Application description published by Galway County Council.
For a 10 Year planning permission for the further development of a quarry, permitted under Pl. Ref. P09/415 to a final depth of 30.50 mAOD. The development will consist of Proposed continue extraction activities in the existing quarry void above the watertable, and to laterally extend the existing quarry void to the east and south; Extraction of a total volume of 325,000 tonnes on site over an area of c. 2.851 ha; Proposed tarmac surface and ramped surfaces, landscaping, and indigenous tree planting; Preservation and augmentation of the existing vegetation and planting; Provision of site drainage infrastructure; Existing septic tank to be decommissioned and all associated piping to be removed; Installation of a proposed polishing filter and treatment plant; Proposed maintenance track access gate and associated safety fence; Construction of an area dedicated to truck parking and car parking; Mineral processing activities, the loading of materials, the transportation of materials from the quarry and all related ancillary works related to the same; All associated site development and operational works; and All ancillary apparatus and site development works above and below ground, including soft and hard landscaping and drainage infrastructure; The recovery of inert waste arising from construction & demolition (C&D) activity, via the importation of inert material (under Waste Facility permit or as by End of Waste (in accordance with Article 28 of the European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 (as amended) and the operation of an inert recycling facility to create recycled aggregates in accordance with the National End-of-Waste Criteria-Recycled Aggregates (EoW-N001/2023); Propose to restore the site, through the excavation and backfilling of areas; Restoration of quarry to its surrounding/former ground level using naturally occurring materials, principally inert soil and stone generated by construction and development activity and imported as waste under Waste Facility permit or as by-product, site restoration will be carried out on a phased basis. This application is accompanied by an NIS
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PL-500533-GY-25.Submitted 22 December 2025 / decided 29 April 2026
Status not recordedCONDITIONAL
Appeal submittedAppeal reference PL-500533-GY-25.
22 December 2025
Appeal decisionCONDITIONAL
29 April 2026
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Decision details
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Application ref
2560256
Received
12 March 2025
Decided
15 December 2025
FI requested
Yes
Authority
Galway County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Conditional grant
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