CONTINUED USE OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT UNDER P.

Application details

Planning reference

19478

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

CONTINUED USE OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT UNDER P. REG. NO. 02/462 (PL 19.201727) CONSISTING OF THE EXISTING SAND AND GRAVEL EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING TO INCLUDE WASHING (WITH ASSOCIATED CLOSED SYSTEM SILT STORAGE LAGOONS) AND RELATED ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES INCLUDING THE READYMIX CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT, CONCRETE BLOCK BATCHING PLANT AND BLOCK YARD, ASPHALT PLANT, SITE OFFICE, PREFABRICATED SHIPPING OFFICE, WHEELWASH, WEIGHBRIDGE, ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION, SINGLE BUILDING COMPRISING WORKSHOP/LABORATORY/CANTEEN, TWO BUNDED AND COVERED FUEL TANKS, A CONCRETE RECLAIMER AND A SEPTIC TANK WITH PURAFLO LIQUID EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE ONTO THE N52 ROAD; EXTENSION TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE EXISTING SAND AND GRAVEL PIT OVER AN AREA OF 31.3 HECTARES. THE SAND AND GRAVEL EXTRACTION WILL BE DRY WORKING ABOVE THE WATER TABLE; PROVISION OF A NEW SAND WASHING AND SCREENING PROCESSING PLANT; PHASED STRIPPING AND STORAGE OF TOPSOIL AND OVERBURDEN MATERIALS OVER THE EXTENSION LANDS FOR REUSE IN THE RESTORATION WORKS. RESTORATION OF THE OVERALL SITE WILL BE TO A BENEFICIAL AGRICULTURAL AFTER-USE; ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN AN OVERALL APPLICATION AREA OF 68.9 HECTARES, AND ALL FOR A PERIOD OF 18 YEARS PLUS 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE RESTORATION WORKS (TOTAL DURATION OF 20 YEARS). AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THIS PLANNING APPLICATION

Location / address

BUNATERIN CLARAGH & HEATH TOWNLANDS, SCREGGAN TULLAMORE, CO OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

7 Oct 2019

Council status

APPLICATION FINALISED

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

23 Jul 2020

Appeal lodged

4 Aug 2020

Appeal decision

Grant permission with revised conditions

Appeal decision date

21 Jun 2021