Bunratty Quarry, Bunratty West, Bunratty Co. Clare

What’s proposed

for the construction and operation of a concrete batching plant which will produce up to 50,000 m3 of ready-mix concrete annually over an area of circa 1.6 hectares within the southern portion of Bunratty Quarry, in the townland of Bunratty West, Co. Clare. The proposed concrete batching plant will include concrete plant (x 1), 100 tonne storage silos (x 4), 50,000L water tank1 (x 1), 80 tonne storage bins (x10), control cabin, admixture building, conveyor system, washout lagoons, attenuation tank, an access ramp and associated drainage infrastructure including a settlement tank. The proposed development will involve the utilisation of both virgin aggregates and recycled aggregates. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application