Retention Permission and Permission for the following: 1.

Application details

Planning reference

2460636

Council

Louth County Council

Proposal description

Retention Permission and Permission for the following: 1. Retention permission for the continued use of three parcels of land within the existing sand and gravel pit for ancillary quarry activities, as follows: Parcel A: A 0.15-hectare area used for internal access and stockpiling of excavated material, originally permitted under Plan File Ref. No. 81/798, but not restored as required under the original planning conditions. Parcel B: A 0.49-hectare area used for stockpiling of excavated material, originally permitted under Plan File Ref. No. 81/798, but not restored as required under the original planning conditions. Parcel C: A 0.36-hectare area used for internal access to processing areas and includes a settlement lagoon that forms part of the site's water management system, originally permitted under Plan File Ref. No. 00/267, but not restored as required under the original planning conditions. 2. Planning permission for the continued use of these areas to support ongoing sand and gravel pit operations, including material storage, internal access, and water management. No extraction is proposed within these areas. A time limit for the permission is proposed to align with the existing planning permission for the site (Plan File Ref. No. 09/96), extending to 22nd November 2029

Location / address

Ballaverty and Mullaghattin , Riverstown , Co. Louth

Application type

RETENTION

Received / registered

21 Oct 2024

Council status

APPLICATION FINALISED

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

5 Dec 2024

Appeal lodged

6 Jan 2025

Appeal decision

Contribution Appeal Decided

Appeal decision date

24 Apr 2025

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the council planning record and An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal records.

1. Application received

   21 Oct 2024

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   5 Dec 2024

3. Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála

   6 Jan 2025Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case

4. Appeal decision: Contribution Appeal Decided

   24 Apr 2025Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case