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Kincorragh , Smithborough , Co. Monaghan

Permission and retention permission of position of existing single portacabin office (previously granted under Planning Ref No. 16/446) Permission for 1 No. single storey waste separation building, two storey office building, extension to existing shed for waste separation and checking and all associated site works

Observations close 1 Dec 2026 16 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 21 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660480 · full record
Authority
Monaghan County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Site area
1.83 ha
Received
27 Oct 2026
Decision due
21 Dec 2026

How to submit an observation

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660480/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660480 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 1 Dec 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.
  5. 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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560122Conditional21 Oct 2025208 mplanning permission to construct a dry bedded shed for the housing of livestock, together with attached silage base & other associated ancillary site works at Kincorragh & Annahagh South, Smithboro, Co. Monaghan, significant, Further Information received relates to submitted Site location map, site layout plan and elevations
2460417Conditional20 Jun 20250 m***APPEALED - ACP - DECISION: REFUSED ***Blue Dolphin Environmental Ltd. intend to apply for 1) retention and 2) permission for a development at Kincorragh, Smithborough, Co. Monaghan. The development consists of 1) retain position on site of existing single portacabin office accommodation (previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 16/446) and will consist of 2) permission for a 2 No: single storey waste separation buildings, two storey office building, extension of existing waste facility yard to facilitate the proposed development and all associated site development works, Significant Further Information relates to submitted, Flood Risk Assessment Report, Traynor Environmental Report, Planning Report, and 3D topographical Survey
22443Conditional6 Apr 202310 mpermission to 1) retain position of existing single storey portacabin office accommodation (previously granted under planning Ref: 16/446) and will consist of 2) permission for 2 No. single storey waste separation buildings, two storey office building, extension of existing waste facility yard to facilitate the proposed development and all associated site development works. Significant further information received in relation to the submission of an Environmental and Traffic report as well as revisions to site boundaries
21353Conditional1 Jun 20220 mpermission for a single storey extension to front of existing single storey waste separating building, single storey waste separation building, two storey office building and all associated site development works. Significant further information received relating to amended development description, submission of an environmental screening report, alteration to proposed buildings and revised site boundaries.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
323064open17 Jul 20250 m
316951Refused17 Jul 20240 m
313912Withdrawn27 Jul 20220 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

  • 27 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 1 Dec 2026
  • 27 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Monaghan County Council before relying on it.