Quarried area comprising 2.801ha outside the site historic quarry area at Drumkeelan, Mountcharles
DRUMKEELAN, MOUNTCHARLES, DONEGAL PO
7.4 ha · Granted · permission to Dec 2030 (estimate)
Planning application 2560824 to Donegal County Council: Quarried area comprising 2.801ha outside the site historic quarry area and permission for, continuation, at Drumkeelan, Mountcharles, Donegal PO. Granted by the council on 5 December 2025. The permission normally runs to December 2030 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
- Further information received
- Council granted
- Permission normally ends (estimate)
The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Proposed development
QUARRIED AREA COMPRISING 2.801HA OUTSIDE THE SITE HISTORIC QUARRY AREA AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONTINUATION AND EXTENSION OF THE QUARRY AREA TO A TOTAL OF 2.141HA INCLUDING (A) USE AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING QUARRY ENTRANCES, (B) RELATED STRUCTURES AND DEVELOPMENTS AND (C) DRAINAGE AND SETTLEMENT PONDS AND (2) PROPOSED (A) LANDSCAPING BERM AND PLANTING/GRASS STRIPS, (B) CONCRETE APRON AND DRAINAGE GRID AT THE ENTRANCE, REFUELING PAD WITH HYDROCARBON INTERCEPTOR AND (C) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A 25-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THIS QUARRY
Planning status
Permission was granted on 5 Dec 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 permission normally runs to Dec 2030 (estimate).
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