Aghabeg Middle , Lixnaw , Co. Kerry
- 11 Apr 2025Received
- 16 May 2025Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Kerry County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 8.73 ha
What’s proposed
Invalid: O’Connor Kerry Haulage Limited of Parkview House, Knockawaddra, Tralee, Co. Kerry intends to apply for Planning Permission at Aghabeg Middle, Lixnaw, Co. Kerry to import greenfield soil and stone By-Product, as defined in the National By-Product Criteria for Greenfield Soil and Stone (BP-N002/2024), to raise the level of existing lands by filling using inert greenfield soil and stone by-product in order to improve the agricultural value. The site comprises an area of 8.865 hectares. It has been estimated that the up to 105,000 tonnes of imported infill material will be required to reach the desired final finished levels presented in drawings 24/074/006 to 24/074/010 inclusive. Final tonnage will be determined by compaction and settlement of imported fill such that the finished site level is as per drawings attached to this application Work undertaken by Axis Environmental determined that the land in question does not fall within the remit of a development consisting of drainage and/or reclamation of wetlands. The ‘Screening for Appropriate Assessment & Natura Impact Statement (NIS)’ report in relation to the proposed infill activity. concluded that beyond reasonable scientific doubt, in the view of best scientific knowledge, on the basis of objective information and in light of the conservation objectives of the relevant European sites, the proposed project, individually or in combination with other plans and projects, would not be likely to have a significant effect on any European sites including that of the Lower River Shannon SAC, given the proposed mitigation measures The fill plan for the site provides for a 5m setback from all open land drains. No material will be infilled in the set-back area. Infill material will be gradually tapered upward from the edge of the set back area set back area towards the infill area. The production process which generates the greenfield soil and stone by-product will comply with the criteria set out in Part 1 of Annex I of BP-N002/2024. The quality of the greenfield soil and stone by-product from the production process will comply with the criteria set out in Part 3 of Annex I of BP-N002/2024. The acceptance of greenfield soil and stone by-product at the use development will comply with the criteria set out in Part 4 of Annex I of BP-N002/2024. The producer, holder and end user will comply with the requirements set out in Section 8 (Compliance) of BP-N002/2024
2560285 is a planning application to Kerry County Council for invalid: O’Connor Kerry Haulage Limited of Parkview House, Knockawaddra, Tralee, Co., received on 11 Apr 2025; the file is recorded as incompleted application.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560285
- Local authority
- Kerry County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 11 Apr 2025
- Observations close
- 16 May 2025 (closed 492 days ago)
- Decision due
- No due date published
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- Invalid: O’Connor Kerry Haulage Limited of Parkview House, Knockawaddra, Tralee, Co. Kerry intends to apply for Planning Permission at Aghabeg Middle, Lixnaw, Co. Kerry to import greenfield soil and stone By-Product, as defined in the National By-Product Criteria for Greenfield Soil and Stone (BP-N002/2024), to raise the level of existing lands by filling using inert greenfield soil and stone by-product in order to improve the agricultural value. The site comprises an area of 8.865 hectares. It has been estimated that the up to 105,000 tonnes of imported infill material will be required to reach the desired final finished levels presented in drawings 24/074/006 to 24/074/010 inclusive. Final tonnage will be determined by compaction and settlement of imported fill such that the finished site level is as per drawings attached to this application Work undertaken by Axis Environmental determined that the land in question does not fall within the remit of a development consisting of drainage and/or reclamation of wetlands. The ‘Screening for Appropriate Assessment & Natura Impact Statement (NIS)’ report in relation to the proposed infill activity. concluded that beyond reasonable scientific doubt, in the view of best scientific knowledge, on the basis of objective information and in light of the conservation objectives of the relevant European sites, the proposed project, individually or in combination with other plans and projects, would not be likely to have a significant effect on any European sites including that of the Lower River Shannon SAC, given the proposed mitigation measures The fill plan for the site provides for a 5m setback from all open land drains. No material will be infilled in the set-back area. Infill material will be gradually tapered upward from the edge of the set back area set back area towards the infill area. The production process which generates the greenfield soil and stone by-product will comply with the criteria set out in Part 1 of Annex I of BP-N002/2024. The quality of the greenfield soil and stone by-product from the production process will comply with the criteria set out in Part 3 of Annex I of BP-N002/2024. The acceptance of greenfield soil and stone by-product at the use development will comply with the criteria set out in Part 4 of Annex I of BP-N002/2024. The producer, holder and end user will comply with the requirements set out in Section 8 (Compliance) of BP-N002/2024As published by the register.
- Site area
- 8.73 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 3 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
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 378752). 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/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560285/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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