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Planning Authority Reference Number: 2560533
Planning Department
Monaghan County Council
Council Offices
No.1 Dublin Street
Monaghan
Co. Monaghan
Date: 3 1 AUG 2026
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PLANNIN SECTION
-2 SEP 2026
Re: Retention of external yard storage building with change of use from retail outlet to
timber frame manufacturing facility.
RB Coogans Hardware, Lakeview Business Park, Castleblayney
Dear Sir/Madam,
An order has been made by An Coimisiun Pleanala determining the above -mentioned matter
under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. A copy of the order is enclosed.
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PL -501277 -MN
Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended
Planning Authority: Monaghan County Council
Planning Register Reference Number: 25/60533
Appeal by Jarlath McKerr against the decision made on the 7th day of April,
2026 by Monaghan County Council to grant subject to conditions a permission
to Fine Living Timber Frames Limited in accordance with plans and particulars
lodged with the said Council.
Proposed Development: Retention of an existing external yard storage
building with full permission sought for a change of use from an existing retail
outlet (RB Coogan) to a timber frame manufacturing facility with ancillary
office and staff facilities, elevational changes, new signage, an extension to
the existing external yard storage building, new plant room/ancillary store,
alterations to the existing car parking areas, revised boundary treatments and
all associated site development works all at RB Coogans Hardware, Lakeview
Business Park, Castleblayney, County Monaghan as amended by the revised
public notices received by the planning authority on the 16th day of March,
2026 and which consisted of revised building details, revised and additional
proposed site plans, a fully completed Water Protection Plan, additional
landscaping and boundary details, revised noise assessment report, revised
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proposed hours of operations and deliveries, and a flood risk assessment,
among others.
Decision
GRANT permission for the above proposed development in accordance
with the said plans and particulars based on the reasons and
considerations under and subject to the conditions set out below.
Reasons and Considerations
Having regard to the established nature and scale of the development
proposed to be retained and proposed development, the previous use of the
site, its location within a business park, and having regard to the
'Industry/Enterprise/Employment' zoning of the site, and the provisions of the
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, including, inter alia,
Objectives IEO-2, IEO-3, CBO-2, it is considered that, subject to compliance
with the conditions set out below, the development proposed to be retained
and proposed development would be in accordance with the objectives of the
development plan, would not result in an undue adverse impact on the
residential amenity of properties in the area, and would, therefore, be in
accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the
area.
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Conditions
1. The development shall be retained, carried out and completed in
accordance with the plans and particulars lodged with the application, as
amended by the further plans and particulars received by the planning
authority on the 16th day of March, 2026, except as may otherwise be
required in order to comply with the following conditions. Where such
conditions require details to be agreed with the planning authority, the
developer shall agree such details in writing with the planning authority
prior to commencement of development and the development shall be
retained, carried out and completed in accordance with the agreed
particulars.
Reason: In the interest of clarity.
2. No noise generating operational activities, incoming or outgoing
deliveries, or external yard activity shall be carried out on site outside the
hours of 0700 to 2000 Mondays to Fridays and 0800 to 1400 hours on
Saturdays, or at any time on a Sunday or public holiday, unless
otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority.
Reason: In the interest of clarity and residential amenity.
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(a)
(b)
All mitigation measures contained in Section 5.2 (Mitigation
Measures), including the upgrade of cladding panels, and Section
6.1 (Noise Management Policy) of the Noise Impact Assessment
received by the planning authority on the 16th day of March, 2026
shall be implemented in full.
The building fabric upgrading, including the upgrade of cladding
panels, and external upgrade works cited in Section 5.2 of the
Noise Impact Assessment shall be in place to the written
satisfaction and approval of the planning authority prior to
commencement of any manufacturing operations.
Reason: In the interest of clarity and residential amenity.
(a)
(b)
(c)
The activities on site shall not give rise to noise levels at the
nearest noise sensitive receptor which exceed the following sound
pressure limits, unless as otherwise agreed in writing with the
planning authority:
(i) Between the hours of 0700 to 2000 — 55dB(A) Leq (1 hour).
(ii) Between the hours of 2000 to 0700 — 45dB (A) Leq (1 hour).
95% of all noise levels measured shall comply with the specified
limit value above. No individual noise measurement shall exceed
the limit value(s) by more than 2dB(A).
There shall be no tonal or impulsive noise at noise sensitive
locations during night-time hours (between 2000 to 0700 hours).
