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2560256

CONDITIONAL

Galway - Galway County Council

Proposed Development

for a 10 Year planning permission for the further development of a quarry, permitted under Pl. Ref. P09/415 to a final depth of 30.50 mAOD. The development will consist of Proposed continue extraction activities in the existing quarry void above the watertable, and to laterally extend the existing quarry void to the east and south; Extraction of a total volume of 325,000 tonnes on site over an area of c. 2.851 ha; Proposed tarmac surface and ramped surfaces, landscaping, and indigenous tree planting; Preservation and augmentation of the existing vegetation and planting; Provision of site drainage infrastructure; Existing septic tank to be decommissioned and all associated piping to be removed; Installation of a proposed polishing filter and treatment plant; Proposed maintenance track access gate and associated safety fence; Construction of an area dedicated to truck parking and car parking; Mineral processing activities, the loading of materials, the transportation of materials from the quarry and all related ancillary works related to the same; All associated site development and operational works; and All ancillary apparatus and site development works above and below ground, including soft and hard landscaping and drainage infrastructure; The recovery of inert waste arising from construction & demolition (C&D) activity, via the importation of inert material (under Waste Facility permit or as by End of Waste (in accordance with Article 28 of the European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 (as amended) and the operation of an inert recycling facility to create recycled aggregates in accordance with the National End-of-Waste Criteria-Recycled Aggregates (EoW-N001/2023); Propose to restore the site, through the excavation and backfilling of areas; Restoration of quarry to its surrounding/former ground level using naturally occurring materials, principally inert soil and stone generated by construction and development activity and imported as waste under Waste Facility permit or as by-product, site restoration will be carried out on a phased basis. This application is accompanied by an NIS

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    12 Mar 2025

  2. Further information requested

    2 May 2025

  3. Further information received

    29 Oct 2025

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    15 Dec 2025

  5. Appeal submitted

    22 Dec 2025

  6. Decision due

    23 Dec 2025

  7. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    29 Apr 2026

Application Details

Location
Ballysheedy Sheeaun , and Sheeaun (Kiltartan) TD. Gort , County Galway
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Galway County Council
Site Area
3.907 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
12 March 2025
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
15 December 2025
Permission Expires
28 April 2031

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
PL-500533-GY-25.
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
22 December 2025
Decided
29 April 2026

Location

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