Development of a sandpit at this site of approx. 22 hectares located on lands at Ballylucas, Kilmallock

Proposed development

Permission for the development of a sandpit at this site of approx. 22 hectares located on lands within the townlands of Ballylucas and Ballynabrigadane, Ballymurn, Co. Wexford. Permission is sought for a period of 20 years, to include, 15 years of extraction works and 5 years for restoration of the land to agricultural use. The proposal seeks to extract 100,000 tonnes of sand per year. The proposed extraction will occur across 3 phases and restoration will also be phased. The development will consist of: i) a new sand pit with a proposed extraction area of c. 16ha; ii) use of an existing access point located to the south of the site and the upgrade and widening of this road and junction and associated signage; iii) installation of a 150mm concrete slab to facilitate a washing plant, bunded fuel tanks, integrated water management system, and percolation area; iv) use of the pit floor for mobile screening and processing plant; v) site preparatory works including soil stripping and storage and the provision of perimeter screening berms; vi) temporary stockpiling of raw and finished aggregate; vii) the provision of a wheel wash; viii) landscaping and reinstatement works; and ix) all ancillary works required to facilitate the proposed development. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)

Planning status

Permission was granted on 4 Oct 2024. 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 5 Nov 2029.

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