Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 27 January 2023

THE TOWNLAND OF LEHINCH, CLARA, CO. OFFALY

Preparation and operation of a sandpit to extract sand and gravel over 6 to 10 years in Clara.

2277 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 24 February 2022

Reference
2277
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
24 February 2022

Summary

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The project involves extracting approximately 142,646 cubic metres of sand and gravel from a 3.137-hectare hill within an agricultural field. Works include widening the entrance, installing a wheel wash, a temporary portacabin, and eventual reinstatement of the land for agriculture.

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Development description

Works involving the preparation and operation of a sandpit to remove a discrete hill (ca. 3.137ha) within an agricultural field. The site will be accessed from the existing field entrance off the r436. The construction works will include the widening of the existing entrance, installation of a wheel wash, temporary portacabin (containing welfare facilities and an office building), internal access track, fencing and boundary landscaping, including the temporary installation of embankments/berms from topsoil removed prior to works. The operational phase will result in the extraction of ca. 142,646m3 of sand and gravels over a period of 6-10 years. When extraction activities have ceased the site will be reinstated as agricultural land -reusing the original topsoil

Key dates

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  1. Application received24 February 2022
  2. Further information requested19 April 2022
  3. Further information received23 December 2022
  4. Decision due28 January 2023
  5. Decision issued27 January 2023
  6. Grant issued9 March 2023
  7. Permission expiry8 March 2033

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