Ballinascorney Upr, Brittas, Co. Dublin
Section 5 declaration to determine if recent quarry expansion works in Brittas are exempt from planning.
ED08/0020 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 August 2008
- Reference
- ED08/0020
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 8 August 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThis is a Section 5 Declaration of Exemption application regarding a quarry in Brittas. It seeks to determine whether the recent expansion of quarrying activity and works at the northern end of the site constitutes exempted development.
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
Whether the recent expansion of quarring activity and works at the northern end of the quarry owned by kilsaran concrete ltd. , ballinascorney upr. , brittas co. Dublin is or is not development or is or is not exempted development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding natural character of the Dublin Mountains Area”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received8 August 2008
- Decision due4 September 2008
- Decision issued15 June 2009
- Appeal submitted29 September 2008
- Appeal decided15 June 2009
- Permission expiry11 March 2009
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