Asphalt Plant at Brownswood Quarry, Enniscorthy

Application details

Planning reference

20260991

Council

Wexford County Council

Proposal description

Permission for the construction and operation of an asphalt plant within the lands which have been permitted for extraction and associated works under WCC Planning Reference: 20023756 (ABP Reference PL26.202259) and amended under 20170215 (ABP Reference: PL26.248648) and will be located in the townland of Brownswood, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. The application area will cover circa ('ca.') 2.9 hectares ('ha') and is located within the existing Brownswood Quarry Complex, which covers an area of ca.95ha. The proposed development will include; 1 no. asphalt plant and associated infrastructure, including storage bays; 1 no. electrical substation (13 metres ('m') x 6 m gross floor area); 1 no. standby generator; 1 no. storage shed (75 m x 20 m gross floor area); 1 no. gas storage unit and compound (19 m x 10 m gross floor area); provision of paving/hardstanding around the asphalt plant; retaining wall; and, provision of closed-loop drainage infrastructure (including purposefully sized attenuation tank which will provide storage capacity for 500 cubic metres of water). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

Location / address

Brownswood, Enniscorthy Rural

Applicant

Roadstone Limited

Agent

Roadstone Limited

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

24 Jul 2026

Council decision

Granted subject to conditions

Council decision date

16 Sept 2026

Ward / district

ENNISCORTHY RURAL DED