Planning Permission Ireland
Awaiting decisionIndustrialDecision was due 10 June 2021

Ballinclare and Carrigmore Townlands, Kilbride, Co. Wicklow

Backfilling of an existing quarry with inert waste and setting up a waste recovery facility.

SI202103 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 16 April 2021

Reference
SI202103
Authority
Wicklow County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
N/A
Received
16 April 2021

Summary

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This major development involves backfilling a quarry using approximately 6.1 million tonnes of imported inert soil and stone. It also includes the progressive restoration of the site to grassland, the operation of a construction waste recovery facility, and a soil washing plant.

Industrialquarrywaste recoverylandfill

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Development description

I. Construction and operation of an inert infill facility to backfill the existing quarry to original (pre-development) ground level using approx. 6,165,000 tonnes of imported inert waste (non-waste) by product, principally soil and stone. Selected uncontaminated, undisturbed, natural soil waste and/or by-product which conforms to an engineering specification will be re-used in the construction of the basal and side clay liners required for the inert landfill; ii. Progressive restoration of the backfilled quarry to long term grassland/scrub habitat, similar to that which existed prior to the quarry development; iii. Development and operation of construction and demolition (c&d) waste recovery facility at the pre-existing concrete blockyard area; and iv installation and operation of a soil washing plant at the former concrete/asphalt production yard to recover sand and gravel aggregate from soil/claybound waste. Also (i) continued use of existing site infrastructure and services including site/weighbridge office, staff welfare facilities, wastewater treatment system, outbound weighbridge, garage/workshop, wheelwash, hardstand areas, fuel and water storage tanks to service the proposed development; (ii) installation of a new weighbridge along the inbound land of the quarry access road; (iii) decommissioning and off-site removal of any remaining fixed plant, infrastructure and/or wastes associated with former site activities; (iv) construction of an industrial shed (portal frame structure) for c&d recovery activities at the blockyard area; (v) use of existing external paved area surrounding the proposed c&d waste processing shed as a hardstanding area for the external handling and storage of both unprocessed and processed c&d wastes; (vi) construction of an on-site (passive) wetland treatment system and attendant drainage infrastructure to treat surface water run-off/ groundwater collectiong in the sump/floor of the quarry area during landfilling operations and any surface water run-off from the c&d waste recovery area prior to its discharge off-site; (vii) re-use of an existing storage shed as a dedicated waste inspection and quarantine facility to inspect and store suspect waste consignments as required; (viii) upgrading and ongoing maintenance of established internal haul roads across the application site; (ix)temporary stockpiling of topsoil pedning re-use as cover material for phased and/or final restoration of the inert landfill/backfilled quarry; and

Key dates

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  1. Application received16 April 2021
  2. Decision due10 June 2021

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