Behan's Quarry, Windmill Hill, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
Continue development of a 40-hectare quarry and reinstate it to agricultural use in Rathcoole.
SDQF15A/4 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 2 December 2015
- Reference
- SDQF15A/4
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Quarry Registration
- Received
- 2 December 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for the continued development of a 40.875-hectare quarry. It includes the reinstatement of the worked-out quarry to agricultural use by importing over 11 million cubic metres of inert subsoil and topsoil.
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
Continued development of a quarry, 40.875ha. Reinstatement of worked out quarry to agricultural use by importation of inert subsoil and top soil amounting to a total of 11,151,570 cubic metres.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
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 received2 December 2015
- Decision due26 January 2016
- Permission expiry7 July 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decision80 m away
Application for Registration of a Quarry under Section 261 of Planning & Development Act 2000
Windmill Hill, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
SDQU05A/4South DublinLodged 19 Jul 2007Industrial
- Withdrawn260 m away
The establishment of a Waste Management Facility with a maximum intake volume of 24,000 tonnes per annum to…
Behan's Quarry, Windmill Hill, Rathcoole, Co Dublin
SD10A/0197South DublinLodged 6 Jul 2010Industrial
- Refused260 m away
The establishment of a waste management facility with a maximum intake volume of 10,000 tonnes per annum to…
Behans Quarry, Windmillhill, Rathcoole, Co Dublin
SD11A/0271South DublinLodged 18 Nov 2011Industrial
- Refused260 m away
A dedicated area within the existing quarry site in which no more than 10,000 tonnes per year of imported…
Behans Quarry, Windmillhill, Rathcoole, Co Dublin
SD12A/0059/EPSouth DublinLodged 4 Apr 2018Industrial
- Granted260 m away
A dedicated area within the existing quarry site in which no more than 10,000 tonnes per year of imported…
Behans Quarry, Windmillhill, Rathcoole, Co Dublin
SD12A/0059South DublinLodged 15 Aug 2012Industrial
- Granted320 m away
Garage conversion to living room and the front gate with raised pillars and fence as built
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SD06B/0635South DublinLodged 17 Aug 2006Retention
- Refused320 m away
Construction of a detached single storey split level bungalow; single storey domestic garage; upgrade of…
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SD21A/0177South DublinLodged 30 Jun 2021New dwelling
- Refused320 m away
Construction of a detached, single storey split-level bungalow; single storey domestic garage; upgrade of…
Carrigeen, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
SD21A/0059South DublinLodged 12 Mar 2021New dwelling
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