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2560532

CONDITIONAL

Kilkenny - Kilkenny County Council

Proposed Development

for The proposed development will take place within an overall application area of approximately 61 hectares and will consist of the following: • The continued extraction of rock?—?including periodic blasting to fragment the rock prior to excavation?—?from the existing permitted quarry area (Plan File Ref. No.?18/858) beyond the current permission expiry date; • The continued use of existing quarry infrastructure (including crushing, screening and lime processing plant), existing pre-cast manufacturing facility (including associated ancillary works for manufacturing of concrete products), batching of lime products, workshop, canteen, toilet facilities, weighbridges, wheelwash, fuel stor-age area and switch room, settlement lagoons, haul roads, ESB substation, plant and product storage areas and all other ancillary facilities as permitted under Plan File Ref. No. 18/858; • The continued use of site offices authorised under Plan File Ref. No. 20/891; • A lateral extension of the existing limestone quarry, within an area of approx. 4.5 Ha., comprising: - approximately 18.2 hectares of extraction, including blasting, over 2 no. c 19 metre high benches to a final floor level ranging from 25 to 30m OD; and - overburden storage areas and landscaped screening berms (6.3 Ha). • To access the extension lands rock will be extracted - including by controlled blasting - from under: - approx. 1.4 hectare of land that is currently under landscaping measures authorised under Plan File Ref. No. 18/858; - approx. 2.1 hectare of land that is currently in use as an access ramp authorised under Plan File Ref. No. 18/858. • The removal of topsoil and overburden, construction of landscaped screening berms, and provision of an overburden storage area; • Demolition of an existing farmyard and associated buildings and structures, permitted under Plan File Ref. No. 15/595, and removal of approximately 6.81 hectares of commercial forestry within the proposed extension area to allow for the proposed quarry development; • All associated ancillary site facilities/works, including surface water management, internal haul roads, phased restoration, and landscaping. The applicant is seeking a 25-year permission for extraction and associated activities, with an additional 2 years for final site restoration. The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    18 Aug 2025

  2. Further information requested

    10 Oct 2025

  3. Further information received

    5 Jun 2026

  4. Decision due

    30 Jul 2026

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    30 Jul 2026

Application Details

Location
Kilree Sheastown , Bennettsbridge , Co. Kilkenny
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Site Area
61 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
18 August 2025
Status
DECISION MADE
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
30 July 2026

Location

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