New Civic Offices

Local Authority Monaghan County Council

Application number PT8MN70

Application title New Civic Offices

Development Description: Due to a technical difficulty, this Part 8 PT8MN70 will be readvertised. Monaghan County Council hereby gives notice that it proposes to carry out development on a site which forms part of the ‘Roosky Lands’, located to the north-east (rear) of Dublin Street, west of Monaghan Harps GAA Club and south-west of St Davnet’s Hospital, in the Townlands of Roosky and Tirkeenan, Monaghan Town, Co. Monaghan. A protected structure (RPS No. 41001248) is listed at the site, being the possible Site of a Fort. The proposed development will consist of the following: i Construction of a new civic office building consisting of: a. office accommodation with a cumulative gross floor area (GFA) of 5,601 sq.m distributed over 3 floors incorporating entrance foyer, office spaces, meeting rooms, staff canteen, Council chamber, public counter and reception desk, welfare facilities, internal landscaped courtyards and supporting spaces; b. external plant enclosure and single storey ESB substation and storage room at ground level; and c. covered services enclosure at ground level containing waste store room, plant, water tanks, UPS room, power distribution and supply rooms, and fire escape. ii. Surface car parking spaces and drop-off area. iii. Bicycle parking spaces. iv. Improvement works to existing road infrastructure and the provision of pedestrian, cycle and vehicular links comprising: a. extension (approx. 120m in length) to existing vehicular route on Slí Ógie Uí Dhufaigh along the route of the existing Ulster Canal Greenway; b. realignment of portion of the existing greenway; c. construction of a priority junction on existing roadway serving Roosky Vale at the interface with the extended Slí Ogie Uí Dhufaigh; d. provision of a new 13m clear span bridge over the River Shambles; e. provision of new combined vehicular/pedestrian link, ‘Quarry Walk’ (approx. 460m in length) comprising a 5.5m vehicular carriageway, two-way cycle track, footpaths, and roadside SuDs swale; f. provision of a replacement vehicular access to Monaghan Harps GAA club and associated pedestrian links; g. upgrade of existing pedestrian route (Davnet’s Row) to Diamond Centre; and h. upgrades to the existing Infirmary Hill Path to improve link to Old Cross Square. v. Works to facilitate potential future pedestrian and cyclist connections to the adjoining Diamond Centre and the existing public right of way known locally as ‘Pump Entry’. vi. Signage is to be erected consisting of: a. Wayfinding signage at 4 locations; to the south-west at Davnet's Row Plaza, to the south along Davnet's Row, to the east at the junction between Infirmary Road and Davnet's Row and at the proposed entrance on Infirmary Road. b. Building identity signage comprising 2.1m x 2.1m backlit logo panels on the north-east and south-west facades at building entry points and will include 300mm high text to read Monaghan County Council. vii. Provision of surface water attenuation, diversion of existing watermain infrastructure and provision of new surface water, foul and watermain infrastructure. viii. Associated earthworks, utilities, landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting, roof-mounted solar PV on the civic office building and all ancillary site development works.

Street: Roosky and Tirkeenan,

City: Monaghan Town

State: Co Monaghan

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Protected structure: Yes

Protected Structure number: 41001248

Notice publication date: 07/12/2023

Submissions closing date: 28/01/2024

Location: Planning Section, No.1 Dublin Street, Monaghan H18 X982

Start date: 07/12/2023

End Date: 18/01/2024

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