Stoneyford Quarry, Downestown and Longford townslands, Duleek
Deepening and expansion of stone extraction at Stoneyford Quarry.
LB171333 · Meath County Council · Lodged 17 November 2017
- Reference
- LB171333
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the extraction of aggregates using drilling and blasting techniques over a 19.65-hectare area. It includes deepening the quarry floor in parts to a final depth of -27.5m AOD and eventual ecological restoration.
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Official record
Development description
- Extraction of aggregates using conventional drilling and blasting techniques, landscaping and restoration within an area of 19.65ha. The proposed activity area is within the existing roadstone ltd. Landholding at stoneyford quarry. Permission for stone extraction and processing using mobile crushing and screening plant. Permission for deepening of the extraction area in part by 3 no. 17.5 benches to a final depth of of c
- 27.5m aod. The current permitted quarry floor is c. 18m aod under an bord pleanala ref: su17. Su0070 and 25maod under p01/4442. Restoration of the site to a beneficial ecological afteruse. This application is accompanied by an enviornmental impact assessment report and appropiate assessment screening
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 received17 November 2017
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