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Donegal County Council · 2150492

TULLAGHACULLION , KILLYBEGS , DONEGAL PO

  1. 22 Mar 2021Received
  2. 1 Jul 2021Conditional
  3. 9 Aug 2021Final grant
  4. 8 Aug 2026Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 1 Jul 2021
Council
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
3.25 ha

What’s proposed

(1) A BORROW PIT FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SOIL FROM THE APPLICATION SITE FOR EXPORT TO THE NEARBY DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL BALBANE LANDFILL SITE RESTORATION PROJECT. THE MAIN BORROW PIT ACTIVITIES WILL CONSIST OF THE EXCAVATION AND SCREENING OF SOIL AND THE LOADING OF THE SCREENED SOIL TO TRUCKS FOR TRANSPORT OFF SITE (2) ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY TEMPORARY WORKS AND ITEMS INCLUDING: SITE ACCESS; SITE STORM WATER DRAINAGE; SILT FENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL BERMS; TOPSOIL & PEAT STORAGE AREAS; INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS; SITE COMPOUND (BUNDLED REFUELLING AREA; PORTABLE STAFF CANTEEN & WELFARE UNIT, PORTABLE WC & HANDWASHING UNIT, AND PARKING AREA); WHEELWASH; SILT TRAP; OIL INTERCEPTOR; AND STORM WATER ATTENUATION POND (3) BORROW PIT RESTORATION WORKS TO RESTORE THE SITE TO ITS PRE-DEVELOPMENT STATE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. RESTORATION WORKS WILL INCLUDE: THE RE-PROFILING OF THE EXCAVATION AREA; THE REINSTATEMENT OF TOPSOIL AND PEAT STRIPPED THE EXCAVATION AREA; AND THE REMOVAL OF ALL ANCILLARY TEMPORARY WORKS AND ITEMS. (4) THE APPLICATION SITE BOUNDARY ENCLOSES C.3.2745 HA WHICH WILL BE MAINLY COMPRISED OF: C. 1.3423 HA OF AN EXCAVATION AREA; C.0.5 HA OF TEMPORARY STORAGE AREA FOR TOPSOIL AND PEAT STRIPPED FROM THE EXCAVATION AREA; WITH THE REMAINING C. 1.4322 HA OF THE SITE REMAINING UNDISTURBED. THE VOLUME OF SOIL TO BE EXTRACTED AND EXPORTED FROM THE BORROW PIT WILL BE C.37,500 M3. THE VOLUME OF TOPSOIL AND PEAT TO BE STRIPPED FROM THE EXCAVATION AREA AND MAINTAINED ON SITE WILL BE C.4,027 M3

2150492 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for (1) A BORROW PIT FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SOIL FROM THE APPLICATION SITE FOR EXPORT TO THE, received on 22 Mar 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 1 Jul 2021.

Planning details

Reference
2150492
Local authority
Donegal County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
22 Mar 2021
Observations close
26 Apr 2021 (closed 1980 days ago)
Decision due
18 Jul 2021 · decided 1 Jul 2021
Decision
Conditional on 1 Jul 2021
Proposed development
(1) A BORROW PIT FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SOIL FROM THE APPLICATION SITE FOR EXPORT TO THE NEARBY DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL BALBANE LANDFILL SITE RESTORATION PROJECT. THE MAIN BORROW PIT ACTIVITIES WILL CONSIST OF THE EXCAVATION AND SCREENING OF SOIL AND THE LOADING OF THE SCREENED SOIL TO TRUCKS FOR TRANSPORT OFF SITE (2) ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY TEMPORARY WORKS AND ITEMS INCLUDING: SITE ACCESS; SITE STORM WATER DRAINAGE; SILT FENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL BERMS; TOPSOIL & PEAT STORAGE AREAS; INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS; SITE COMPOUND (BUNDLED REFUELLING AREA; PORTABLE STAFF CANTEEN & WELFARE UNIT, PORTABLE WC & HANDWASHING UNIT, AND PARKING AREA); WHEELWASH; SILT TRAP; OIL INTERCEPTOR; AND STORM WATER ATTENUATION POND (3) BORROW PIT RESTORATION WORKS TO RESTORE THE SITE TO ITS PRE-DEVELOPMENT STATE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. RESTORATION WORKS WILL INCLUDE: THE RE-PROFILING OF THE EXCAVATION AREA; THE REINSTATEMENT OF TOPSOIL AND PEAT STRIPPED THE EXCAVATION AREA; AND THE REMOVAL OF ALL ANCILLARY TEMPORARY WORKS AND ITEMS. (4) THE APPLICATION SITE BOUNDARY ENCLOSES C.3.2745 HA WHICH WILL BE MAINLY COMPRISED OF: C. 1.3423 HA OF AN EXCAVATION AREA; C.0.5 HA OF TEMPORARY STORAGE AREA FOR TOPSOIL AND PEAT STRIPPED FROM THE EXCAVATION AREA; WITH THE REMAINING C. 1.4322 HA OF THE SITE REMAINING UNDISTURBED. THE VOLUME OF SOIL TO BE EXTRACTED AND EXPORTED FROM THE BORROW PIT WILL BE C.37,500 M3. THE VOLUME OF TOPSOIL AND PEAT TO BE STRIPPED FROM THE EXCAVATION AREA AND MAINTAINED ON SITE WILL BE C.4,027 M3
As published by the register.
Site area
3.25 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 330201). 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/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150492/0.

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