Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 8 July 2020

Holdensrath Quarry, Holdensrath Townland, Co. Kilkenny

Deepening of an existing quarry and provision of new welfare facilities in Holdensrath.

19519 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 25 July 2019

Reference
19519
Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
25 July 2019

Summary

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The development involves the continuance of use of an existing quarry and the deepening of the quarry void from 28mAOD to -10mAOD. It also includes removing existing welfare facilities and installing new portacabin offices, a canteen, and a wastewater treatment system.

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Development description

  • For development within an area of 24.5 hectares consisting of: continuance of use of the existing permitted quarry site and all existing ancillary facilities and storage areas, authorised by the previous grants of planning permissions p. 10/25, p. 06/1907 (pl10.228444), p. 9/96 and p. 93/133; deepening of the existing quarry void (deepening only with no lateral increase in footprint) within the existing permitted quarry footprint of 3.6 hectares from the permitted depth of 28maod to a final depth of
  • 10maod. The quarry deepening will cover an area of 2.0 hectares within the existing quarry footprint of 3.6 hectares; removal of the existing site welfare facilities consisting of portacabin office, canteen, toilet structures and associated septic tank; provision of new site welfare portacabin facilities consisting of administration office (30m²), managers office/meeting room (30m²), employee changing room (30m²), employee canteen/ kitchen (45m²) and employee toilets /showers (15m²); provision of waste water treatment system and associated percolation area; existing rate of rock extraction to remain at c. 35,000 cubic metres per year. No proposed increase in rate of extraction or in associated traffic levels which will remain the same; development life of the quarry extended by c. 20 years, with an additional two years for restoration (total permission of 22 years); restoration thereafter to a combination of natural habitat site and agricultural lands. All

Key dates

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  1. Application received25 July 2019
  2. Further information requested16 September 2019
  3. Further information received22 April 2020
  4. Decision due16 July 2020
  5. Decision issued8 July 2020
  6. Grant issued10 August 2020
  7. Permission expiry1 January 2042

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