Not exempt — permission neededAgriculturalDecided 6 October 2009

MCGrath Farm, Killakee Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Remediation of agricultural land involving the importation of up to 15,000 tonnes of soil.

ED09/0028 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 28 August 2009

Reference: ED09/0028
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Declaration of Exemption Section 5
Received: 28 August 2009

Summary

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This declaration of exemption relates to the remediation of a 0.9-hectare area for agricultural benefit and increased farming profitability. The project involves importing between 10,000 and 15,000 tonnes of clean subsoil and topsoil from Dublin construction sites over a six-month period.

Agriculturalfarmingsoil importationreclamation

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Official record

Development description

The development arises in the context of an application for certificate of registration to the enviroment department, south dublin county council for the remediation of an area of . 9ha for the purposes of agricultural benefit and increased farming profitability within the livestock (sheep and cattle) farming enterprise of mr. Joseph mcgrath senior. The project will involve the importation of between 10,000 and 15,000 tonnes of subsoil and topsoil. It is expected that the clean fill material will be sourced in construction sites in the greater dublin area. A single licenced haulage contractor will be assigned to the project. Soil in the soured sites will be prior tested and validated before transporation. It is anticipate that because the economic down-turn in the construction sector the opportunities for the sourcing of appropriate fill material will be limited. The project will therefore operate over a lapsed period of six months. The material will be transported on 20 tonne trucks. This will involve between 500 and 750 truck movements or an average of between 87 and 125 per month of operation, 21 to 31 per week. Access to the site will be via the farm entrance on the killakee road. Access will be left turn in and left turn out of the entrance. Access within the farm is via an existing service haul road within the farm. In the event of dust arising within the farm a sprinkling system will be on standby. A road sweeper will be contracted on call in case of soil/mud arising on the killakee road.

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“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

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Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Woodtown Cottages, Kilakee Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Oct 2025	€920,000	367 m

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Application received28 August 2009
Decision due24 September 2009
Decision issued6 October 2009

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