Observation pack · Monaghan County Council

Aghnafarcan , Broomfield Castleblayney , Co. Monaghan

permission for development consisting of a farm diversification project to provide a single storey small farm animal/pet crematorium building, Installation of a Wastewater Treatment System and associated Raised Mound Percolation Area, Car Parking Spaces, Landscaping, use of existing entrance and exit onto the public road together with all ancillary site development works

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Dec 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 2660442 · full record
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 4,208 m²
Received: 7 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 1 Dec 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660442/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660442 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Monaghan County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 11 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Monaghan County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2560212	Refused	30 Jan 2026	0	0 m	permission for development consisting of a single storey pet crematorium building, Installation of a Wastewater Treatment System and associated Raised Mound Percolation Area, Car Parking Spaces, Landscaping, use of existing entrance and exit onto the public road together with all ancillary site development works (Previously Granted under Planning Reference No. 19/320)
2560298	Conditional	9 Dec 2025	1	412 m	planning permission for a development which will consist of a two-storey dwelling house, single storey domestic garage, provision of new entrance and entrance piers, installation of a wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with all ancillary site development works
259005	Conditional	1 Aug 2025	0	137 m	permission for development consisting of to construct 3 No. poultry houses and 1 No. ancillary general purpose shed/store together with all ancillary structures (to include meal storage bin(s) and soiled water tank(s)) and site works (to include new/relocated site entrance) associated with the above development. This application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a Licence under part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing) Regulations 1994 to 2013. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this planning application.
249020	Refused	13 Dec 2024	0	0 m	permission for a single storey pet crematorium building, installation of a wastewater treatment system and associated raised mound percolation area, car parking, landscaping, use of existing entrance and exit onto the public road together with all ancillary site development works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
7 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Monaghan County Council before relying on it.