Planning application · Wexford County Council

Construction and operation of an asphalt plant within the lands which have been permitted…

Brownswood, Enniscorthy Rural

20260991 · WexfordGranted
Reference
20260991
Planning authority
Wexford County Council
Received
24 Jul 2026
Decided
16 Sept 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Industrial
Floor area (estimated)
29,000 m²
Read from the description, not stated on the register.

Proposed development

Permission for the construction and operation of an asphalt plant within the lands which have been permitted for extraction and associated works under WCC Planning Reference: 20023756 (ABP Reference PL26.202259) and amended under 20170215 (ABP Reference: PL26.248648) and will be located in the townland of Brownswood, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. The application area will cover circa ('ca.') 2.9 hectares ('ha') and is located within the existing Brownswood Quarry Complex, which covers an area of ca.95ha. The proposed development will include; 1 no. asphalt plant and associated infrastructure, including storage bays; 1 no. electrical substation (13 metres ('m') x 6 m gross floor area); 1 no. standby generator; 1 no. storage shed (75 m x 20 m gross floor area); 1 no. gas storage unit and compound (19 m x 10 m gross floor area); provision of paving/hardstanding around the asphalt plant; retaining wall; and, provision of closed-loop drainage infrastructure (including purposefully sized attenuation tank which will provide storage capacity for 500 cubic metres of water). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

What happens next

Permission was granted on 16 Sept 2026. 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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