PERMISSION FOR A PERIOD OF 20 NO. YEARS ON A SITE OF C.8.45 HECTARES PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE…

Application details

Planning reference

20171532

Council

Wexford County Council

Proposal description

PERMISSION FOR A PERIOD OF 20 NO. YEARS ON A SITE OF C.8.45 HECTARES PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING QUARRY (PERMITTED UNDER WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL REG. REF. 20082323) ONTO ADJOINING LANDS TO THE WEST COMPRISING AN EXTRACTION AREA OF C. 5.83 HECTACRES. THE QUARRY EXTENSION IS SOUGHT TO A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF C. 38 METRES OD AND WILL BE EXTRACTED AT A RATE OF C. 100,000 TONNES PER ANNUM. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, AREAS OF STOCKPILING, LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND, INCLUDING THE PROGRESSIVE RESTORATION OF THE FINAL PIT VOID (EXTRACTIVE AREA) TO ORIGINAL LEVEL THROUGH THE IMPORTATION OF INERT SOILS. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ( NOW REFERRED TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THE APPLICATION.

Location / address

BALLINROOAUN (ED CASTLE ELLIS), CASTLE ELLIS

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

23 Nov 2017

Council status

Appealed

Council decision

Granted (Conditional)

Council decision date

16 Apr 2018

Final grant date

4 Mar 2019

Appeal lodged

17 May 2018

Appeal decision date

4 Mar 2019