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(d) Best practical means shall be adopted to ensure that no air, noise
or dust nuisance occurs in the vicinity of nearby dwellings.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
5. There shall be no more than 85 car parking spaces provided on site.
Reason: To comply with the maximum car parking standard of Table
15.5 (Car Parking Standards) of the Monaghan County Development
Plan 2025-2031.
6. The landscaping scheme shown on drawing number 2558 -P -103A, as
received by the planning authority on the 16th day of March, 2026 shall
be carried out within six months of the date of commencement of any
manufacturing operations. In addition to the proposals in the submitted
scheme, the following shall be carried out:
(a) Additional planting shall be provided to areas previously allocated
to parking spaces (removed on foot of condition number 4).
(b) Additional planting shall be provided to the area to the south-west
of the proposed block wall with paladin fence.
Revised drawings shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing with, the
planning authority prior to commencement of any manufacturing
operations. All planting shall be adequately protected from damage until
established. Any plants which die, are removed or become seriously
damaged or diseased, within a period of five years from the completion
of the development, shall be replaced within the next planting season
with others of similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in
writing with the planning authority.
Reason: In the interest of residential and visual amenity.
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7. The materials, colours, and textures of the external finishes to the
structures on site shall be in accordance with the documentation
submitted, unless as otherwise agreed in writing with the planning
authority.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
8. Drainage arrangements, including the attenuation and disposal of
surface water, shall comply with the requirements of the planning
authority for such works and services.
Reason: In the interest of public health and surface water management.
9. The mitigation measures and flood resilient construction measures
contained within the site -specific flood risk assessment received by the
planning authority on the 16t" day of March, 2026, shall be implemented
in full prior to commencement of manufacturing operations
Reason: In the interest of public health and surface water management.
10. No goods and materials shall be stored externally on site except where
specific storage areas have been identified and agreed in writing with the
planning authority.
Reason: In the interest of orderly development.
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11. Site development and building works shall be carried out only between
the hours of 0700 to 1900 Mondays to Fridays, inclusive, between 0700
to 1400 hours on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays or public holidays.
Deviation from these times shall only be allowed in exceptional
circumstances where prior written agreement has been received from
the planning authority.
Reason: To safeguard the amenity of property in the vicinity.
12. Prior to commencement of development, a Resource Waste
Management Plan (RWMP) as set out in the Environmental Protection
Agency's Best Practice Guidelines for the Preparation of Resource and
Waste Management Plans for Construction and Demolition Projects
(2021) shall be prepared and submitted to the planning authority for
written agreement. The RWMP shall include specific proposals as to
how the RWMP will be measured and monitored for effectiveness. All
records (including for waste and all resources) pursuant to the agreed
RWMP shall be made available for inspection at the site office at all
times.
Reason: In the interest of reducing waste and encouraging recycling
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13. A plan containing details for the management of waste (and, in
particular, recyclable materials) within the development, including the
provision of facilities for the storage, separation and collection of the
waste and, in particular, recyclable materials shall be submitted to, and
agreed in writing with, the planning authority prior to commencement of
development. Thereafter, the agreed waste facilities shall be
maintained, and waste shall be managed in accordance with the agreed
plan.
Reason: To provide for the appropriate management of waste and, in
particular recyclable materials, in the interest of protecting the
environment and the amenities of properties in the vicinity.
14. No advertising signs, flags, symbols, emblems, logos, or other
advertising devices other than signage indicated on the plans approved
shall be erected externally on the building or anywhere on the site
without a prior grant of permission.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
15. A lighting plan shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing with, the
planning authority for agreement prior to commencement of
manufacturing operations.
Reason: In the interest of amenity and public safety.
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The developer shall pay to the planning authority a financial contribution
in respect of public infrastructure and facilities benefiting development in
the area of the planning authority that is provided or intended to be
provided by or on behalf of the authority in accordance with the terms of
the Development Contribution Scheme made under section 48 of the
Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. The contribution
shall be paid prior to commencement of development or in such phased
payments as the planning authority may facilitate and shall be subject to
any applicable indexation provisions of the Scheme at the time of
payment. Details of the application of the terms of the Scheme shall be
agreed between the planning authority and the developer or, in default of
such agreement, the matter shall be referred to An Coimisiun Pleanala
to determine the proper application of the terms of the Scheme.
Reason: It is a requirement of the Planning and Development Act 2000,
as amended, that a condition requiring a contribution in accordance with
the Development Contribution Scheme made under section 48 of the Act
be applied to the permission.
Emer Mujhan
Planning Commissioner of An Coimisiun
Pleanala duly authorised to authenticate
the seal of the Commission.
Dated this 2S day of �, 6 _�� 2026.
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