Monaghan County Council · Meeting of Monaghan County Council · 3 March 2025
A vote on adding text to the draft Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 to 2031 that recognises long-term vacancy at Monaghan Retail Park and supports new retail there. It would also amend the zoning matrix so that convenience and comparison retail are acceptable in principle at the park.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
to add the following text at paragraph 10.6 (Monaghan Town Settlement Plan – Retailing) of the draft Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 – 2031: “The Council recognises the long-term vacancy at Monaghan Retail Park which must be addressed. It is an objective of the Council to support new retail in the Park.” It is also proposed to amend Table 9.3 (Land Use Zoning Matrix) as indicated below. *Retail (Convenience) and Retail Comparison) are acceptable in principle at the Monaghan Retail Park.
Proposed by Cllr S. Conlon; seconded by Cllr PJ O’Hanlon.
The minutes record: A recorded vote was taken which resulted as follows: For: Cllrs C. Carthy, S. Conlon, S. Coyle, N. Keelan, PJ O’Hanlon, P. Treanor, N. McCooey, S. Flynn, B. McAree and P. Gibbons Total: 10 Against: Cllrs A. Campbell, S. Gilliland, P. Conlon, S. Treanor, R. Truell and P. Clerkin Total: 6 Abstention: Cllr. R. Aughey Total: 1 The Cathaoirleach declared the proposal carried.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Fianna Fáil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.