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There are a number of other scenic and amenity areas in Co. Monaghan that require protection from inappropriate and insensitive development. These areas are designated as Areas of Secondary Amenity Value and are generally associated with river valleys, uplands, woodlands and lakes and provide an important community, recreational and tourism resource. It is an objective to manage development in these areas to ensure that the scenic value is maintained and ensure any development proposals are sensitively designed and compatible with the overall landscape character of the area. The Areas of Secondary Amenity Value are listed in Table 6.6 of Monaghan County Council Development Plan 2025 - 2031. This data is in ITM Projection. Monaghan County Council provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete. Monaghan County Council accepts no liability for any loss or damage suffered by those using this data for any purpose.

County Monaghan has two principal areas of outstanding landscape quality which require protection from insensitive and inappropriate development. They are Sliabh Beagh/Bragan Mountain and Lough Muckno & Environs. These are designed as areas of Primary Amenity Value and are listed in the Table 6.5. of Monaghan County Council Development Plan 2025 - 2031. Applications in these areas will only be permitted where the integrity and natural beauty of the landscape is not threatened. Any developments which are normally exempt under Article 6 of the Planning and Development Regulations will require planning permission. Development proposals in these areas will only be permitted where it can be clearly demonstrated that the existing landscape, landform, flora and fauna, scenic or environmental characteristics will not be compromised. This data is in ITM Projection. Monaghan County Council provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete. Monaghan County Council accepts no liability for any loss or damage suffered by those using this data for any purpose.

A number of important scenic routes which require protection have been identified in Co. Monaghan. Any development that would interfere with or adversely impact on these scenic routes will not be permitted. These Views from Scenic Routes are listed in Appendix 2 and illustrated on Map 6.1, County Monaghan Development Constraints, of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025 - 2031.  This data is in ITM Projection. Monaghan County Council provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete. Monaghan County Council accepts no liability for any loss or damage suffered by those using this data for any purpose.

Monaghan County Council commissioned a Landscape Character Assessment of the County in 2008 with the purpose of providing the foundation for policy formation and decision making for landscape management. The Landscape Character Assessment identified 9 landscape character areas in County Monaghan which represent geographical areas with a particular landscape type or types. The Landscape Character Assessment identified the main forces for landscape change in the present age as, changing agricultural practices, forestry, rural housing, infrastructural developments, power lines, telecommunications masts, wind farms, quarrying and tourism/recreation. This data is in ITM Projection. Monaghan County Council provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete. Monaghan County Council accepts no liability for any loss or damage suffered by those using this data for any purpose.

Monaghan County Council provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete. Monaghan County Council accepts no liability for any loss or damage suffered by those using this data for any purpose. The Projection of this dataset is Irish Transverse Mercator.

Monaghan County Council provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete. Monaghan County Council accepts no liability for any loss or damage suffered by those using this data for any purpose. The Projection of this dataset is Irish Transverse Mercator.