GrantedRetentionDecided 29 June 2017

Belgard Quarry at Cheerverstown, Whitehall and Belgard Townlands, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Retention of various industrial plant, parking, and office facilities at Belgard Quarry.

SD16A/0410 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 2 June 2017

Reference: SD16A/0410
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Retention
Received: 2 June 2017
Floor area: 7562.2 m²

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for extensive quarry infrastructure including parking areas, a fuelling station, truck wash bays, storage containers, a transportation garage, and offices.

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Development description

Retention of: (1) plant/parking storage area (c. 1457sq. M); (2) truck/car parking area (c. 653sq. M); (3) fuelling station (129.7sq. M) & 2 fuel containers (c. 25sq. M & 23sq. M); (4) 4 transportation garage truck wash out bays (c. 433.5sq. M); (5) bunded fuel storage tanks (233sq. M); (6) oil interceptor; (7) 3 storage containers (30.2sq. M each); (8) truck/car parking area (592sq. M); (9) transportation garage & office with two storey back office/canteen/stores (2036.9sq. M), 2 storage portacabins (16.4sq. M & 10.5sq. M), 1 storage container (c. 7.5sq. M) & generator; (10) 1 lamp post (7.8m high); (11) bunded fuel storage (74sq. M); (12) 5 lamp posts (5.7m high); (13) 5 lamp post from 6.6m to 7.2m high; (14) screening berm (3.7m high by 106m long & 936sq. M); (15) car park for transportation garage & office staff (924sq. M); (16) 1 lamp post (7.8m high); (17) sprinkler system; (18) lab/offices (503.7sq. M) & 3 storage containers (30sq. M each) with 'biocycle' effluent treatment system; (19) central waste storage container area (c. 860sq. M); (20) 1 storage container (11.9sq. M); (21) metal recycling storage area (c. 324sq. M); (22) 2 lampposts (6.7m & 10m high); (23) fuel/storage shed & fuel tank (162.6sq. M); (24) aggregate storage bays (c. 306sq. M); (25) waste (stone/brick) storage bays (c. 71sq. M); (26) mould blocks storage area (c. 45sq. M); (27) paving plant (2,110sq. M) with elevated feed hopper; (28) 1 storage container (26.4sq. M); (29) rumbler plant (106.8sq. M); (30) packing plant & rumbler (243.8sq. M); (31) 3 security light towers (15.2m & 21.2m & 8.9m high); (32) concrete block/paving storage yard (c. 4.2ha); (33) block plant 2 (3210sq. M); (34) 2 storage porta cabins (27.6sq. M & 34.1sq. M); (35) office/canteen/changing rooms/toilets (c. 133.67sq. M), 1 storage container (c. 14.2sq. M) & 1 storage porta cabin (c. 9.3sq. M); (36) central orders office (85.3sq. M); (37); 1 lamp post (8.8m high); (38) sample storage area (c. 78sq. M); (39) aggregate storage bay (c. 330sq. M); (40) aggregate storage bays (762sq. M); (41) workshop & stores (c. 164.6sq. M); (42) mortar plant (c. 170.8sq. M), substation (14.1sq. M) & stores (29.1sq. M); (43) block plant 1 (3604sq. M) & feeder hopper conveyor to block plant (c. 322sq. M); (44) 'flomix' silo storage area (c. 299sq. M); (45) dry mortar 'flomix' plant (c. 452sq. M) & storage container (15sq. M); (46) storage bays (427sq. M); (47) 1 security cameras post (7.8m high); (48) sprinklers system; (49) 4 security light tower (1 at 22.1m & 3 at 16.9m high); (50) 2 truck containers (c. 29.2sq. M each); (51) 1 storage container (c. 21.8sq. M) & water tank (9.3sq. M); (52) attenuation pond (c. 4176sq. M); (53) water tank (c. 35sq. M); (54) 1 lamp post (8.8m high); (55) 5 concrete truck wash out bays (c. 322.5sq. M); (56) 1 container (14.1sq. M); (57) block & concrete dispatch office (c. 97.9sq. M); (58) effluent pump station (c. 12.5sq. M); (59) aggregate storage area (c. 1.95ha); (60) roller crusher mill (65.8sq. M); (61) 'skako' concrete plant (c. 330sq. M) & 2 storage containers (c. 22sq. M & c. 14sq. M); (62) aggregate storage bays (c. 582sq. M); (63) contracts plant storage yard (c. 4311sq. M); (64) 4 contracts yard storage containers (3 at 11.9sq. M & 1 at 29.8sq. M); & all ancillary site development works, internal roads & landscape planting.

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RURU

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Kilmartin Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin 24not full market price	Jan 2025	€120,000	428 m
11 Kilmartin Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin 24not full market price	Aug 2025	€156,000	434 m

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Application received2 June 2017
Further information requested24 January 2017
Further information received2 June 2017
Decision due29 June 2017
Decision issued29 June 2017
Grant issued4 August 2017

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