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Planning Report
To: Planning Section Reference: PR139
From: Kevin Carney
Subject: 25-60432 Geda Construction
Company Ltd, Tully, Monaghan,
Co.Monaghan – Public Lighting FI
Review
Date: 04th November 2026
The Public Lighting Team have reviewed this application and request that conditions be met prior
to building commencing onsite should planning be approved be submitted in order for an informed
decision to be made.
The FI information for Public Lighting has not addressed the below FI requests, the new junction
lighting design has not been submitted it only states existing lighting.
Also, the landscape drawings state that the trees to be planted 5m away from the proposed lighting
columns this is not acceptable.
The below concerns requested at FI must be submitted as conditions should planning be granted.
Confirmation is required that the junction onto the public road has been designed to BS5489,
Lighting Design Standards. The lighting report states that the Grid 1 has been designed to P3,
confirmation is required that this is sufficient.
Also, the results table on the lighting report for the junction are not fully legible as this is cut off
in the submitted document on file.
Confirmation is also required that the landscape plans have been reviewed and do not affect the
proposed street lighting.
A new junction onto a public road should be designed to BS5489, Lighting Design Standards, the
position of all new and existing lighting columns should be considered regarding the sightlines
on the junction onto the public road.
Submit a Lighting Design Report for the development showing the new junction and road
connecting it to the existing public road taking into account; the conflict area lighting
requirements at the entrance with the public road, the footpath lighting requirements, the
existing street lighting in place, ensure uniformity of lighting, minimise light spill into
neighbouring private properties.
Any concerns in the RSA regarding lighting should be incorporated into the lighting design.
Include individual grid lighting reports for; the whole project, the development only, the road
connecting it to the development and the junction with the existing road, and new footpath to
be constructed on the public road. The Lighting Design Report shall be carried out by a
competent, qualified Lighting Designer. The applicant must liaise with Monaghan County
Council’s Public Lighting Officer regarding the specification of the existing street lighting in place.
All lighting columns shall be placed on the inside/rear of footpaths to minimise physical
obstruction to pedestrians and reduce risk of impact from vehicles and shall be placed in line
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with property boundaries or building lines. No lights, to be considered for future adoption by
Monaghan County Council, shall be mounted on walls of any buildings
All lanterns shall be accessible for maintenance purposes from hoist parked on the public road.
In situations where this is not possible, then collapsible columns, capable of safe operation by
one operator, shall be used.
Submit a planting layout drawing clearly indicating exclusion zones where no planting of trees
or shrubs will take place, i.e. there shall not be any mature tree within 6m horizontal distance
of a 6m lighting column or within 8m horizontal distance of an 8m lighting column, etc.
Regards,
Roads Section
Kevin Carney
A/Executive Engineer