Redhill, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
A sand and gravel quarry is proposed on a 4.7-hectare site in Redhill for a ten-year period.
21905 · Laois County Council · Lodged 21 December 2021
- Reference
- 21905
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes quarry activities for sand and gravel extraction with an excavation area of 3.7 hectares. It will feature on-site processing equipment, temporary welfare facilities, a concrete wheelwash, and a restoration plan to reinstate the site after operations.
- Floor area
- 47,000 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Develop as follows
- Quarry activities for the extraction of sand and gravel within a total area of 4.7ha with an excavation area of 3.7ha site at redhill, co. Laois over a ten year period
- On site equipment would include a dry screener, a loading shovel, a dumper as required, an excavator as required and a concrete wheelwash at entrance
- Provision of temporary chemical toilets, temporary canteen and welfare facilities near the existing site entrance
- Removal of hedgerow near the existing sight entrance to increase sightlines
- A concrete hardstand area in the northeast corner of the site draining to a silt trap and interceptor is proposed to prevent any release of fuel to ground
- Surface water drainage across the site is proposed to prevent sediment run off, off site or fuel run off to ground
- Dispatch of the processed materials off-site is proposed via heavy goods vehicles (hgvs) using a one way traffic system
- A fenced off buffer zone of 1om between the existing hedgerow and proposed excavation area has been allowed for to protect the hedgerows locally important ecological value
- A restoration plan has been included in the application which will reinstate the site to agricultural use at the end of the project. An environmental and planning report, ecological impact assessment report, appropriate assessment screening report and detailed site drawings have been included as part of this planning application
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 December 2021
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