Coolnapish , Bagenalstown , Co. Carlow

What’s proposed

a quarry development, at Coolnapish, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow on behalf of Milford Quarries Ltd., comprising of: (a) The excavation of 114,000 m3 of sand and gravel (no processing), over an extractive area of 2.11-hectares at an average annual rate of circa 40,000 tonnes, over a 5-year period (i.e. circa 190,000 tonnes overall). (b) Construction of a new splayed entrance and access road. (c) Construction of a perimeter berm within a 5m-wide strip immediately adjacent to and outside the extractive area, all within the overall development area of 2.49-hectares. (d) Construction of a wheelbath. (e) All associated site works and services to facilitate the development. A five-year term is sought for extraction and an overall development period of eight years is sought to allow for preparatory site works and completion of restoration works. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is submitted with the Application

2560068 is a planning application to Carlow County Council for a quarry development, at Coolnapish, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow on behalf of Milford, received on 21 Mar 2025; permission was refused on 24 Apr 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2560068
Local authority: Carlow County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 21 Mar 2025
Observations close: 25 Apr 2025 (closed 512 days ago)
Decision due: 27 Apr 2026 · decided 24 Apr 2026
Decision: Refused on 24 Apr 2026
Proposed development: a quarry development, at Coolnapish, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow on behalf of Milford Quarries Ltd., comprising of: (a) The excavation of 114,000 m3 of sand and gravel (no processing), over an extractive area of 2.11-hectares at an average annual rate of circa 40,000 tonnes, over a 5-year period (i.e. circa 190,000 tonnes overall). (b) Construction of a new splayed entrance and access road. (c) Construction of a perimeter berm within a 5m-wide strip immediately adjacent to and outside the extractive area, all within the overall development area of 2.49-hectares. (d) Construction of a wheelbath. (e) All associated site works and services to facilitate the development. A five-year term is sought for extraction and an overall development period of eight years is sought to allow for preparatory site works and completion of restoration works. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is submitted with the Application
As published by the register.
Site area: 2.73 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 172264). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560068/0.

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Coolnapish , Bagenalstown , Co. Carlow

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