Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedOtherDecided 14 December 2018

Coolree Bog, townlands of Coolree & Blackwood, Robertstown

Peat extraction and turf cutting for domestic fuel on a 4.6-hectare raised bog area with associated drainage and access works.

181280 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 22 October 2018

Reference
181280
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
22 October 2018

Summary

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The development involves turf cutting and peat extraction for domestic fuel supply on a 4.6-hectare raised bog area. Ancillary works include creating nine spread grounds, constructing five floating road entrances, installing new drainage channels, and building a silt pond.

Otherpeatbogenvironmental
Floor area
46,000 m²

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Development description

The development will consist of turf cutting and peat extraction for domestic peat fuel supply from a raised bog area of 4.6ha. The proposed development will include the following enabling and ancillary works: leveling of part of raised bog to create 9 no. Spread grounds; construction of 5 no. Floating road entrances from private roadway into spread grounds area including 1 no. Turning area; creation of new facebank and facebank drain; provision of new drainage channels around spread grounds to connect to existing central drain; backfilling, cleaning and deepening of existing drains where necessary; construction of piped culverts at drain crossings; provision of a new silt pond of 225m3 with new post and wire fencing and gate, provision of a new outlet pipe to discharge from silt pond to boundary drain; and provision of temporary construction compound of approx. 900m3. The proposed development will also use a machinery access route from l1019 along access track via / adjacent to blackwood feeder to northwest of site. The proposed development will take place on an overall site of 11,. 43ha. The planning application includes a natura impact statement

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  1. Application received22 October 2018
  2. Decision due16 December 2018
  3. Decision issued14 December 2018
  4. Appeal submitted21 January 2019
  5. Appeal decided3 September 2019

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