Site planning risk brief

The development is similar to that previously granted under An Bord Pleanala reference number PL04.QD.0010 and will consist of the deepening of the existing quarry extraction area by 2 no. 15 metre benches from -20m OD to -50m OD, along with minor amendments to the permitted quarry layout (plan file ref. no’s: S/02/5476 and ABP Ref. PL04.203762 and ABP Ref. PL04.QD.0010) all within the existing permitted quarry footprint and the continued use of the existing water management system ( settlement pond / infiltration pond system, permitted under PL04.QD.0010) for the life of the proposed development, all within an application area of c. 12.6 hectares. An extraction capacity of up to 375,000 tonnes per annum is sought to provide the applicant with the ability to respond to demand for aggregates for large infrastructure projects in the region. Permission is sought for twenty years plus two years for final restoration (total duration 22 years). The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).

Permission for provision of covered storage shed over existing aggregate storage bays within the existing quarry site. The shed will be c.917.7m2 with a maximum ridge height of c.11.8m

The development consists of the continued use of the existing asphalt plant, the existing storage shed (837 sq. metres), and associated infrastructure and structures permitted under P. Ref. S/02/5476 (ABP Ref. PL04.203762); P. Ref. 14/04061; and P. Ref. 14/06489 (ABP Ref. PL04.244651) within an application area of 1.605 Hectares.

The development will consist of an increase in the number of days during which operations outside of normal working hours can take place at the existing permitted asphalt plant (permitted under planning reg. ref’s 18/06874 and 19/5050), from 60 no. days per annum to 100 no. days per annum, within an application area of 1.605 hectares. The proposed development will not result in any change in current output rates.

Development will consist of an increase in the number of days during which operations outside of normal working hours can take place at the existing permitted asphalt plant (permitted under planning reg. ref. 18/6874), from 40 no. days per annum to 60 no. days per annum, within an application area of 1.605 hectares. The proposed development will not result in any change in current output rates.

An increase in the number of days during which operations outside of normal working hours can take place at the existing permitted asphalt plant (permitted under Planning Reg. Nos. 18/06874, 19/5050 and 20/04589), from 100 no. days per annum to 150 no. days per annum, within an application area of 1.605 Hectares. The proposed development will not result in any change in current output rates.