Tyfarnham & Down, Knockdrin, Mullingar
Retention of concrete and asphalt plants and recommencement of processing at a quarry site.
166213 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 26 August 2016
- Reference
- 166213
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 August 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing concrete batching plant and an asphalt plant. It also proposes the recommencement of processing using existing crushing, screening, and washing plants, alongside the importation of 100,000 tonnes of aggregate materials.
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Official record
Development description
Recommencement of processing using the existing crushing, screening and washing plants and associated ancillary infrastructure which was regularized by way of the grant of substitute consent (abp ref su0026) retention of the existing concrete batching plant (with a maximum overall height of 17m) and associated ancillary infrastructure; retention of the existing asphalt plant (with a maximum overall height of 22.7m) and associated ancillary infrastructure, which replaced the asphalt plant previously granted permission under p. Reg 99/967; importation to site of c. 100,000 tonnes of aggregate materials for use in the concrete batching and asphalt plants; and restoration to a combination of agriculture use and nature conservation area. All within a planning application area of 4.6 hectares.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 August 2016
- Further information requested20 October 2016
- Further information received13 January 2017
- Decision due19 March 2017
- Decision issued15 March 2017
- Grant issued17 July 2017
- Appeal submitted6 April 2017
- Permission expiry16 July 2020
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