Application description published by Limerick County Council.
A ten year permission for development on this site of c. 7 hectares located adjoining the existing Aughinish Alumina Ltd plant for the provision of a Borrow Pit with an extraction area of c. 4.5 hectares to extract c. 374.000 m³ of rock over a 10 year period. The extraction area is sought up to a maximum depth of c. 8.5 m O.D., with extraction to occur between April and September each year. The proposed development includes the demolition of a contractors shed and all ancillary site development, areas of stockpiling, landscaping and boundary treatment works above and below ground, including restoration of the extraction area. Aughinish Alumina Limited carries out an activity requiring an Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control Licence (now replaced by an Industrial Emissions Licence – Licence Register No. P0035-06). The development and operation of the proposed Borrow Pit is not a licensable activity. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
Application and appeal history
Structured appeal stages, outcomes and source documents currently tied to this application.
301011-18Submitted 26 February 2018 / decided 13 November 2018
Status not recordedCONDITIONAL
Appeal submittedAppeal reference 301011-18
26 February 2018
Appeal decisionCONDITIONAL
13 November 2018
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Decision details
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Application ref
17714
Received
26 July 2017
Decided
31 January 2018
FI requested
Yes
Authority
Limerick County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Conditional grant
Source status
Documents indexed. Reason extraction for Limerick has not started yet.
Planning analysis
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Refusal reasons
No refusal reason on record
Documents are indexed. Reason extraction for Limerick has not started yet.
Conditions
No conditions
No conditions are on record for this application yet.
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Source documents
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Included in site brief
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Refusal reasoning quoted verbatim from the council decision file
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