42. Kenneth Lonergan1
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 - Pre Draft Submission Form
Deadline for submissions is Friday 7th July 2023 at 5 p.m.
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Introduction
A number of different topics relevant to the preparation of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-
2031 are set out below. In order to stimulate comments a number of pertinent questions relating to each
topic are set out under each topic heading. Please enter “N/A” in any comment box where you have no
comments to make under a particular topic.
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Q1 Contact Details of Person / Body Submission is being made by or on behalf of
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Kenneth Lonergan
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If not, please proceed to Q3 on page 3
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Below there are a list of questions on a range of topics. These questions should be considered as they may
be helpful when drafting your submission. Please note this is not an exhaustive list of topics and space is
provided below (Q10) to insert comments relating to any other topics you consider that important for
consideration in the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031.
Q3 Environmental Assessment and Monitoring
• What are the significant environmental pressures in County Monaghan?
• How do we balance development with the protection of the environment?
• What objectives and policies are needed within the development plan to protect and enhance the
environment?
Please provide your comments in the box below. If you require additional space, please insert remaining
comments under Q10. Enter N/A if no comments.
Q4 Settlement Strategy
• Does the current rural housing policy and objectives need to change?
• Should there be greater emphasis on the development of our towns and villages?
• How do we balance the need to create and sustain viable towns and villages with the desire for rural
housing?
• Should there be a stronger focus on bringing vacant and derelict properties in towns and villages into
residential use?
• How do we best achieve compact urban form in settlements?
Please provide your comments in the box below. If you require additional space, please insert remaining
comments under Q10. Enter N/A if no comments.
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There is a difficulty for residents in a town to secure housing despite having relative lands within
If the applicant is resident in Monaghan for 10 years then allows development in rural area and
outside the County. Not all the younger persons can qualify for social housing.
support the community through a value of skills or profession. We are currently exporting our youth
space, storage, car parking, sight distance in rural and urban areas.
the local needs area, which they may be unqualified to get planning.
to the larger cities or abroad. Its poor policing to have to support our youth to move to other locations
Focus on vacant units and derelict properties. A relaxation of rules and policies in relation to open
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Q5 Housing Strategy
• Where should new housing be located?
• What type of housing should be provided to cater for different needs?
• Is there enough social housing and is it in the right places?
• How can housing affordability issues be overcome?
• What are the barriers to the delivery of housing in towns and villages?
• What facilities are required to support housing in both rural and urban locations?
Please provide your comments in the box below. If you require additional space, please insert remaining
comments under Q10. Enter N/A if no comments.
Q6 Climate Change, Environment and Heritage
• What should we be doing within the County to address climate change?
• How do we address / prevent increasing loss of biodiversity and habitats?
• How can our natural, cultural, and archaeological heritage be best protected?
• How can we facilitate development in the County whilst preserving and protecting our natural heritage?
• Should there be more favourable policies and objectives on renewable energy development?
• How can ground and surface quality water be protected and secured whilst ensuring the sustainable
development of our County?
Please provide your comments in the box below. If you require additional space, please insert remaining
comments under Q10. Enter N/A if no comments.
Housing in all towns, villages and community settlements. 2, 3 and 4 bed housing is
generally catered for by developer. Special needs housing should be built by local Authority
as it is expensive to build. Social housing is good in all areas, the balance is to know
I think a tree planting support in all areas of public spaces and areas hard to maintain and manage
such as road margins. Heritage buildings should have a small coloured plaque to identify for the
public to embrace what is heritage and why its worth preserving. it promotes conversation and
Less emphasis on half acre sites, small lawns. Hedgerows to be retained trimmed back only.
when there is enough in a particular area. However if there is no support for developers
for private housing the social housing will be the only developement in Monaghan
to inform and identify the area through maps or storny boards at the various locations.
influences for others to follow. Protection and water quality is about taking responsibility, we need
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Q7 Economic Activity
• What key drivers, strengths or competitive advantages can be harnessed to increase economic growth
in the County?
• How can land use planning best facilitate sustainable economic development?
• In which ways should the development plan underpin and support new work practices and patterns?
• Should indigenous town centre retail activities be protected?
• How can small-scale enterprise, including rural and agriculture based enterprise, be encouraged and
supported through land use planning?
• How can the development plan ensure the sustainable expansion of the tourism offering of County
Monaghan?
Please provide your comments in the box below. If you require additional space, please insert remaining
comments under Q10. Enter N/A if no comments.
Q8 Infrastructure and Services
How can the use of public transport, cycling and walking be encouraged?
How can we ensure that sufficient water and drainage facilities are available to accommodate the growth in
housing, industry, employment, etc, to 2031?
How can the prevention and alleviation of flooding be incorporated within development?
Are there adequate recycling facilities available to serve County Monaghan?
Where should we facilitate mobile communication structures while ensuring a modern mobile
telecommunication network throughout the County?
What policies should we have for waste and recycling?
Please provide your comments in the box below. If you require additional space, please insert remaining
comments under Q10. Enter N/A if no comments.
outside the county. We need to recognise this and promote our city as a suitable location to live
and provide the transport links to suitable roads for buses to the various locations.
This then brings population back to towns to support our retail sectors.
Suitable road networks for cars and buses must be complete to the major towns of
throughout the town with low traffic speeds for children to commute to schools and others
and all locations where we want the public to visit, e.g. sports centres, schools, Churches,
Shopping areas.
We are unique in the location close to the border in Ulster but only 50 minutes from Dublin airport
and 60 minutes from city. Whether we understand that we are a notional suburb of the larger cities
on the east coast. Our youth commute to third level education, our health centres/hospitals are
Dundalk, Drogheda and Dublin. Cycle lanes should be devleoped on all road margins
to engage in physical activity. Develop bike racks throughout the town in public areas
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Q9 Community Services / Facilities
Are there any facilities, amenities or type of development that the County is missing and which you believe
are important?
How can existing educational, sport and recreational facilities be protected and improved?
What can the new County Development Plan do to promote social inclusion?
Are there sufficient education and training opportunities in the County?
Is there a need to improve public and rural transport services?
Should there be more greenways and safe walking routes provided?
Please provide your comments in the box below. If you require additional space, please insert remaining
comments under Q10. Enter N/A if no comments.
Q10 Are there any other topics/comments you wish to make in relation to the Monaghan
County Development Plan 2025-2031.
Please provide your comments in the box below (additional space overleaf). Enter N/A if no comments.
Encourage pre-school development at sports parks where parking access and space can
be provided.
up grade facilities.
Develop cross county cycle parks on public lands. Develop lake shore as community areas.
Shortfall in open space standards.
Removal of creche facilities within a development of over 70 houses. Creches should be located
in an area of ease of access and outside of estates e.g. sports gounds.
Encourage greenways, lake environments to be developed as recreational areas, caravan and
camping parks throughout the county.
Over shop development as a single occupancy not multiple units may help.
In relation to sight distance agreements, these are very onerous on the Grantor, and Grantors
are refusing to sign. Agreement should be amended to remove:
"Removal and setting back of hedgerows, fences, walls, pillars, or poles" or as indicated on the
site plan attached.
Not enough community facilities. Open up lands for diverse sports.
There is an issue with the precentage of social to private developments the balance should be
sought to encourage private development to those who wish to reside in Monaghan.
Development charges should be considered to support major additional facilities and
Can development contributions be taken in liew of shortfall in parking standards,
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