GrantedAgriculturalDecided 29 September 2023

Waterunder, Drogheda, Co Louth

Re-contouring of agricultural land and restoration of a former quarry in Drogheda.

23277 · Louth County Council · Lodged 8 June 2023

Reference: 23277
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 June 2023

Summary

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Permission is sought to renew a previous planning consent to restore a former small rock quarry using imported inert soil and stone. Over a two-year period, 24,972 tonnes of material will be imported to reclaim 1.765 hectares of agricultural land.

Agriculturalquarryland reclamationnis

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Development description

Permission to renew the permission previously granted planning ref. No. 20356 for the re-contouring of agricultural land and the restoration of a former small rock quarry using imported inert soil and stone for agricultural benefit within a site area of 1.765 hectares. A 2 year planning permission is requested and during this period, 24,972 tonnes of inert soil and stones will be imported for the purposes of land reclamation. A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application *further information received on 4.9. 23*

Land-use zoning

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General EmploymentSI

“To provide for general enterprise and employment generating activities.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
158 Gort Mell, Old Slane Roadprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€243,119	480 m
156 Gort Mell, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€233,480	484 m
186 Gort Mell, Old Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€345,814	490 m
166 Gort Mell, Tullyallen, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€264,317	491 m
Apartment 151 Gort Mell, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€233,480	496 m
165 Gort Mell, Old Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€259,500	498 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received8 June 2023
Further information requested28 July 2023
Further information received4 September 2023
Decision due1 October 2023
Decision issued29 September 2023
Grant issued30 October 2023
Permission expiry29 October 2028

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