Clashanure Quarry Concrete Batching and Extraction

Application details

Planning reference

26/0323

Council

Cork County Council

Proposal description

Permission and retention permission for development at Clashanure, Ovens, Co. Cork, within and adjoining the existing authorised quarry development (original permissions Ref. S/636/84 and S/93/2326; ABP Ref. PL04.093827; Quarry Registration QR054 / ABP Ref. 04.QC.2147). Permission is sought for retention and continued use of an existing additional readymix concrete batching plant (constructed 2000) together with its closed-circuit water-recycling lagoon system located entirely within the existing permitted development area (existing concrete manufacturing also occurs at the site under S2713/88 and S/93/2326; ABP Ref. PL04.093827). Retention permission is also sought for quarrying development beyond the boundary of the permitted extraction area, namely: 1. c. 0.46 ha of rock extraction already carried out; and 2. c. 3.64 ha of ancillary re-contouring / sand & gravel extraction, now reinstated to agricultural use. All within an overall application area of c. 4.3 ha.

Location / address

Clashanure, Ovens, Co. Cork

Applicant

Finbarr O'Neill Ltd.

Agent

Quarry Mineral Consulting Limited

Application type

Permission for Retention

Received / registered

12 Feb 2026

Council decision

Grant with Conditions

Council decision date

4 Aug 2026

Final grant date

9 Sept 2026

Ward / district

Municipal Districts: Municipal District of Macroom