Planning application · Clare County Council

Construction and operation of a concrete batching plant at Bunratty Quarry, Bunratty West

Bunratty Quarry, Bunratty West, Bunratty Co. Clare

2560385 · ClareGranted

1.6 ha · Granted · permission to Sept 2030

Planning application 2560385 to Clare County Council: Construction and operation of a concrete batching plant, at Bunratty Quarry, Bunratty West, Bunratty. Granted by the council on 19 August 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 21 September 2030.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560385
Planning authority
Clare County Council
Received
26 Jun 2025
Decided
19 Aug 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Industrial
Site area
1.6 ha

Proposed development

for the construction and operation of a concrete batching plant which will produce up to 50,000 m3 of ready-mix concrete annually over an area of circa 1.6 hectares within the southern portion of Bunratty Quarry, in the townland of Bunratty West, Co. Clare. The proposed concrete batching plant will include concrete plant (x 1), 100 tonne storage silos (x 4), 50,000L water tank1 (x 1), 80 tonne storage bins (x10), control cabin, admixture building, conveyor system, washout lagoons, attenuation tank, an access ramp and associated drainage infrastructure including a settlement tank. The proposed development will involve the utilisation of both virgin aggregates and recycled aggregates. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

Planning status

Permission was granted on 19 Aug 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 21 Sept 2030.

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