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02/09/2026
Ref No: 26/60320
TO: Seamus Mc Kenna
Aidan Sherlock
Dawson St
Monaghan Town
Monaghan
H18 A257
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 02/09/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission
for the construction of an agricultural entrance and all associated site works at Feebaghbane, Scotstown,
Co. Monaghan., subject to the 2 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.
02/09/2026
P.P.
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 02/09/2026. 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
26/60320 Seamus Mc Kenna Feebaghbane, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan.
1.
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 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.
2.
The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the
Planning Authority on 26/07/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the
above conditions.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.