Mullaghdillon, Slane, Co. Meath
Retention of shale extraction and permission to expand an existing quarry in Slane.
LB201329 · Meath County Council · Lodged 22 September 2020
- Reference
- LB201329
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission to continue extracting weathered shale from a 2.8-hectare area of an existing quarry. It also seeks permission to expand the quarry area by 1.64 hectares and extract an additional 20,000 cubic meters of shale over three years.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of: a. Retention permission for the continuation of the extraction of weathered shale from an area of approx. 2.8 ha within an existing quarry approved under planning reference: sa110050, extended by sa130627 and lb160431. B. Permission to extend the quarry area to 4.44 ha (an increase of 1.64 ha) and, c. Permission to extract a further 20,000 cu. M of weathered shale over a three year period from the quarry
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 received22 September 2020
- Decision due16 November 2020
- Decision issued13 November 2020
- Grant issued21 December 2020
- Permission expiry20 December 2023
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