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Home My WebLink About2660045 - Final Grant 10/09/2026 To: Michael Courtney C/O McGivney Consulting Knockategart Stradone Co. Cavan H12TK20 File Number - 26/60045 Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) NOTIFICATION OF FINAL GRANT Monaghan County Council has by order dated 07/08/2026 granted the above named, for the development of land namely for:- Permission for (1) construction of an agricultural entrance onto the existing public road and laneway to serve existing farm yard to comprise of entrance piers, fencing and lay-by area, (2) completion of all associated and ancillary site works. , at Cornasleeve and Cormoy, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, subject to the 3 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 10 / 09 / 2026 26/60045 Michael Courtney, Cornasleeve and Cormoy, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 1. (a) Sight distance of 70 metres in each direction shall be provided from a point in the entrance 2.4 metres from the road edge and shall be at a driver’s eye height of 1.05 to 2.0m to an object height of 1.05m to 2.0m above ground level. Sight distances shall be measured to the nearside road edge in both directions. Where it is necessary to remove hedges in order to achieve this sight distance, the new boundary should be located clear of sightlines. (b) Any pole or column materially affecting visibility shall also be removed. No work shall commence on site until the visibility splays have been provided. Any Eircom/public utility poles which may be exposed by the removal of the front boundary fence shall be re-sited in a position alongside the new front boundary line concurrently with overall site development works. (c) 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. (d) The area within the visibility splays shall be maintained and shall be retained and kept clear thereafter. (e) Entrance/Access Road shall be surfaced with concrete or bitmac from edge of public road for a minimum of 5 metres. (f) Entrance between road carriageway and boundary to be graded back so that level at 3.0metres from road edge is 100 mm below road level. This is to ensure water does not collect on or run onto the road carriageway and therefore create a hazard to road users. (g) Roadside drainage shall be placed along full site frontage. The boundary drainage shall be of sufficient diameter to carry the maximum flow of water calculated. The pipeline should be backfilled to ground level with suitable granular filter material. This should discharge to the nearest watercourse. Suitable gullies to be placed at start, end, and intersection of other drains and at not greater than 40 metres intervals. (Separate application to be made to Monaghan County Council if this requires a road opening licence). (h) Applicant to install Cattlegrid/ACO Drain/Gullies at proposed entrance constructed in such a manner as to prevent water from the entrance flowing onto the public road. Similarly measures must be taken to prevent road surface water from flowing onto the entrance. The discharge from the above to be piped to drainage pipeline. (i) The discharge of surface water from the public road onto the site through road surface drainage and road subsoil drainage to remain unimpeded. (j) No development exempt or otherwise shall be erected over the public sewer, drain or watermain. (k) Before any work is commenced on this development a security, by way of a cash deposit, in the sum of €2,250 to 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 satisfactory. (l) All site works required in relation to sight distance and drainage works to be carried out prior to the commencement of any building operations. Failure to do this will result in forfeiture of part or all of cash security Reason: In the interest of traffic/road safety. 2. 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. Reason: In the interest of environmental protection. 3. The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the Planning Authority on 17/02/2026 as amended by Additional Information submitted to the Planning Authority on 11/07/2026 except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of 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