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Kildare County Council · 19949

Usk , Kilcullen , Co. Kildare.

  1. 21 Aug 2019Received
  2. 20 Jul 2020Conditional
  3. 26 Aug 2020Final grant
  4. 25 Aug 2025Permission expires
Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 20 Jul 2020
Council
Kildare County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
27.06 ha
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What’s proposed

Backfilling of a former sand and gravel pit to its former ground level using approximately 1,240,000 tonnes of imported natural inert waste materials and/or suitable by-product materials, principally soil and stone generated by construction and development projects; Establishment and operation of an inert soil waste recovery facility to provide for the recovery through backfilling, of natural inert soil and stone waste; Installation of site infrastructure including site offices, staff welfare facilities, weighbridge (with dedicated office), wheelwash facility, hardstand areas, fuel storage tanks and site access roads; Use of an existing storage shed as a waste inspection and quarantine facility and for storage of plant and equipment; Separation of any intermixed construction and demolition waste (principally concrete, metal, timber, PVC pipes and plastic) inadvertently imported to site prior to removal off-site to authorized waste disposal or recovery facilities; Temporary stockpiling of imported topsoil pending re-use as cover material for the final restoration of the site; Restoration of the final backfilled landform to long-term grassland/agricultural use. The proposed development requires a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority in connection with the application, for development. Revised by significant further information consisting of; Updated information in Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). Flood Risk Assessment. New on-site Wastewater Treatment System. Surface Water Management. Road Condition Survey, Road Safety Audit and Sightline Assessment. Invasive Species Management Plan

19949 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for backfilling of a former sand and gravel pit to its former ground level using, received on 21 Aug 2019; permission was granted with conditions on 20 Jul 2020.

Planning details

Reference
19949
Local authority
Kildare County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
21 Aug 2019
Observations close
25 Sept 2019 (closed 2558 days ago)
Decision due
5 Jul 2020 · decided 20 Jul 2020
Decision
Conditional on 20 Jul 2020
Proposed development
Backfilling of a former sand and gravel pit to its former ground level using approximately 1,240,000 tonnes of imported natural inert waste materials and/or suitable by-product materials, principally soil and stone generated by construction and development projects; Establishment and operation of an inert soil waste recovery facility to provide for the recovery through backfilling, of natural inert soil and stone waste; Installation of site infrastructure including site offices, staff welfare facilities, weighbridge (with dedicated office), wheelwash facility, hardstand areas, fuel storage tanks and site access roads; Use of an existing storage shed as a waste inspection and quarantine facility and for storage of plant and equipment; Separation of any intermixed construction and demolition waste (principally concrete, metal, timber, PVC pipes and plastic) inadvertently imported to site prior to removal off-site to authorized waste disposal or recovery facilities; Temporary stockpiling of imported topsoil pending re-use as cover material for the final restoration of the site; Restoration of the final backfilled landform to long-term grassland/agricultural use. The proposed development requires a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority in connection with the application, for development. Revised by significant further information consisting of; Updated information in Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). Flood Risk Assessment. New on-site Wastewater Treatment System. Surface Water Management. Road Condition Survey, Road Safety Audit and Sightline Assessment. Invasive Species Management Plan
As published by the register.
Site area
27.06 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.

    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04 (store id 125745). 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/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19949/0.

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