Application description published by Laois County Council.
Develop as follows: the continued use and operation of the existing quarry including deepening of the quarry. Extraction will be confined to the existing permitted quarry area (P.A. Ref. 10/383) comprising an extraction area of c. 14.5 ha within an overall application area of c. 19.6 ha. The development will include provision of new site infrastructure, including portacabin site office / canteen, toilets, concrete batching plant and truck washdown facility, hydrocarbon interceptors, mobile crushing and screening plant, upgrading of the water management system, provision of holding tank for wastewater, and other ancillaries. The proposed development will utilise/upgrade the existing in-situ quarry infrastructure, including site access, internal roads, store room, wheel wash, weighbridge, aggregate storage bays, refuelling hard stand, water settlement pond system, and other ancillaries. The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).
Application and appeal history
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ABP-314760-22Submitted 05 October 2022 / decided 01 July 2024
Status not recordedCONDITIONAL
Appeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-314760-22
05 October 2022
Appeal decisionCONDITIONAL
01 July 2024
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Decision details
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Application ref
21700
Received
12 October 2021
Decided
09 September 2022
FI requested
Yes
Authority
Laois County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Conditional grant
Source status
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Planning analysis
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Refusal reasons
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Conditions
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Source documents
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Included in site brief
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