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Kilree , Sheastown , Co. Kilkenny

N/A

Planning application 2460473

Kilkenny - Kilkenny County Council

Proposed Development

construction of a roofed overground slurry storage tank and all associated site works

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    7 Oct 2024

  2. Further information requested

    28 Nov 2024

  3. Further information received

    21 Jan 2025

  4. Application withdrawn

    28 Jan 2025

  5. Decision due

    17 Feb 2025

Application Details

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

Timeline

Registration Date
7 October 2024
Status
WITHDRAWN
Decision
N/A
Decision Due
17 February 2025
Withdrawn
28 January 2025

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for deforestation of part of my lands comprising of 4.86 hectares for conversion to agricultural land at

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18860REFUSED27 Dec 2018

of planning permission P.03/1532

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18769CONDITIONAL21 Nov 2018

for deforestation of part of my lands comprising of 1.69 hectares for conversion to agricultural land at

Kilree , Co Kilkenny

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2560532CONDITIONAL18 Aug 2025

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).

Kilree Sheastown , Bennettsbridge , Co. Kilkenny

575m
2560463N/A25 Jul 2025

for development. 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 storage 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. 24.5 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),

Kilree Sheastown , Bennettsbridge , Co. Kilkenny

655m
18861REFUSED27 Dec 2018

of planning permission P.03/75

Kilree , Sheastown , Bennettsbridge

674m
18858CONDITIONAL27 Dec 2018

The development consists of a total area of 36.5 Hectares comprising of the following: Deepening of 13.4 hectares which was previously subject to rock extraction down to 12mOD; Removal of overburden, construction of screening berms and extraction of rock down to 30mOD from a greenfield area consisting of 8.5 hectares; Continuation of use of 11.6 hectares consisting of processing infrastructure (crushing, screening & lime plant), offices, workshop, canteens and toilet facilities , weighbridges, wheelwash facilities, fuel storage area and switch room, settlement lagoons, entrance, haul roads, ESB sub-station and all other ancillary facilities; Continuation of use of existing pre-cast manufacturing facility and associated ancillary works for manufacturing of concrete products, batching of lime products and general storage of products and plant on an area of 3.0 hectares; Landscaping and restoration of the site and all associated ancillary facilities/works; The Applicant is seeking a 20 year permission as part of the planning application. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement.

Kilree , Sheastown , Bennettsbridge

701m
17316CONDITIONAL12 May 2017

for the development which consists of a total area of 24.5 Hectares comprising of the following: (a) Extraction of rock from an area consisting of 6.9 hectares which was previously subject to rock extraction. Rock will be extracted down to a level of 30m above Ordnance Datum which is the floor level of the existing working quarry. (b) Access and stockpiling of raw and finished aggregates on an area consisting of 2.6 hectares, (c) Continuation of use of the existing authorized quarry area and existing quarry infrastructure consisting of crushing, screening and lime plant, office, workshop, canteens and toilet facilities, weighbridges, wheelwash facilities, settlement lagoons, fuel storage area and switch room, ESB sub-station, quarry entrance, haul roads and all other ancillary facilities, (d) landscaping and restoration of the site and all associated ancillary facilities/works. (e) The applicant is seeking a 5 year permission as part of the planning application. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement and a Natura Impact Statement

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