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Monaghan County Council
24/09/2026
Ref No: 26/63
TO: Terence McGarrity
C/O Niall McKenna
Drumdesco
Scotstown
Co. Monaghan
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 24/09/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission
to erect a two storey dwelling house, insert filter unit and percolation area, open new exit on to public
road and all ancillary works at Derryarrit, Scotstown, Co Monaghan, subject to the 7 condition(s) set
out in the Schedule attached.
Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council
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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.
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Footnote:
An appeal against a decision of a Planning Authority under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as
amended) may be made to An Coimisiun Pleanala, 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 24/09/2026. 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 Coimisiun Pleanala 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
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Monaghan,
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2.
26/63
Terence McGarrity, Derryarrit, Scotstown, Co Monaghan
a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €1,559.00 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 infrastructure and facilities in the area.
a) Prior to any other works commencing, visibility splays of 50m, measured to the nearside road edge in
each direction, shall be provided from a point in the centre of the entrance of the lane, 2.4m from the
road edge at a height of between 1.05m and 2m above ground level to an object height of between
1.05m and 2m 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 5m 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 5m and the surface shall be graded back so that its level at 3m 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 5m from boundary and 1:10 (10%) thereafter.
f) 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.
g) 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.
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.
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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.
3.
a) The proposed effluent treatment and disposal system shall be located, constructed and maintained in
accordance with the details submitted to the planning authority on the 08/07/2026 and in accordance
with the requirements of the document entitled The Environmental Protection Agency Code of
Practice Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Population Equivalent <= 10) 2021. No system
other than the type proposed in the application shall be installed without the prior written agreement
of the Planning Authority.
b) A maintenance contract for the effluent treatment and disposal system shall be entered into from the
first date of occupancy of the dwelling and permanently maintained thereafter. Signed and dated
copies of the contract, which shall be for a minimum period of 3 years, shall be submitted to, and
agreed in writing with the planning authority within 2 months of the installation.
c) Surface water soakaways shall be located such that the drainage from the dwelling and paved areas of
the site shall be diverted away from the location of the polishing filter.
d) Within two months of the first occupation of the dwelling, the developer shall submit a report from a
suitably qualified person with professional indemnity insurance certifying that the proposed effluent
treatment and disposal system has been installed and commissioned in accordance with the approved
details and is working in a satisfactory manner and that the polishing filter is constructed in
accordance with the standards set out in the EPA document.
e) A French interceptor drain to be placed on the upper side of the proposed on site DWWTS so as to
prevent surface water from entering this area.
f) Proposed well to be located a minimum of 30m upgradient of proposed DWWTS.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
4.
a) Existing mature trees and hedgerow defining the site boundaries shall be permanently retained in this
development. They shall also be reinforced with additional planting as per the submitted landscaping
plan and protected from damage at all times, particularly during building operations.
b) Notwithstanding the submitted landscaping plan, the new site boundaries shall be planted with native
hedgerow species so as to form naturalised hedgerows similar to existing hedgerows in the vicinity.
Predominant species shall be whitethorn, with blackthorn, hazel and holly also included. Planting shall
be in a double staggered row with 8 (eight) 2-3 year old plants per metre; 250mm apart, with 300mm
between rows.
c) Hedgerow planting, as required, shall be supplemented as per the submitted landscaping plan with
native tree species at irregular intervals. Species shall include ash, oak, sycamore and beech.
d) Planting as required shall be carried out in the first planting season following commencement of
building operations and shall be permanently retained thereafter. Any plant which fails in the first
planting season shall be replaced. Trees shall be allowed to mature and shall not be topped when
trimming hedgerows.
e) Any boundary fencing shall be of stained wood.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
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5.
A maximum of two external wall finishes shall be utilised.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
6.
a) Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to Planning Authority on
08/07/2026, as amended by additional information on 16/09/2026.
b) Any facilitating cut and/or fill shall be graded to a natural contour to reflect the existing topography of
the area.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and securing a satisfactory standard of development.
7.
The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted to the
Planning Authority on 08/07/2026, as amended by additional information on 16/09/2026, except as
may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.
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