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Staleen, Donore, Co. Meath

Restoration of a 1.5 km stretch of the Boyne Navigation Canal at Staleen.

LB160199 · Meath County Council · Lodged 3 March 2016

Reference
LB160199
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Withdrawn
Type
PERMISSION
Received
3 March 2016

Summary

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The project involves restoring the Boyne Navigation Canal over a 1.5 km distance between Staleen Lower Lock and the Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre. Works include restoring the masonry lock chamber, installing new timber and steel lock gates, dredging the canal, and setting up a temporary site compound.

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Development description

For works to restore the boyne navigation canal at staleen, donore, county meath over a distance of 1.5 km between staleen lower lock and the suspension bridge at bru na boinne (newgrange) visitor centre. The project works will include restoration works to existing masonry lock chamber at staleen lower, the provision of new timber and steel lock gates at each end of the lock to facilitate navigation to and from the river boyne, the dredging of a 1.2 km stretch of canal from a point 250 metres to the west of the lock chamber to the suspension bridge at the bru na boinne visitor centre and the dredging of a short stretch of the canal at the entrance to the river boyne. All dredged materials will, after temporary storage, be hauled away for disposal by a licensed contractor. The project includes for the provision of a temporary site compound and a temporary bunded storage area, for dredged material, in an existing yard located on the south side of the canal. These will have access via a private road to the l1601 donore-slane road to facilitate site traffic and the hauling away of dredged material. A small temporary bunded storage will be sited close to the north-east end of the lock chamber to temporarily store dredged material from the entrance to the river boyne. The works will also include the construction of a temporary causeway across the canal, at a point about 260 metres to the east of fullam's bridge, to enable the haulage of all dredged materials from the tow path area to the temporary bunded storage area. The works will also require the cutting down of all trees and saplings along the south side of the tow-path (the north side of the canal) and some trees along the north side of the tow-path, west of fullam's bridge, to facilitate dredging and safe navigation. The dredging works will also include the removal of a number of small trees, saplings and dead wood from the bed of the canal. Trees will not be cut down within a distance of 30 metres east of the suspension bridge at bru na boinne

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RA - Rural AreaRU
“Rural Area”

National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'

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  1. Application received3 March 2016
  2. Application withdrawn9 February 2017

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