TA200655Granted
Castletown Quarry, Tromman Townland, Rathmolyon Co. Meath
Permission for continued use of the previously permitted developments under planning refs. TA180039; TA160094; TA150309; TA70175 (PL17.227088); TA30258 (PL17.206229); 00/2156 (PL17.125619) and 98/1981 (PL17.111632) including extraction and processing on site, to include washing (with associated closed system silt settlement lagoons), screening and crushing; storage; stockpiling; related ancillary buildings and facilities including the concrete batching and block making facilities; Permission for a lateral extension to the existing permitted quarry extraction under planning ref. TA70175 (PL17. 227088) to give an overall extraction footprint of c. 19.2 hectares; Extraction of rock within the proposed extension area will be to the same depth as the current permitted quarry floor level of c.24m AOD under planning ref. TA70175 (PL17.227088); Realignment of the existing internal access road over a distance of c. 400m to release rock reserves beneath for extraction, with relocation of the existing weighbridge and office; Permission for an overburden storage area along the eastern site boundary covering an area of c.0.8 hectares; Permission for a construction and demolition waste recovery facility which provides for the importation, storage, processing and recovery of waste concrete arising from concrete plants operated by Kilsaran on a c.3.9 hectare site within the existing quarry and provision for a hardstanding area for stockpiling and crushing of waste materials and a waste inspection/quarantine shed; Restoration of the site to a combination of beneficial ecological and agriultural after-use; All associated site works within an overall application area of c.50.2 hectares and all for a period of 10 years plus 2 years to complete restoration works (total duration of 12 years). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of this planning application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this applicationDecision record indexedDecision30 November 2020View record