Continued use of the existing quarry development currently permitted by P
Cam Quarry Curry & Cloonacaltry Townlands, Brideswell, Co. Roscommon
66.3 ha · Refused
Planning application 2560577 to Roscommon County Council: Continued use of the existing quarry development currently permitted by P, at Cam Quarry Curry & Cloonacaltry Townlands, Brideswell. Refused by the council on 17 August 2026.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
- Further information received
- Council refused
Key facts
Homes and mix
- ESB substations
Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.
Proposed development
Permission for development consisting of: 1. Permission for continued use of the existing quarry development currently permitted by P. Ref. 04/1479 and ABP PL20.215417 for a further period of 25 years, within an application area of c. 66.3 hectares, with an extraction area of c. 17.1 hectares and permanent overburden storage area of c. 3.9 hectares; 2. Permission for continued use of the permitted facilities consisting of: ESB substation (26m²), portacabin office facilities including canteen and washroom facilities (91m²), bunded fuel storage, vehicle circulation/access including wheelwash and weighbridge, settlement tanks/hydrocarbon interceptors for treatment of water, construction of overburden and screening mounds, all other associated site works and ancillary activities; 3. Permission for continued extraction of limestone using conventional blasting techniques and processing of rock using crushing and screening plant; 4. Upgrade of the existing WWTS and percolation area to new Secondary WWTS and constructed soil polishing filter area; 5. Provision of the permitted concrete block making facility and concrete batching plant, truck washdown facility with wash water recycled via a closed settlement tank system, the storage of aggregates; and workshop including storage room, canteen and washroom facilities (485m²) and 6. Restoration of the overall application site to a natural habitat including a permanent waterbody. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of this planning application at
Planning status
Permission was refused on 17 Aug 2026. The refusal stands; no appeal is recorded.
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