Redhill , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- 2 Feb 2022Received
- 9 Mar 2022Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 28 m²
What’s proposed
excavate sand and gravel and develop as follows: • Quarry activities for the extraction of sand and gravel within a total area of 4.7ha with an excavation area of 3.7ha site at Redhill, Co. Laois over a ten year period, • On site equipment would include a dry screener, a loading shovel, a dumper as required, an excavator as required and a concrete wheelwash at entrance. • Provision of temporary chemical toilets, temporary canteen and welfare facilities near the existing site entrance,• Removal of hedgerow near the existing sight entrance to increase sightlines, • A concrete hardstand area in the northeast corner of the site draining to a silt trap and interceptor is proposed to prevent any release of fuel to ground, • Surface water drainage across the site is proposed to prevent sediment run off, off site or fuel run off to ground, • Dispatch of the processed materials off-site is proposed via Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) using a one way traffic system, • A fenced off buffer zone of 1Om between the existing hedgerow and proposed excavation area has been allowed for to protect the hedgerows locally important ecological value, • A restoration plan has been included in the application which will reinstate the site to agricultural use at the end of the project. An Environmental and Planning Report, Ecological Impact Assessment Report, Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and detailed site drawings have been included as part of this planning application
2248 is a planning application to Laois County Council for excavate sand and gravel and develop as follows: • Quarry activities for the extraction, received on 2 Feb 2022; the file is recorded as incompleted application.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2248
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 2 Feb 2022
- Observations close
- 9 Mar 2022 (closed 1655 days ago)
- Decision due
- No due date published
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- excavate sand and gravel and develop as follows: • Quarry activities for the extraction of sand and gravel within a total area of 4.7ha with an excavation area of 3.7ha site at Redhill, Co. Laois over a ten year period, • On site equipment would include a dry screener, a loading shovel, a dumper as required, an excavator as required and a concrete wheelwash at entrance. • Provision of temporary chemical toilets, temporary canteen and welfare facilities near the existing site entrance,• Removal of hedgerow near the existing sight entrance to increase sightlines, • A concrete hardstand area in the northeast corner of the site draining to a silt trap and interceptor is proposed to prevent any release of fuel to ground, • Surface water drainage across the site is proposed to prevent sediment run off, off site or fuel run off to ground, • Dispatch of the processed materials off-site is proposed via Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) using a one way traffic system, • A fenced off buffer zone of 1Om between the existing hedgerow and proposed excavation area has been allowed for to protect the hedgerows locally important ecological value, • A restoration plan has been included in the application which will reinstate the site to agricultural use at the end of the project. An Environmental and Planning Report, Ecological Impact Assessment Report, Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and detailed site drawings have been included as part of this planning applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 28 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 4 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 392768). 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/2248/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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