Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedIndustrialDecided 27 January 2026

withing the townlands of Agall and Glaskill, Screggan, Co. Offaly

Expansion of Agall Quarry by 6.96 hectares and deepening of existing quarry floors.

2560191 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 23 May 2025

Reference
2560191
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 May 2025

Summary

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The development proposes further quarry works including a 6.96-hectare extension to a depth of 63mAOD. It also includes boundary berms, landscaping, security fencing, a new access route, and the re-commencement of quarrying works within a 3.81-hectare area.

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Official record

Development description

  • For development at this site agall quarry, currently permitted under planning references abp
  • Su. 0131 and abp
  • Qd. 008 which is located within the townlands of agall and glaskill. The development will consist of further quarry development concerning an authorised quarry, registered as qy28, authorised under substitute consent abp ref
  • Su. 0131 and extended under abp ref
  • Qd. 0008 to include
  • Extension of the area of the quarry into known aggregate reserves by circa 6.96ha to a depth of 63maod
  • Provision of boundary berms, planting and landscaping generally to the north-west of the proposed extension area together with security fencing
  • Provision of an access route to the new extraction areas
  • Re-commencement of quarrying works within circa 3.81ha of the lands subject to substitute consent under abp ref
  • Su. 0131 to a depth of 63maod, 2m deeper than existing quarry floors permitted under abp ref
  • Qd. 0008
  • Continuance of use of existing established pit infrastructure (including mobile processing plant, machinery, fixed plant and associated sheds, vehicular entrance, office/welfare facilities, stockpiling areas, water supply, carpark, wheel wash, haul routes and other ancillary infrastructure)
  • Phased restoration of the site
  • All associated and ancillary works, including dry screening and short-term stockpiling of aggregates, over an application area of 17 ha
  • A planning permission of 30 years is being sought for the completion of the proposed development. Accordingly, this permission also seeks to amend condition 3 of abp ref
  • Qd. 0008 to facilitate the continuation of use of established pit infrastructure for a period of 30 years from the date of any permission for the proposed development. An environmental impact assessment report (‘eiar’) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

Key dates

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  1. Application received23 May 2025
  2. Further information requested17 July 2025
  3. Further information received24 November 2025
  4. Decision due27 January 2026
  5. Decision issued27 January 2026
  6. Appeal submitted23 February 2026

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