GrantedDecided 29 March 2023Meath County Council

Lands at Bellewstown Quarry, Bellewstown & Hilltown Little, Gafney Little & Hilltown Great

Planning application 22750
DecisionConditional grant
Decided29 March 2023
Application typePERMISSION
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Application description published by Meath County Council.
The continued extraction of an existing rock quarry (which is currently permitted by An Bord Pleanala under Ref. No. PL17.QD0013), which has a permitted extractive area of c. 17.3 hectares (c. 9.2 hectares of which comprises a permitted extension) to a depth of c. 98mAOD for a period of 25 No. years. The quarry will be extracted at a rate of up to 450,000 tonnes per annum as previously proposed and permitted under Ref. No. Pl17.QD0013.The development will also consist of: the provision of a new private link road to serve the quarry and adjoining agricultural land c. 1.7km in length linking the L56172 Mullagh Road with the L1615 in the northeast (facilitating an increase in the number of HGV movements from 32 No. daily load movements permitted to an average 81 No. daily load movements proposed (with fluctuations of+/- 15% in the number of loads to and from the quarry to cater for demand now proposed); the relocation of the existing quarry access/ egress point on the L56172 Mullagh Road southwards to create a new access/ egress point on the L56172 Mullagh Road; two new access/ egress points for the new private link road; accesses and egress points from the link road to agricultural land for agricultural purposes; associated gates, piers and boundary fencing; hard and soft landscaping; barrier systems; and cut and fill areas associated with the road.The development will also consist of: the continued use of the existing on-site office, shed and car park area. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

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