Bannagagole, Old Leighlin, County Carlow
Expansion, deepening, and continued operation of an existing quarry in Old Leighlin.
1764 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 6 March 2017
- Reference
- 1764
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to continue using the existing quarry and expand its extraction area from 3.4 to 4.5 hectares. It also includes deepening the quarry void, demolishing a processing factory, relocating parking, and installing environmental management systems.
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Official record
Development description
Continuance of use of the existing permitted quarry site and existing ancillary facilities, regularised by the previous grant of substitute consent (pl01. Su0024); lateral extension of the existing quarry void from the existing area of c. 3.4 hectares(ha. )increasing to total extraction area of c. 4.5 ha; deepening of the existing quarry void from the existing floor level at c. 42-45m aod to a final floor depth of c. 21m aod; buffer zone of c. 20m between the eastern extraction boundary and the public road, with construction of an earthen screening berm (1.5m high) along the eastern extraction boundary; relocation of the the employee car parking spaces (39no. ) ; demolation of the existing processing factory to allow for the lateral quarry extension ; improvements to the existing dedicated hgv site entrance to meet the necessary site line requirements provision of a wheelwash facility ; installation of surface water attenuation and settlement ponds for the treatment of suspended solids in the floor of the quarry; existing rate of rock extraction to remain at c. 30000 cubic metres per year.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 March 2017
- Further information requested27 April 2017
- Further information received30 January 2018
- Decision due26 February 2018
- Decision issued26 February 2018
- Grant issued30 March 2018
- Permission expiry29 March 2023
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