Continuance of use of the existing sand & gravel pit and the existing ancillary…
Dromkeen Innishannon Co. Cork
Proposed development
The proposed development will comprise continuance of use of the existing sand & gravel pit and the existing ancillary facilities including the processing plant (screening, crushing and washing), the fuel storage tanks, the closed circuit water management system, vehicle parking area, ancillary buildings and the existing entrance - all permitted under planning ref. no. 08/5851 (ABP No. PL04/232776); continuance of use of existing concrete plant, block production, block storage yard and associated ancillary facilities/buildings - all permitted under planning ref. no. 15/04602; extension of existing sand and gravel pit over an extraction area of c. 5.5 hectares to a level of c. 8.5 metres Ordnance Datum; and restoration of the overall pit area to agricultural grazing and natural habitat uses; all within a planning application area of c. 26.9 hectares. Permission is sought for fifteen years plus two years for final restoration (total duration of seventeen years). The planning application will be accompanied by the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).
What happens next
Permission was granted on 14 Feb 2024. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.
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