Planning Application: 2560220 (Galway County Council )
File Number:
2560220
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPEALED
Received Date:
04/03/2025
Decision Due Date:
28/04/2025
Validated Date:
04/03/2025
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
Further Info Received:
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Decision Date:
28/04/2025
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
26/05/2025
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
07/04/2025
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
Coshla Quarries Ltd.
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Corresp.
Address:
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
for continued use of the existing quarry to the permitted depth of minus 5 mOD, including drill-ing, blasting, crushing, processing, stockpiling of materials, associated roads and ancillary services (granted under Planning Ref. File No.: 09/1958 and ABP Ref.: PL07.235821); Continued use of open storage areas; Continued use of existing permitted concrete manufacturing facility (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 09230 and 19/517: ABP-304769-19); Continued use of the existing office (granted under Planning Ref. File No.: 09/1958 and ABP Ref.: PL07.235821); Continued use of the existing maintenance shed (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 09610); Continued use of the existing water management system (including settlement lagoons), weighbridge and wheelwash; Lateral extension of the existing permitted quarry area over a previously permitted extraction area (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 06/4125) of c.4.6 ha. area to a final floor level of minus 5 mOD. The total quarry extraction area will be c. 13 Ha.; Restoration of the application area to natural habitat after uses following completion of ex-traction.
The proposed development is within an overall application area of c. 27.5 hectares and is for a total period of 22 years (comprising an operational period of 20 years followed by 2 years for restoration). This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)
Development Address:
Barrettspark, Athenry, Co. Galway, H65EE33
Architect Name:
Location Key:
BARRETTSPARK
Electoral Division:
Planner:
Catherine Crawford
Social Housing Exempt:
Plan Enforcement #:
IPC
Licence Required:
No
Waste Licence Required:
No
Protected Structure:
No
Protected Structure #:
Development Name:
Proposed Development
Comments
Significant Case Flag:
D
Comments:
Also 7 & I
Decision
Decision Date:
28/04/2025
Manager Order:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Number of Conditions:
14
Grant Date:
Grant Managers Order #:
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
Decision Description:
for continued use of the existing quarry to the permitted depth of minus 5 mOD, including drill-ing, blasting, crushing, processing, stockpiling of materials, associated roads and ancillary services (granted under Planning Ref. File No.: 09/1958 and ABP Ref.: PL07.235821); Continued use of open storage areas; Continued use of existing permitted concrete manufacturing facility (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 09230 and 19/517: ABP-304769-19); Continued use of the existing office (granted under Planning Ref. File No.: 09/1958 and ABP Ref.: PL07.235821); Continued use of the existing maintenance shed (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 09610); Continued use of the existing water management system (including settlement lagoons), weighbridge and wheelwash; Lateral extension of the existing permitted quarry area over a previously permitted extraction area (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 06/4125) of c.4.6 ha. area to a final floor level of minus 5 mOD. The total quarry extraction area will be c. 13 Ha.; Restoration of the application area to natural habitat after uses following completion of ex-traction.
The proposed development is within an overall application area of c. 27.5 hectares and is for a total period of 22 years (comprising an operational period of 20 years followed by 2 years for restoration). This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)
for retention for a concrete batching plant and temporary access haul road from Coshla Quarries Ltd adjacent to the N6 construction site. The site of the concrete batching plant including the temporary access haul road is 0.646 hectares. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) will be submitted
to continue quarrying with associated roads and ancillary services and to operate a concrete batching plant and a bitumen batching plant within the quarry. The 13 hectare extraction area and the 27.5 hectare site boundary remains identical to that outlined in the existing quarry planning permission for Coshla Quarries Ltd (P06/4125). An Environment Impact Statement (EIS) will be submitted with the application
of development consisting of a concrete batching plant, which is an extension to an existing concrete batching plant permitted under Pl. Ref. No: 09/230, and includes for associated structures and hardstanding areas. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 38 sqm
for a twenty year planning permission for the continued operation of the existing quarry and all associated uses and activities, as well as for an extension to the existing quarry extraction area and all associated site works including landscaping arrangements. The proposed quarry extraction area extension is on lands to the north, south and east of the existing quarry and the additional extraction area amounts to approximately 6.7 hectares. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement.
