Usk, Kilcullen, Co.Kildare
Backfilling of a former sand and gravel pit in Kilcullen using imported inert soil and stone.
19920 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 14 August 2019
- Reference
- 19920
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the backfilling and restoration of a former quarry using approximately 1,240,000 tonnes of imported natural inert waste materials. It includes establishing an inert soil waste recovery facility, site offices, a weighbridge, and restoring the land to grassland.
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Development description
Backfilling of a former sand and gravel pit to its former ground level using approximately 1,240,000 tonnes of imported natural inert waste materials and/or suitable by-product materials, principally soil and stone generated by construction and development projects; establishment and operation of an inert soil waste recovery facility to provide for the recovery through backfilling, of natural inert soil and stone waste;installation of site infrastructure including site offices, staff welfare facilities, weighbridge (with dedicated office), wheelwash facility, hardstand areas, fuel storage tanks, and site access roads;use of an existing storage shed as a waste inspection and quarantine facility and for storage of plant and equipment; separation of any intermixed construction and demolition waste (principally concrete, metal, timber, pvc pipes and plastic) inadvertently imported to site prior to removal off-site to authorized waste disposal or recovery facilities; temporary stockpiling of imported topsoil pending re-use as cover material for the final restoration of the site; retoration of the final backfilled landform to long-term grassland/agricultural use. The proposed development requires a waste licence from the environmental protection agency
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received14 August 2019
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