{"id":7777,"date":"2024-11-14T10:34:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T10:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/planning\/?page_id=7777"},"modified":"2026-08-25T09:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:55:53","slug":"taking-in-charge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/planning\/taking-in-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking In Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7777\" class=\"elementor elementor-7777\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980a476 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"980a476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5baf046 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5baf046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The term \u201cTaking in Charge\u201d means that the Local Authority assumes responsibility for certain services located within the common areas and public areas associated with a particular estate. When a residential development is completed to the satisfaction of the Local Authority, the developer or, in certain circumstances the majority of homeowners, may make a written request to the Planning Department to have the estate taken in charge. The application may be made using the appropriate Taking in Charge application form which can be found in the policy below.<\/p><p>When a residential development has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Local Authority, the majority of homeowners may still make a written request to the Planning Department to have the estate taken in charge. The Planning Authority shall consider such a request in accordance with S.261 of the Planning and Development Act 2024.<\/p><p>\u00a0The decision on taking in charge is a reserved function of the local authority i.e. the decision is taken by elected members at a council meeting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f3eb5 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63f3eb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ea1f3 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"86ea1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1410\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1410\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Advertisements of Notice to Take in Charge <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1410\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5967b e-con-full e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b5967b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3786481 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3786481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Advert-of-Notice-to-TIC-Knockroe-Glen-Monaghan.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Knockroe Glen &#8211; Monaghan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1411\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1411\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Estates Taken in Charge by Monaghan County Council <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1411\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c047df e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c047df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3658364 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3658364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Copy-of-Estates-Taken-in-Charge-Revised-Oct-22-2025.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Estates Taken in Charge<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1412\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1412\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> OPR  - A Guide to Taking in Charge (PDF) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1412\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c667f elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86c667f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c2078 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4c2078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/03\/Planning-Leaflet-15-A-Guide-to-Taking-in-Charge-of-Completed-Residential-Developments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>OPR Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1413\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1413\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Taking in Charge Procedures &amp; Application Form (PDF) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1413\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad33ad3 e-con-full e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad33ad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81bbfb2 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81bbfb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/TakinginChargeProcedures2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Procedures &amp; 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