a) Prior to the commencement of development the applicant shall submit to the Planning Authority, for agreement in writing, a Transport Management Plan (TMP). The TMP shall include details of the road network haulage routes to and from the site and a schedule of control measures for exceptionally wide and heavy delivery loads. b) The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details agreed under (a) above. Reason: In the interest of orderly development and road safety. 13 a) Prior to any other works commencing, visibility splays of 50 metres, measured to the nearside road edge in each direction, shall be provided from a point in the centre of the entrance 2.4 metres from the road edge at a height of between 1.05 metres and 2 metres above ground level to an object height of between 1.05 metres and 2 metres above ground level in both directions. The visibility splays shall be retained and kept clear from obstructions 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. Any new trees or shrubs shall be planted back from the visibility splays to allow for future growth and some species will require additional set back. All existing planting shall 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 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 metres from the edge of the carriageway is a minimum of 100mm below road level. Gradient of access road shall be not greater than 1:20 (5%) for the first 5 metres from boundary and 1:10 (10%) thereafter. f) A french drain, consisting of 300mm diameter concrete pipes and backfilled to ground level with suitable granular filter material shall be placed along the entire site frontage and discharge to the nearest appropriate watercourse or drainage pipeline. Suitable gullies shall be placed at the start, end, and intersection of other drains and at not greater than 40 metres intervals. If a road opening licence is required a separate application shall be made to Monaghan County Council and no works shall commence until a licence is granted. g) Cattlegrid/ACO Drain/gullies shall be installed at proposed entrance 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. h) Provision shall be made within the site for surface water drainage and no surface water shall 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 shall remain unimpeded. i) 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. j) The temporary construction compound and internal access track road shall be designed and constructed in such a manner as to limit the construction footprint on the surrounding landscape. k) All roads and paths shall be cleaned of any dirt, mud or other material generated by traffic travelling to and from the site in connection with the works. l) 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. 14. The following design requirements shall be complied with; a) The wind turbine shall have a tip height of 91 metres, a hub height of 65 metres and a rotor diameter of 52 metres, as detailed on Drawing Number 04 ‘Wind Turbine Plans’ submitted to the Planning Authority on 25th November 2025. b) The wind turbine, including mast and blades, shall be finished externally in a light grey colour, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority; c) Cables within the site shall be laid underground. d) The wind turbine shall be geared to ensure that the blades rotate in the same direction. e) No advertising material shall be placed on or otherwise be affixed to any structure on the site without the prior grant of planning permission. Reason: In the interest visual amenity and proper planning and development. 15. a) Adequate measures shall be put in place to ensure there is no discharge of polluting matter/sediment laden waters to any watercourse from the proposed development. b) The mitigation and management measures proposed in the Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) accompanying this application shall be fully implemented and shall be overseen by a suitably qualified Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW). c) The applicant shall immediately inform the Environmental Services Section of Monaghan County Council and Inland Fisheries Ireland of any accidental or other spillage of silt laden waters, wastewater, fuel or any other substance which may threaten the quality of any watercourse or groundwater body. d) All necessary refuelling of plant and equipment shall only take place within the compound area and trays of adequate capacity shall be provided to contain any spillage during refuelling. e) Applicant is required to take all necessary precautions to prevent any risk of flooding or pollution occurring to roadways and adjoining properties/lands during all construction works/site works associated with this development/site and on completion of all works. f) 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. g) If infilling material is required to be imported onsite the applicant or economic operator shall; i. Utilise EPA By-Product Regulation 27 in moving soil infill material from one site to another. Official correspondence demonstrating Article 27 Registration with the EPA shall be submitted to the Planning Authority prior to commencement of development, ii. If using waste material as infill and prior to acceptance of material a valid permit must be issued by Monaghan County Council in accordance with the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 as amended. 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. h) i. All hazardous liquid waste or oil/fuel storage containers, temporary or otherwise, shall be bunded. ii. All bunds will be designed to contain 110 % of the capacity of the largest storage container located within the bund. iii. 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. i) 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. Reason: In the interests of environmental protection and to ensure that the development is carried out in an orderly and planned manner. 16. The construction compound shall be decommissioned with all structures removed and fully reinstated following the completion of all construction activities on site. Reason:In the interest of orderly development and to prevent unauthorised development. 17. a) Details of aeronautical requirements shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the planning authority prior to commencement of the development. b) Prior to the commissioning of the turbine, the developer shall inform the Planning Authority, the Irish Aviation Authority and the Department of Defence of the as constructed tip height and co- ordinates of the turbine. c) The Planning Authority, the Irish Aviation Authority and the Department of Defence shall receive written notification of the intention to commence crane operations a minimum of 30 days prior to the erection of the turbine Reason: In the interests of air traffic safety. 18. In the event of any complaints being received by the Planning Authority following erection of the Turbine in respect of interference to T.V. or Radio reception, the developer shall commission a further report on the nature of the interference and best practical means to limit the effects and implement measures deemed appropriate by the Planning Authority. These measures shall be carried out within a suitable timeframe as agreed with in writing with the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of residential amenities. 19. The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the plans and documents submitted on the 25/11/2025 as amended on the 26/05/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions. Reason: In the interest of proper planning and sustainable development BUILDING CONTROL ADVICE NOTE Before Any Building Works Commence - Things you should check! 1. Building Control Legal Requirements - Commencement Notice & Fire Safety Certificates (FSC); In accordance with the Building Regulations you are obliged to submit a Commencement Notice prior to commencement of a development and it must be submitted not less than 14 days and not more than 28 days before you wish to commence. The Commencement Notice must be submitted to the Local Authority via the online national portal BCMS. Applicants are advised to register on this website in advance of submitting a commencement notice via the attached link: www.localgov.ie/en/bcms As the type of Commencement Notice required will vary depending on your proposed development, you are advised to seek advice from your agent or architect on what type of commencement notice is relevant to your proposed works. Alternatively please feel free to contact Monaghan Fire & Building Control Authority for advice at 047-30521 or email: bcms@monaghancoco.ie Please be advised that works can not begin until the applicant has received a valid commencement notice from the Building Control Authority, and that it is an offence under the Building Control Act 1990 to proceed with the works without a valid commencement notice and/or a valid FSC (if required for works/development). 2. Pre-Development Conditions; If there are any Pre-Development conditions on the schedule of conditions attached to your permission you should give your immediate attention to them prior to the commencement of your development. N.B. All conditions must be complied with in full as failure to do so will render your permission invalid and may result in the initiation of enforcement proceedings for compliance with same. 3. Construction Products Regulations (SI No 225 of 2013); You need to ensure that you, your builder, your designer/assigned certifier and your suppliers are familiar with the requirements of the Construction Products Regulations. For more information, please see link provided below. https://monaghan.ie/firebuildingcontrol/building-control-construction-products-regulation/ 4. Responsibilities under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013; The regulations are to ensure that there is a safe working environment for all involved in the construction works, including dwellings. For more information; http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Construction/Guide_for_Homeowners.html