Boherhill, Rathangan, Co. Kildare
Restoration of a gravel pit to agricultural land using imported soil and stones over 10 years.
16526 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 23 May 2016
- Reference
- 16526
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves restoring an existing excavated gravel pit to its original ground levels for agricultural use. This will require importing approximately 1.5 million tonnes of inert natural materials, such as soil and stones, and requires a waste licence from the EPA.
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Official record
Development description
Restoration of the existing excavated gravel pit (previously granted planning permission 01/1270, 07/188 and 15/515) to the original ground levels and use as agricultural land, in order to comply with condition 2(a) of planning permission 07/188, by importing c1,500,000 tonnes (i) of imported inert natural materials, principally excess soil, stones, and/or broken rock, excavated on construction sites, (ii) recovery of imported inert construction materials, including stones, granular fill, concrete blocks, bricks and ceramic tile and (iii) reinstating existing overburden contained on site and all other associated site works for a period of 10 years. The planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact statement (eis). The application relates to a restoration development for the purpose of an activity requiring a waste licence to be issued by the environmental protection agency
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 May 2016
- Further information requested15 July 2016
- Further information received18 November 2016
- Decision due21 January 2017
- Decision issued20 January 2017
- Grant issued20 January 2018
- Appeal submitted16 February 2017
- Appeal decided3 May 2018
- Permission expiry19 January 2028
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