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Con,hirl. Conte. Mhuln.e<hen
Monaghan County Coundl
TO: Paul Gildernew
C/O Lucas Horton
3 Bramley House
McGrath Road
Castleblayney
Co. Monaghan
Re:
planning@monaghancoco.ie
25/09/2026
Ref No: 26/36
Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
Monaghan County Council has by order dated 25/09/2026 decided to GRANT permission to the above
named for development of land, in accordance with the documents submitted namely for:- permission
for development on 2 separate parcels of land. The developments will consist of new access off the
public road, a two -storey type dwelling house & detached garage with new site entrance and
proprietary waste water treatment system along with other associated ancillary site works on each
site at Tullycoora, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, subject to the 7 condition(s) set out in the Schedule
attached.
Signed on behalf of Monaghan County Council
DMINISTRA 7I OFFICER
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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H18 X982, Eire.
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Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
Failtionn an tUdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge
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 25/09/2026. 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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Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineachan,
H18 X982, Eire.
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00353 47 30500
info@monaghancoco.ie
eolas@monaghancoco.ie
www.monaghan.ie
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Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
Failtionn an tUdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge
26/36 Paul Gildernew, Tullycoora, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
In respect of the eastern site:
(a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €4402 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.
2. In respect of the western site:
(a) The developer shall pay to Monaghan County Council a sum of €4776 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) Only that applicable portion of the roadside hedgerow, which must be lowered or
uprooted to provide adequate sight distances, shall be removed.
(b) Remaining mature trees and hedgerow defining both site boundaries shall be
permanently retained in this development. They shall also be reinforced with
additional planting as per the submitted landscaping details and protected from
damage at all times, particularly during building operations.
(c) Notwithstanding the submitted landscaping details, any new site and roadside
boundaries shall be planted with native hedgerow species so as to ultimately 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 eight 2-3 year old plants per metre; 250mm
apart, with 300mm between rows.
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(d) Hedgerow planting, as required, shall be supplemented as per the submitted
landscaping details with native tree species at irregular intervals. Species shall include
oak, sycamore and beech.
(e) 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 shall be replaced. Trees shall be allowed to mature and shall not
be topped when trimming hedgerows.
(f) Any boundary fencing shall be of stained wood.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
4. (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 entrances 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 entrances shall form bellmouths of 4m radius with edge of new boundary.
Recessed entrances shall be of sufficient dimensions to contain a stationary vehicle off
the public road. Any entrance gates shall open inwards only.
(e) Entrance/access roads 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 roads shall be not greater than 1:20 (5%) for the first 5m from boundary and
1:10 (10%) thereafter.
(f) French drain consisting of 300mm diameter concrete pipes backfilled to ground level
with suitable granular filter material shall be placed along full site frontages. Drain
shall discharge to the nearest appropriate watercourse or drainage pipeline. Suitable
gullies shall be placed at start, end and intersection of other drains and at not greater
than 40m intervals. Separate application shall be made to Monaghan County Council if
this requires a road opening licence.
(g) Cattlegrid/ACO Drain/gullies shall be installed at proposed entrances 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
entrances. The discharge from the above drainage shall be piped to an appropriate
drainage pipeline or watercourse.
(h) Provision shall be made within the sites 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 sites through road surface drainage and road subsoil
drainage shall remain unimpeded.
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Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineachan,
H18 X982, Eire.
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eolas@monaghancoco.ie
www.monaghan.ie
Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
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(i) 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.
(j) Before any work is commenced on this development securities, by way of a cash
deposits, in the sums of €2250 for the eastern site and €2250 for the western site,
shall be paid to the Planning Authority by the developer(s) 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 securities.
Reason: In the interest of traffic/road safety.
5. (a) The proposed effluent treatment and disposal systems shall be located, constructed
and maintained in accordance with the details submitted and in accordance with the
requirements of the document entitled Environmental Protection Agency Code of
Practice - Domestic Wastewater 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) Maintenance contracts for the effluent treatment and disposal systems shall be
entered into from the first date of occupancy of the dwellings and permanently
maintained thereafter. Signed and dated copies. of the contracts, which shall be for a
minimum periodof three years, shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing with the
Planning Authority within two months of installation.
(c) Surface water soakaways shall be located such that the drainage from the dwellings
and paved areas of the sites shall be diverted away from the locations of the polishing
filters.
(d) Within two months of the first occupation of each dwelling, the respective developer
shall submit 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.
Garages shall be used solely for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house
and not for any industrial, business or commercial purposes.
Reason: To protect the amenity of the area and to prevent unauthorised development.
The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the plans and documents
submitted on the 07/05/2026 as amended on the 31/08/2026, except as may otherwise be
required in order to comply with the above conditions.
Reason: In the interest of proper planning and sustainable development.
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Comhairle Contae Mhuineachain
1 Sraid Bhaile Atha Cliath,
Muineachan,
H18 X982, Eire.
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00353 47 30500
info@monaghancoco.ie
eolas@monaghancoco.ie
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Planning Offices
Monaghan County Council
1 Dublin Street,
Monaghan,
H18 X982, Ireland.
Failtionn an tCdaras Aitiuil roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge