Abbeytown and Kilboglasy towlands, Ballysadare, Co Sligo
Continued use and operation of an existing quarry and extension area in Ballysadare.
1850 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 23 February 2018
- Reference
- 1850
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the continued operation of a 19-hectare quarry extension and concrete batching plant within a 45-hectare site. It includes revisions to the extraction area, landscaping screening berms, and final restoration plans.
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
Pp - for development consisting of the continued use and operation of the existing quarry and quarry extension area (19 hectares) permitted under plan reg. Ref. No. Pl02/299 (abp ref. No. Pl21 . 201367) including the existing concrete batching plant and block making facility (in its current location at the eastern end of the site); the existing access onto the n59 road; existing weighbridges; existing wheel wash; existing crushing and screening plant; existing washing plant and closed circuit washwater management system; revisions to the permitted quarry extraction area along the northern boundary; provision of a landscaped screening berm along the northern boundary; existing landscaped screening berms and associated landscaping works; and for final restoration of the quarry all within an application area of c. 45 hectares
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“natural resource reserve”
National zoning type: Strategic reserve, White land
Objective set by the Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). 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 received23 February 2018
- Further information requested18 April 2018
- Further information received26 September 2018
- Decision due4 January 2019
- Decision issued19 December 2018
- Grant issued30 January 2019
- Permission expiry29 January 2024
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