The development will consist of turf cutting and peat extraction for domestic peat fuel supply from a raised bog area of…

Application details

Planning reference

181280

Council

Kildare County Council

Proposal description

The development will consist of turf cutting and peat extraction for domestic peat fuel supply from a raised bog area of 4.6ha. The proposed development will include the following enabling and ancillary works: leveling of part of raised bog to create 9 no. spread grounds; construction of 5 no. floating road entrances from private roadway into spread grounds area including 1 no. turning area; creation of new facebank and facebank drain; provision of new drainage channels around spread grounds to connect to existing central drain; backfilling, cleaning and deepening of existing drains where necessary; construction of piped culverts at drain crossings; provision of a new silt pond of 225m3 with new post and wire fencing and gate, provision of a new outlet pipe to discharge from silt pond to boundary drain; and provision of temporary construction compound of approx. 900m3. The proposed development will also use a machinery access route from L1019 along access track via / adjacent to Blackwood Feeder to northwest of site. The proposed development will take place on an overall site of 11,.43ha. The planning application includes a Natura Impact Statement

Location / address

Coolree Bog, townlands of Coolree & Blackwood, Robertstown

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

22 Oct 2018

Council decision

REFUSED

Council decision date

14 Dec 2018

Appeal lodged

21 Jan 2019

Appeal decision date

3 Sept 2019