Fiddancoyle, Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow
Continued use and expansion of an existing sand and gravel pit for 10 years.
20847 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 28 August 2020
- Reference
- 20847
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedA 10-year permission is sought to continue operations at an existing sand and gravel pit, including developing a new 4.9-hectare extraction area. The application includes washing plant, settlement lagoons, and restoration works, supported by an EIAR and NIS.
- Floor area
- 89,300 m²
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Official record
Development description
10 no. Year permission is sought for the continued use of the existing sand and gravel pit (permitted under wicklow county council reg. Ref. 04/1447; an bord pleanála ref. Pl27.211640 and further extended under wicklow county council reg. Ref. 14/2005) which has a permitted extractive area of c. 8.93 hectares (c. 4.9 hectares of which has not been developed to date) and the continued provision of washing/rinsing plant, dry screener, settlement lagoons, bunded fuel storage tank, wheel wash, areas of stockpiling and access road, and all other site development works, including landscaping and restoration works of the final pit void (extractive area). Extraction in the new area of c. 4.9 hectares is sought to a maximum depth of 166m od and will be extracted at a rate of up to 100,000 tonnes per annum. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received28 August 2020
- Further information requested20 October 2020
- Further information received24 November 2020
- Decision due18 January 2021
- Decision issued21 December 2020
- Grant issued10 March 2021
- Appeal submitted20 January 2021
- Appeal decided10 May 2021
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