Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 25 March 2025

Rathcore Quarry Rathcore and Connellstown Townlands, Enfield, Co. Meath

Continued use, extension, and deepening of Rathcore Quarry near Enfield.

2460150 · Meath County Council · Lodged 1 March 2024

Reference
2460150
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
PERMISSION
Received
1 March 2024

Summary

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The application seeks permission for the continued use of the existing quarry, including drilling, blasting, and crushing. It also proposes a lateral extension of 0.9 hectares, deepening the extraction area by two 15-metre benches, and constructing a new enclosed rock milling plant.

Industrialquarryindustrialextension
Floor area
575 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • 1 permission for continued use of the previously permitted developments under p. Reg. Ref. No’s. 01/1018 (pl17.127391); 95/1416 (pl17.099325) and 91/970 (pl17.089787) to include the existing quarry, drilling, blasting, crushing and screening of rock and related ancillary buildings and facilities
  • Permission for continued use of the previously permitted developments under p. Reg. Ref. No. Ta/120923 consisting of a discharge water treatment facility comprising two lagoons (30m x 13m), an oil interceptor, a reed bed (27m x 10m) and a concrete canal with "v" notch weir
  • Permission for a small lateral extension of c. 0.9 hectares from the existing quarry area of c. 9.7 hectares as permitted under p. Ref. 01/1018 (pl17.127391) to give an overall extraction footprint of c. 10.6 hectares
  • Permission for the deepening of the overall extraction area (c. 10.6 hectares) by 2 no. 15m benches to a final depth of c. 45m aod from the current quarry floor level of c. 75m aod as permitted under p. Ref. P. Ref. 01/1018 (pl17.127391)
  • Permission for a proposed new rock milling plant to be enclosed within a steel-clad building (c. 575m² with roof height of 22.5m and exhaust stack height of 28.2m)
  • Replacement of existing septic tank with a new wastewater treatment system and constructed percolation area
  • Restoration of the site to a beneficial ecological after-use; and
  • All associated site works within an overall application area of 31.1 hectares. The proposed operational period is for 20 years plus 2 years to complete restoration (total duration sought 22 years). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Rural AreaRU
“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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Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received1 March 2024
  2. Further information requested25 April 2024
  3. Further information received10 January 2025
  4. Decision due25 March 2025
  5. Decision issued25 March 2025
  6. Appeal submitted17 April 2025

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