Knockbaun, Spink, Co. Laois
Continued operation and deepening of an existing quarry in Spink, including new infrastructure.
21700 · Laois County Council · Lodged 12 October 2021
- Reference
- 21700
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes the continued use, operation, and deepening of an existing quarry over an extraction area of approximately 14.5 hectares. It includes new infrastructure such as a concrete batching plant, site office, wastewater holding tank, and water management upgrades, accompanied by an EIAR and NIS.
- Floor area
- 145,000 m²
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Official record
Development description
Develop as follows: the continued use and operation of the existing quarry including deepening of the quarry. Extraction will be confined to the existing permitted quarry area (p. A. Ref. 10/383) comprising an extraction area of c. 14.5 ha within an overall application area of c. 19.6 ha. The development will include provision of new site infrastructure, including portacabin site office / canteen, toilets, concrete batching plant and truck washdown facility, hydrocarbon interceptors, mobile crushing and screening plant, upgrading of the water management system, provision of holding tank for wastewater, and other ancillaries. The proposed development will utilise/upgrade the existing in-situ quarry infrastructure, including site access, internal roads, store room, wheel wash, weighbridge, aggregate storage bays, refuelling hard stand, water settlement pond system, and other ancillaries. The planning application will be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis).
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 October 2021
- Further information requested2 December 2021
- Further information received24 May 2022
- Decision due12 September 2022
- Decision issued9 September 2022
- Appeal submitted5 October 2022
- Appeal decided1 July 2024
- Permission expiry30 June 2053
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