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Glenaree and Feighcullen , Rathangan , Co. Kildare

REFUSED

Planning application 18530

Kildare - Kildare County Council

Proposed Development

The extraction of sand and gravel within a proposed extraction area (ca. 20 ha) above the water –table, processing (crushing, washing and screening) of aggregate and ancillary activities on an overall application site of ca. 30.7 hectares for a 20 year period. The proposed development will involve the extraction and progressive phased restoration of the site over its lifetime. Permission is also sought for the construction of :

  1. (1)
    an entrance from the L7004
  2. (2)
    internal access routes
  3. (3)
    passing bays on the local road bordering the Application Site to the east
  4. (4)
    overburden storage and landscape screening areas/ mounds along the perimeter of the site
  5. (5)
    workshop
  6. (6)
    car parking
  7. (7)
    bunded fuel tank
  8. (8)
    refuelling hardstand and oil interceptor
  9. (9)
    wheelwash
  10. (10)
    weighbridge
  11. (11)
    aggregate processing (crushing, washing and screening) plant and associated closed circuit silt disposal lagoons
  12. (12)
    aggregate stockpile storage area
  13. (13)
    security fencing
  14. (14)
    shipping office
  15. (15)
    site offices, canteen and welfare facilities and an
  16. (16)
    associated proprietary sewage effluent treatment system and percolation area. Permission is also sought for the demolition of a
  17. (17)
    farmhouse and associated farm buildings situated in the northern section of the Application Site. An Environmental Impact Statement (now referred to an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    4 May 2018

  2. Decision due

    28 Jun 2018

  3. Decision: REFUSED

    28 Jun 2018

  4. Appeal submitted

    24 Jul 2018

  5. Appeal decided: REFUSED

    19 Jun 2019

Application Details

Location
Glenaree and Feighcullen , Rathangan , Co. Kildare
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kildare County Council
Site Area
30.7 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
4 May 2018
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
REFUSED
Decision Date
28 June 2018

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-302152-18
Decision
REFUSED
Submitted
24 July 2018
Decided
19 June 2019

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18362N/A4 Apr 2018

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