Moyfin, Longwood, Co. Meath
Importation of soil to restore a quarry and construction of a waste recycling facility in Longwood.
TA180991 · Meath County Council · Lodged 29 August 2018
- Reference
- TA180991
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves importing excavation spoil to restore a 5-hectare former quarry site to agricultural and ecological use. It also includes building a construction and demolition waste recycling facility, a wheel wash, a weighbridge, and an office. The project requires an EPA Waste Licence and is accompanied by an EIAR and NIS.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of a (a) importation of insert excavation spoil comprising natural materials of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone for the purposes of restoration of a previously extracted area (qy1) to restore the site to a beneficial agricultural and ecological afteruse (5 hectares) (b) construction and demolition waste recycling facility, (c) wheel wash, (d) weighbridge, (e) office, and (f) all ancillary site development infrastructure. The application is accompanied by an environmental impact statement (environmental impact assement report), natura impact statement and associated documents. The application relates to a restoration development for the purpose of an activity requiring a waste licence to be issued by the envirionmental protection agency.
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 received29 August 2018
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