Mountaintown & Cluide , Dunleer , Co Louth
- 2 Jul 2019Received
- 6 Aug 2019Observations closed
- Status
- Appeal decided — withdrawn
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Louth County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 99 m²
What’s proposed
Permission for development within an application area of 16.7 hectares, will comprise of restoration by backfilling of a former quarry and includes: (a) Backfilling an existing void created by previous extraction of rock to surrounding ground level and the restoration of the site to long-term beneficial agricultural use by the importation of c.3.6 million tonnes of natural inert waste and/or dry non-waste materials suitable for restoration purposes, principally excess soil, stone and/or broken rock; (b) Installation of site and services infrastructure for the duration of the development including portacabin office and toilet facility (22.5m2), portacabin canteen, changing room and toilet facility (22.5m2), 2 no. weighbridges, wheelwash, waste water treatment unit and associated percolation area, paved hardstanding refueling area and hydrocarbon interceptor, and waste settlement ponds, (30 x 6 x 1.5m and 15 x 6 x 1.5m); (c) Upgrade of former quarry site infrastructure including bunded fuel storage tanks, workshop and equipment storage shed and paved internal site access road; (d) Use of former quarry storage shed as a waste inspection and quarantine facility and for storage of plant and machinery; (e) Dewatering of the existing quarry void by pumping; (f) The 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 authorised waste disposal or recovery facilities; (g) Temporary stockpiling of imported topsoil pending re-use as cover material for the final restoration of the site, and (h) Restoration of the excavated landform (including placement of cover soils and seeding to agricultural grassland. The development will be carried out on a phased basis and will be completed within 10 years with an additional 2 years to complete restoration works (total duration sought is 12 years). A waste licence will be required from the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in respect of waste used for backfilling and restoration purposes. A waste facility permit will also be sought from Louth County Council to facilitate intake of waste pending the grant of a waste licence from the EPA. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of this planning application.**Application withdrawn by applicant to ABP 15/12/2022**
19521 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for development within an application area of 16.7 hectares, will comprise of, received on 2 Jul 2019; the file is recorded as withdrawn.
Planning details
- Reference
- 19521
- Local authority
- Louth County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — withdrawn · register status “WITHDRAWN”
- Received
- 2 Jul 2019
- Observations close
- 6 Aug 2019 (closed 2600 days ago)
- Decision due
- No due date published
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- Permission for development within an application area of 16.7 hectares, will comprise of restoration by backfilling of a former quarry and includes: (a) Backfilling an existing void created by previous extraction of rock to surrounding ground level and the restoration of the site to long-term beneficial agricultural use by the importation of c.3.6 million tonnes of natural inert waste and/or dry non-waste materials suitable for restoration purposes, principally excess soil, stone and/or broken rock; (b) Installation of site and services infrastructure for the duration of the development including portacabin office and toilet facility (22.5m2), portacabin canteen, changing room and toilet facility (22.5m2), 2 no. weighbridges, wheelwash, waste water treatment unit and associated percolation area, paved hardstanding refueling area and hydrocarbon interceptor, and waste settlement ponds, (30 x 6 x 1.5m and 15 x 6 x 1.5m); (c) Upgrade of former quarry site infrastructure including bunded fuel storage tanks, workshop and equipment storage shed and paved internal site access road; (d) Use of former quarry storage shed as a waste inspection and quarantine facility and for storage of plant and machinery; (e) Dewatering of the existing quarry void by pumping; (f) The 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 authorised waste disposal or recovery facilities; (g) Temporary stockpiling of imported topsoil pending re-use as cover material for the final restoration of the site, and (h) Restoration of the excavated landform (including placement of cover soils and seeding to agricultural grassland. The development will be carried out on a phased basis and will be completed within 10 years with an additional 2 years to complete restoration works (total duration sought is 12 years). A waste licence will be required from the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in respect of waste used for backfilling and restoration purposes. A waste facility permit will also be sought from Louth County Council to facilitate intake of waste pending the grant of a waste licence from the EPA. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of this planning application.**Application withdrawn by applicant to ABP 15/12/2022**As published by the register.
- Site area
- 99 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.83812, -6.38712
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-306124-19 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
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 420244). 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/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/19521/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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