Ballinascorney Quarry, Ballinascorney, Brittas, Co. Dublin.
A Section 5 declaration request regarding the alteration of a water-filled quarry excavation into a constructed wetland in Brittas.
ED25/0104 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 14 November 2025
- Reference
- ED25/0104
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 14 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis is a Section 5 Declaration of Exemption to determine if altering an existing water-filled quarry excavation is considered development. The proposal aims to convert the previous rock quarry excavation into an integrated constructed wetland.
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
Does the alteration of an existing water filled excavation (arising from previous permitted quarry of rock) to provide an integrated constructed wetland constitution development, and if so, is it or is it 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.
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Timeline
- Application received14 November 2025
- Decision due2 March 2026
- Decision issued2 March 2026
- Appeal submitted27 March 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
The drainage and backfilling of an existing water-filled excavation to create an Integrated Constructed…
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SD26A/0124WSouth DublinLodged 13 May 2026Infrastructure
- Granted80 m away
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Ballinascorney Quarry, Ballinascorney, Brittas, Co. Dublin.
SD14A/0056South DublinLodged 20 Mar 2014Industrial
- Granted90 m away
A covered storage shed of 800sq.m
Ballinascorney Quarry, Ballinascorney, Brittas, Co. Dublin.
SD16A/0020South DublinLodged 29 Aug 2016Industrial
- Granted130 m away
Waste recovery facility, where certain classes of construction and demolition waste (namely topsoil,…
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SD07A/0387South DublinLodged 20 Aug 2007Infrastructure
- Granted190 m away
Demolition of existing vehicle and plant maintenance structure (floor area 510sq.m., maximum height 7.7…
Ballinascorney Quarry, Ballinascorney, Brittas, Co. Dublin.
SD07A/0337South DublinLodged 9 May 2007Industrial
- Granted230 m away
Prefabricated office and prefabricated canteen, relocated weighbridge, new wheelwash, employee and visitor…
Kilsaran concrete (Ballinascorney) Ltd., Ballinascorney Quarry, Brittas, Co. Dublin.
SD06A/0430South DublinLodged 10 Aug 2006Industrial
- Refused230 m away
(1) Addition of a cold feed recycled asphalt plant (RAP) to existing approved asphalt plant (Reg. Ref.…
Ballinascorney Quarry, Ballinascorney, Brittas, Co. Dublin.
SD16A/0268South DublinLodged 28 Jul 2016Industrial
- Withdrawn240 m away
The development will consist of a facility for the recovery of waste concrete (17 01 — and waste asphalt (17…
Ballinascorney, Brittas, Co. Dublin
SD24A/0001WSouth DublinLodged 5 Jan 2024Industrial
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