Bunratty Quarry, Bunratty West, Bunratty Co. Clare
Construction and operation of a concrete batching plant within Bunratty Quarry.
2560385 · Clare County Council · Lodged 26 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560385
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of a concrete batching plant producing up to 50,000 cubic meters of ready-mix concrete annually over a 1.6-hectare site. The facility will include storage silos, water tanks, storage bins, a control cabin, washout lagoons, and associated infrastructure.
- Floor area
- 16,000 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
For the construction and operation of a concrete batching plant which will produce up to 50,000 m3 of ready-mix concrete annually over an area of circa 1.6 hectares within the southern portion of bunratty quarry, in the townland of bunratty west, co. Clare. The proposed concrete batching plant will include concrete plant (x 1), 100 tonne storage silos (x 4), 50,000l water tank1 (x 1), 80 tonne storage bins (x10), control cabin, admixture building, conveyor system, washout lagoons, attenuation tank, an access ramp and associated drainage infrastructure including a settlement tank. The proposed development will involve the utilisation of both virgin aggregates and recycled aggregates. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 June 2025
- Decision due20 August 2025
- Decision issued19 August 2025
- Grant issued22 September 2025
- Permission expiry21 September 2030
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