MAGHERASOLIS & CRAIGS, RAPHOE, LIFFORD PO
Development of a 5.37-hectare rock quarry with processing facilities, settlement ponds, and a site office.
2250836 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 13 May 2022
- Reference
- 2250836
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a rock quarry operation over a 25-year period, involving drilling, blasting, crushing, and screening. The development includes settlement ponds, a storage and maintenance shed, a site office, a wastewater treatment system, and a wheel wash.
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Official record
Development description
(1) quarrying of 5.37 hectares which will be subject to extraction and processing of rock through drilling, blasting, crushing and screening (2) construction of (a) settlement ponds and constructed wetland (b) a shed for the purposes of storage for the facility including the on-site machinery maintenance (c) site office with canteen, toilet & drying facilities (3) installation of a wastewater treatment system & percolation area (4) provision of a wheel wash and weighbridge (5) landscaping of the quarry during the operational phase and restoration of the quarry on completion of extraction (5) all associated ancillary facilities / works over a 25 year period. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) & natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application
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- Application received13 May 2022
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