Heronstown, Lobinstown, Navan Co. Meath
Deepening and extending an existing quarry for a 20-year period.
2460038 · Meath County Council · Lodged 19 January 2024
- Reference
- 2460038
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking a 20-year permission to continue operating an existing quarry, deepening the extraction area by a 15-metre bench, and laterally extending the quarry by 4.8 hectares. The application seeks an extraction capacity of up to 300,000 tonnes per annum and includes an Environmental Impact Assessment Report.
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Official record
Development description
- The development will consist of the continuance of operation of the existing permitted quarry and associated infrastructure (abp ref
- Qd. 0017; p. A. Ref. Lb200106 & abp ref. 309109-21), deepening of the quarry extraction area by 1 no. 15 metre bench from 50m od to 35m od, a lateral extension to the quarry over an area of c. 4.8 ha to a depth of 35m od, provision for aggregates and overburden storage, and restoration of the site to natural habitat after uses following completion of extraction, within an overall application area of c. 18.5 hectares. An extraction capacity of up to 300,000 tonnes per annum is sought to provide the applicant with the ability to respond to demand for aggregates in the region. Permission is sought for a period of 20 years in order to extract a known resource with a further 2 years to fully restore the site. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Timeline
- Application received19 January 2024
- Further information requested13 March 2024
- Further information received17 June 2024
- Decision due20 August 2024
- Decision issued16 August 2024
- Grant issued29 January 2025
- Appeal submitted11 September 2024
- Appeal decided17 April 2025
- Permission expiry28 January 2045
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