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24/09/2026
Ref No: 26/60299
TO: Hayley Graham & Conor McQuillan
C/O nathan anscombe
29 Crossbane Road
Derrynoose
Keady, Co. Armagh
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:- planning
permission for development the development will consist of: construction of a two storey dwelling with
detached garage, new entrance gates and piers, accessed off existing private laneway from public road,
installation of new proprietary wastewater treatment system with all ancillary and associated site works
at Mullamurphy, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, subject to the 8 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.
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24/09/2026
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 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 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
26/60299 Hayley Graham & Conor McQuillan, Mullamurphy, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
1. a) The proposed dwelling when completed shall be occupied as the place of residence of
the applicant, members of the applicant’s immediate family or their heirs and shall
remain so occupied for a minimum period of 7 years thereafter, unless consent is
granted by the Planning Authority for its occupation by other persons who belong to
the same category of housing need as the applicant.
b) Before development commences, the applicant shall enter into an agreement with the
Planning Authority, pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning and Development Act 2000,
providing for the terms of the occupancy requirement.
c) Within 2 months of the occupation of the proposed dwelling, the applicant shall
submit to the Planning Authority a written statement of confirmation of the first
occupation of the dwelling in accordance with paragraph (a) and the date of such
occupation.
d) This condition shall not affect the sale of the dwelling by a mortgage in possession or
by any person deriving title from a sale.
Reason: In the interest of sustainable development.
2. a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €2,868.00 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.
3. a) Prior to any other works commencing, visibility splays of 70 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.
4. 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 14/07/2026 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.
Reason: In the interest of public health and environmental protection.
5. The detached garage hereby approved shall be used solely for purposes ancillary to the
residential dwelling within the site area, and not for any separate purposes.
Reason: In the interest of orderly development.
6. 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.
7. a) Ground levels and finished floor levels shall be as detailed on plans submitted to
Planning Authority on 14/07/2026, as amended by additional information on
02/09/2026.
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.
8. The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and documentation submitted
to the Planning Authority on 14/07/2026, as amended by additional information on
02/09/2026, except as may otherwise be required in order to comply with the above
conditions.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.