2560577
REFUSEDRoscommon - Roscommon County Council
Proposed Development
Permission for development consisting of: 1. Permission for continued use of the existing quarry development currently permitted by P. Ref. 04/1479 and ABP PL20.215417 for a further period of 25 years, within an application area of c. 66.3 hectares, with an extraction area of c. 17.1 hectares and permanent overburden storage area of c. 3.9 hectares; 2. Permission for continued use of the permitted facilities consisting of: ESB substation (26m²), portacabin office facilities including canteen and washroom facilities (91m²), bunded fuel storage, vehicle circulation/access including wheelwash and weighbridge, settlement tanks/hydrocarbon interceptors for treatment of water, construction of overburden and screening mounds, all other associated site works and ancillary activities; 3. Permission for continued extraction of limestone using conventional blasting techniques and processing of rock using crushing and screening plant; 4. Upgrade of the existing WWTS and percolation area to new Secondary WWTS and constructed soil polishing filter area; 5. Provision of the permitted concrete block making facility and concrete batching plant, truck washdown facility with wash water recycled via a closed settlement tank system, the storage of aggregates; and workshop including storage room, canteen and washroom facilities (485m²) and 6. Restoration of the overall application site to a natural habitat including a permanent waterbody. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of this planning application at
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
5 Dec 2025
Further information requested
6 Feb 2026
Further information received
23 Jun 2026
Decision due
17 Aug 2026
Decision: REFUSED
17 Aug 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Cam Quarry Curry & Cloonacaltry Townlands , Brideswell , Co. Roscommon
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Roscommon County Council
- Site Area
- 66.3 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 5 December 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 17 August 2026
Location
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