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Monaghan County Council · 2460236

St. Patrick's Direct Provision Centre , Drumgoask , Monaghan

  1. 8 Jul 2024Received
  2. 3 Apr 2025Conditional
  3. 14 Aug 2030Permission expires
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Status
Appeal decided — other
Decision
Conditional · 3 Apr 2025
Council
Monaghan County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Units
1
Site
7.09 ha

What’s proposed

*** APPEALED - ACP - GRANT/MODIFIED permission for continuation of permitted development on the site (under Monaghan County Council permission reg. ref. nos. 2022 and 22350, comprising (1) three single storey buildings, of modular/prefabricated construction, containing a total of twenty-five units which have already been authorised under reg. 2022, with all of these dwellings providing a kitchenette, shower room with toilet and an all-purpose (living and sleeping), room, as well as three further detached buildings which together contain a further twenty-nine units, which have already been authorised under permission reg. 22350. These latter units contain two bedrooms and a kitchen / family room, as well as bathroom and hallway accommodation. All of the above dwellings are used for asylum seekers and accommodate households of generally between one and three residents each, but could extend to cater for five residents each, depending on family size. (2) groundworks for these units comprising the laying of a foundation slabs and the creation of connections to the on-site network and the sewage pump station which serves this Direct Provision centre. (3) a prefabricated laundry building; (4) two retaining walls; (5) the conversion of a vacant building into seven individual cooking facilities and two storerooms; (6) the conversion of an existing building which was formerly used as a playroom into an outlet for the supply of convenience goods to residents of this centre; (7) six plant rooms which contain heat pumps for the modular blocks at item heading (1) above. (8) two playgrounds; (9) The development utilises an existing vehicular access to the site, an existing water supply and an existing Irish Water wastewater pipeline connection (which was permitted by the Council under permission reg. 20281); (10) The removal of existing loose stones from the site, the levelling of the land, the provision of communal open spaces, as well as a separate area for recreational purposes; (11) all ancillary site works connected with the implementation of planning permission nos. 2022 and 22350, Significant further information received relates to Road Safety Audit, Traffic & Transport Assessment, Quality Audit, Flood Risk Assessment & Site Drainage Plan

2460236 is a planning application to Monaghan County Council for *** APPEALED - ACP - GRANT/MODIFIED permission for continuation of permitted development, received on 8 Jul 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 3 Apr 2025.

Planning details

Reference
2460236
Local authority
Monaghan County Council
Status
Appeal decided — other · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
8 Jul 2024
Observations close
12 Aug 2024 (closed 767 days ago)
Decision due
3 Apr 2025 · decided 3 Apr 2025
Decision
Conditional on 3 Apr 2025
Proposed development
*** APPEALED - ACP - GRANT/MODIFIED permission for continuation of permitted development on the site (under Monaghan County Council permission reg. ref. nos. 2022 and 22350, comprising (1) three single storey buildings, of modular/prefabricated construction, containing a total of twenty-five units which have already been authorised under reg. 2022, with all of these dwellings providing a kitchenette, shower room with toilet and an all-purpose (living and sleeping), room, as well as three further detached buildings which together contain a further twenty-nine units, which have already been authorised under permission reg. 22350. These latter units contain two bedrooms and a kitchen / family room, as well as bathroom and hallway accommodation. All of the above dwellings are used for asylum seekers and accommodate households of generally between one and three residents each, but could extend to cater for five residents each, depending on family size. (2) groundworks for these units comprising the laying of a foundation slabs and the creation of connections to the on-site network and the sewage pump station which serves this Direct Provision centre. (3) a prefabricated laundry building; (4) two retaining walls; (5) the conversion of a vacant building into seven individual cooking facilities and two storerooms; (6) the conversion of an existing building which was formerly used as a playroom into an outlet for the supply of convenience goods to residents of this centre; (7) six plant rooms which contain heat pumps for the modular blocks at item heading (1) above. (8) two playgrounds; (9) The development utilises an existing vehicular access to the site, an existing water supply and an existing Irish Water wastewater pipeline connection (which was permitted by the Council under permission reg. 20281); (10) The removal of existing loose stones from the site, the levelling of the land, the provision of communal open spaces, as well as a separate area for recreational purposes; (11) all ancillary site works connected with the implementation of planning permission nos. 2022 and 22350, Significant further information received relates to Road Safety Audit, Traffic & Transport Assessment, Quality Audit, Flood Risk Assessment & Site Drainage Plan
As published by the register.
Site area
7.09 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-322345-25 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

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    Zoning at the site

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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 443206). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460236/0.

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