1 Permission for continued use of the previously permitted developments under P
Rathcore Quarry Rathcore and Connellstown Townlands, Enfield, Co. Meath
31.1 ha · Under appeal since April 2025
Planning application 2460150 to Meath County Council: 1 Permission for continued use of the previously permitted developments under P, at Rathcore Quarry Rathcore and Connellstown Townlands, Enfield. Now under appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
- Further information received
- Council decided
- Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
Key facts
Proposed development
1 Permission for continued use of the previously permitted developments under P. Reg. Ref. No’s. 01/1018 (PL17.127391); 95/1416 (PL17.099325) and 91/970 (PL17.089787) to include the existing quarry, drilling, blasting, crushing and screening of rock and related ancillary buildings and facilities; 2. Permission for continued use of the previously permitted developments under P. Reg. Ref. No. TA/120923 consisting of a discharge water treatment facility comprising two lagoons (30m x 13m), an oil interceptor, a reed bed (27m x 10m) and a concrete canal with "V" notch weir; 3. Permission for a small lateral extension of c.0.9 hectares from the existing quarry area of c.9.7 hectares as permitted under P. Ref. 01/1018 (PL17.127391) to give an overall extraction footprint of c.10.6 hectares; 4. Permission for the deepening of the overall extraction area (c.10.6 hectares) by 2 no. 15m benches to a final depth of c.45m AOD from the current quarry floor level of c.75m AOD as permitted under P. Ref. P. Ref. 01/1018 (PL17.127391); 5. Permission for a proposed new rock milling plant to be enclosed within a steel-clad building (c.575m² with roof height of 22.5m and exhaust stack height of 28.2m); 6. Replacement of existing septic tank with a new wastewater treatment system and constructed percolation area; 7. Restoration of the site to a beneficial ecological after-use; and 8. All associated site works within an overall application area of 31.1 hectares. The proposed operational period is for 20 years plus 2 years to complete restoration (total duration sought 22 years). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Planning status
The decision has been appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála. The appeal outcome replaces the council decision.
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