Lands at Tullykane Quarry, Kilmessan, County Meath
Construction of a new 200,000-tonne annual capacity soil and stone washing plant at Tullykane Quarry.
2561041 · Meath County Council · Lodged 30 September 2025
- Reference
- 2561041
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development at Kilmessan involves constructing a new energy-efficient washing plant to recover sand, gravel, and stone from imported waste and non-waste materials. It includes a new weighbridge, control office, and revisions to the previously permitted restoration scheme.
- Floor area
- 20 m²
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Official record
Development description
The proposed development and amendments will consist of the following: a) construction of a new energy-efficient washing plant with a capacity of c. 200,000 tonnes per year to support the recovery of sand, gravel, and stone from imported waste and non-waste soil and stone materials, together with all necessary supporting infrastructure and equipment (including gantries, conveyors, washing systems, screeners, and sludge presses) and ancillary works; b) provision of a new weighbridge with associated control office (c. 20 sqm), controlled barrier and cctv system, to enable internal queuing of heavy goods vehicles to occur within the site; c) revisions to the previously permitted restoration scheme, including updated restoration landform profiles reflecting the operational efficiencies of the proposed washing plant, alongside additional planting and biodiversity enhancements to support restoration for agricultural use; d) all associated ancillary and site development works above and below ground level
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received30 September 2025
- Decision due24 November 2025
- Decision issued24 November 2025
- Grant issued12 January 2026
- Permission expiry15 April 2032
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decision40 m away
The development will consist of the restoration of the existing excavated quarry (previously granted planning…
Tullykane , Kilmessan , Co. Meath
RA170084MeathLodged 1 Feb 2017Other
- Granted70 m away
The development will consist of the restoration of the existing excavated quarry (previously granted planning…
Tullykane , Kilmessan , Co. Meath
RA170127MeathLodged 10 Feb 2017Infrastructure
- Granted410 m away
Application for change of use of an undeveloped c 4.5ha area previously permitted as a community park/playing…
Tullykane , Kilmessan , Co Meath
22507MeathLodged 14 Apr 2022Change of use
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