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Meath County Council · 2460038 · PERMISSION

Heronstown , Lobinstown , Navan Co. Meath

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Council received 19 Jan 2024We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (967 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2460038 is a planning application for permission at Heronstown , Lobinstown , Navan Co. Meath, received by Meath County Council on 19 Jan 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will consist of the continuance of operation of the existing permitted quarry and associated infrastructure (ABP Ref. 17.QD.0017; P.A. Ref. LB200106 & ABP Ref. 309109-21), deepening of the quarry extraction area by 1 no. 15 metre bench from 50m OD to 35m OD, a lateral extension to the quarry over an area of c. 4.8 ha to a depth of 35m OD, provision for aggregates and overburden storage, and restoration of the site to natural habitat after uses following completion of extraction, within an overall application area of c. 18.5 hectares. An extraction capacity of up to 300,000 tonnes per annum is sought to provide the applicant with the ability to respond to demand for aggregates in the region. Permission is sought for a period of 20 years in order to extract a known resource with a further 2 years to fully restore the site. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. The council granted permission on 16 Aug 2024, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 23 Feb 2024. The register records an appeal (ABP-320787-24), decided: modified. Within 500 m there are 3 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 13 Sept 2024 closed 731 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (16 Aug 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

The development will consist of the continuance of operation of the existing permitted quarry and associated infrastructure (ABP Ref. 17.QD.0017; P.A. Ref. LB200106 & ABP Ref. 309109-21), deepening of the quarry extraction area by 1 no. 15 metre bench from 50m OD to 35m OD, a lateral extension to the quarry over an area of c. 4.8 ha to a depth of 35m OD, provision for aggregates and overburden storage, and restoration of the site to natural habitat after uses following completion of extraction, within an overall application area of c. 18.5 hectares. An extraction capacity of up to 300,000 tonnes per annum is sought to provide the applicant with the ability to respond to demand for aggregates in the region. Permission is sought for a period of 20 years in order to extract a known resource with a further 2 years to fully restore the site. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 16 Aug 2024
Final grant
29 Jan 2025
Permission expires
28 Jan 2045
Site (from polygon)
18.55 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 19 Jan 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 23 Feb 2024
  • 13 Mar 2024
    Further information requested
  • 17 Jun 2024
    Further information received
  • 16 Aug 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 13 Sept 2024
  • 11 Sept 2024
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-320787-24 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 140523). 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/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460038/0.

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