GrantedIndustrialDecided 30 November 2020

Castletown Quarry, Tromman Townland, Rathmolyon Co. Meath

Continued use of a quarry, a lateral extension of the extraction area, road realignment, and a waste recovery facility.

TA200655 · Meath County Council · Lodged 26 May 2020

Reference: TA200655
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 May 2020

Summary

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This application seeks permission for the continued use of an existing quarry, including processing, concrete batching, and block making. It also proposes a lateral extension of the extraction footprint to 19.2 hectares, realigning 400m of internal road, and establishing a construction and demolition waste recovery facility.

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Development description

Permission for continued use of the previously permitted developments under planning refs. Ta180039; ta160094; ta150309; ta70175 (pl17.227088); ta30258 (pl17.206229); 00/2156 (pl17.125619) and 98/1981 (pl17.111632) including extraction and processing on site, to include washing (with associated closed system silt settlement lagoons), screening and crushing; storage; stockpiling; related ancillary buildings and facilities including the concrete batching and block making facilities; permission for a lateral extension to the existing permitted quarry extraction under planning ref. Ta70175 (pl17.227088) to give an overall extraction footprint of c. 19.2 hectares; extraction of rock within the proposed extension area will be to the same depth as the current permitted quarry floor level of c. 24m aod under planning ref. Ta70175 (pl17.227088); realignment of the existing internal access road over a distance of c. 400m to release rock reserves beneath for extraction, with relocation of the existing weighbridge and office; permission for an overburden storage area along the eastern site boundary covering an area of c. 0.8 hectares; permission for a construction and demolition waste recovery facility which provides for the importation, storage, processing and recovery of waste concrete arising from concrete plants operated by kilsaran on a c. 3.9 hectare site within the existing quarry and provision for a hardstanding area for stockpiling and crushing of waste materials and a waste inspection/quarantine shed; restoration of the site to a combination of beneficial ecological and agriultural after-use; all associated site works within an overall application area of c. 50.2 hectares and all for a period of 10 years plus 2 years to complete restoration works (total duration of 12 years). An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) have been prepared in respect of this planning application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Rural AreaRU

“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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Key dates

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Application received26 May 2020
Further information requested31 July 2020
Further information received28 September 2020
Decision due1 December 2020
Decision issued30 November 2020
Appeal submitted5 January 2021
Appeal decided16 February 2022
Permission expiry15 February 2032

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