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Laois County Council · 21568

Kyle , Co. Laois

  1. 12 Aug 2021Received
  2. 16 Sept 2021Observations closed
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Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Not yet
Council
Laois County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
450.47 ha

What’s proposed

develop an underground mine extension to the former Galmoy Zinc & Lead Mine. The underground extension to the mine underlies the townland of Kyle, Co. Laois and will comprise the development of underground workings including an access route to join underground mining works concurrently proposed as recommencement of mining in Co. Kilkenny under Reg. Ref. 21/599 in the Kilkenny townlands of Garrylaun, Castletown, Rathreagh, Rathpatrick, Whiteswall, Moneynamuck (Stopford), Rathbane and Waterland close to the village of Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny. An IPC licence is required in relation to the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statemtent (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

21568 is a planning application to Laois County Council for develop an underground mine extension to the former Galmoy Zinc & Lead Mine. The, received on 12 Aug 2021; the file is recorded as incompleted application.

Planning details

Reference
21568
Local authority
Laois County Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Received
12 Aug 2021
Observations close
16 Sept 2021 (closed 1828 days ago)
Decision due
No due date published
Decision
Not decided
Proposed development
develop an underground mine extension to the former Galmoy Zinc & Lead Mine. The underground extension to the mine underlies the townland of Kyle, Co. Laois and will comprise the development of underground workings including an access route to join underground mining works concurrently proposed as recommencement of mining in Co. Kilkenny under Reg. Ref. 21/599 in the Kilkenny townlands of Garrylaun, Castletown, Rathreagh, Rathpatrick, Whiteswall, Moneynamuck (Stopford), Rathbane and Waterland close to the village of Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny. An IPC licence is required in relation to the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statemtent (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
As published by the register.
Site area
450.47 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

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    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 394133). 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/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21568/0.

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