GrantedInfrastructureDecided 5 July 2021

Monaghan Town (Coolshannagh Bridge) to border with Northern Ireland (Ardgonnell Bridge)

Development of a 7.3 km greenway from Monaghan Town to the Northern Ireland border.

218005 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 1 April 2021

Reference: 218005
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 April 2021

Summary

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The proposed greenway will run from the Coolshannagh roundabout in Monaghan Town to Ardgonnell Bridge on the Northern Ireland border. It will follow the route of the Ulster Canal, creating a 5-meter corridor with a pathway up to 3 meters wide.

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Development description

Permission to develop a greenway from monaghan town’s coolshannagh roundabout (n2 junction with n12) to ardgonnell bridge, located on the border with northern ireland near the n12. The proposed greenway measures 7.3 kms in length and affects mainly rural land in both public and private ownership. It follows the route of the ulster canal as it proceeds alongside the n12 national primary road to middletown, county armagh. The proposed stretch of greenway within monaghan town connects to the existing greenway near coolshannagh roundabout and passes along the rear of monaghan institute on the n12 armagh road. The proposed greenway from monaghan town to the border passes through the following townlands: an tulaigh thirim (tullyhirm); cnoc an chonnaidh (knockaconny); droim ruatach drumrutagh); droim achaidh chruitin (drumacruttan); an chorr bheag (corbeg); cruail (crowey); sceith na gceann (skinnagin); táite an teampaill (templetate); tulaigh loiscthe (tullylish); táite mhuileann an Ūcaire (tuckmilltate); coill uí néill (killyneill); coillidh liaf (killeef) and tamlacht (tamlat). The proposed greenway will consist of the following 5m corridor incorporating a pathway up to 3m wide with a drainage/buffer verge up to 1m on each side. The pathway will consist of an unbound, granular surface course of gravel and dust, with asphalt in certain locations such as road crossing points, stock proof timber fencing (1.2m tall) at each side of the greenway where appropriate, as well as chicane railings at road crossing points, four pedestrian timber footbridges for connectivity across the canal and watercourses, underpass guardrails at the following bridges: drumratagh bridge; crowey bridge; glebe bridge and pipers bridge, information boards at the termination point in monaghan town, together with way-marking and advanced warning signage for users along the route where appropriate, and all necessary associated site works such as route clearance, tree felling where unavoidable, drainage improvements, road junction improvements for pedestrians (dropped kerbs, tactile paving), site levelling/re-grading works and cut and fill earthworks.

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Address	Date	Price	Distance
40 Golden Ridge Way Rush, Dn120528f Dn130145f Dn5594, Dn86747f Dn11397 Dn5147price excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€427,313	107 m
Tyholland, Monaghan	Apr 2025	€750,000	427 m

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Application received1 April 2021
Decision due26 May 2021
Decision issued5 July 2021

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