MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL



MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL

ROADS DEPARTMENT

LOCAL LANE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

Application for Contribution to the Cost of Improvement

For Office Use Only

|Application No.: | | |

|Date Received: | | |

|Occupied Dwelling : Name | | |

|Land Owner No 1 : Name | | |

|Land Owner No 2 : Name | | |

Monaghan County Council

Roads Section

MTEK II

Knockaconny

Monaghan

Co Monaghan

Tel: 047 30597

Fax:047 30811

1. We appoint and delegate full power to Mr./Mrs. (Block Capitals) ___________________

__________________________________________ of __________________________

__________________________________________ to act for us in all correspondence and other business arising out of this application and we and each of us agree to be bound by such correspondence and by all acts of the said Mr./Mrs. _______________________.

2. We, the undersigned each being the rated occupier/leasee* of agricultural land in the townland(s) referred to, apply to the council for lane improvement works described in 3(a) – (d) of the schedule attached, and, if the grant is made available, we apply to have the said carried out by the Council as Agent for each of us. We and each of us hereby agree to be bound in all respects by each and every one of the terms and conditions of the scheme as set forth in any schedule of preparation works.

*the lease shall be for a minimum of 5 years; a minimum of 3 years must remain on lease at time of application; a minimum of 3 years must remain on lease at time lane is to be surfaced. The land, the subject of the lease, must consist of 20% of the holding benefiting from the scheme and must not be less than 5 acres.

List 1

|Signature |Postal Address | Area of | Townland | Land Registry |

|(Each Applicant Sign) |(Block Capitals) |Land | |Folio No. |

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(Further signatures, with postal addresses may be written on a separate sheet)

3. I certify that list above and List 2 on page 2 contain the names of all landowners and others whose lands, houses or other property would be served or benefited by the proposed work.

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|Signature of Applicants Representative | |

|Nominated at paragraph (1) above. |

|Postal Address: | |

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|Telephone No. | |Mobile No. | |

Please complete overleaf …../

Location of Proposed Works

|(a) |Electoral Division(s) | |

| | i.e (North Monaghan, Clones, Castleblayney or Carrickmacross) |

|(b) |Townland(s) | |

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|(c) |Approximate Length (Mtrs.) | |

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|(d) |Describe where it starts and ends (if more than one townland is involved) |

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|(e ) |Has the lane ever been subject to improvement works or repairs by the |

| |County Council? |Yes/No | | |

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| |If ‘Yes’ please state year, if known: | |

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|(f) |Does the lane connect two public roads? |

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|(g) |Are all persons affected by the scheme willing to give their full consent to the |

| |works being carried out? |

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4. List 2

Name of all other persons whose lands or interests benefit by the proposed work, but who have not joined in this application.

|NAME |POSTAL ADDRESS |TOWNLAND/INTERESTS SERVED |

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(Further names, with postal addresses may be written on a separate sheet).

*** NB: Please enclose a copy of an ordnance survey sheet (scale 6” to 1 mile) with the road, the subject of the application, marked clearly thereon in different coloured ink.

Check List:

Please tick that the following information has been included in this application:

|Delegated Person Name: | |

|1 Occupied Dwelling: | |

|2 Land Owner Names: | |

|Folio Numbers: | |

|Telephone Number: | |

|Ordnance Survey Location Map: | |

All information MUST be submitted otherwise application will be returned.

ROADS DEPARTMENT

Local Improvement Schemes – Qualifying Conditions

1. (a) Eligible for inclusion in the Scheme

Projects which provide access to parcels of land of which at least two are owned, occupied or leased* by different persons engaged in separate agricultural activities.

* the lease shall be for a minimum of 5 years

* a minimum of 3 years must remain on the least at time of application

* a minimum of 3 years must remain on the lease at the time the lane is to be surfaced

* the land, subject to lease, must comply with the following:

It must consist of 20% of the holding benefiting from the L.I.S. land

It must not be less than 5 acres (*Meeting MCC June 3rd, 2008)

b) Not eligible for inclusion in the Scheme

• Roads serving only houses or buildings occupied or used by persons not engaged in agriculture.

• Roads serving only Council cottages, i.e. non-vested cottages.

• Roads or drains on bogs being developed commercially for large scale turf production for sale.

• Drainage works only.

2. Expenses of the Council must be met partly by landholder’s contributions which can vary between 10% and 15% of the total cost.

3. Landholder’s contributions must be paid in advance of the work commencing.

4. The applicants will, on completion, maintain the work in good order and repair at their own expense. The County Council will have no responsibility for maintenance or upkeep thereafter.

5. At least one occupied dwelling-house must be served by the scheme.

6. The scheme shall not proceed past the last occupied dwelling-house on the lane.

7. All necessary drainage, widening, excavating and fencing to be carried out by the applicants prior to work commencing.

8. All surface vegetation to be removed prior to work commencing.

Please be advised if your application does not meet the criteria listed above your application will be deemed INVALID.

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