Dromone , Oldcastle , Co Meath
- 1 Mar 2024Received
- 5 Apr 2024Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2.09 ha
What’s proposed
the restoration of an historic sand and gravel quarry back to its original ground levels, for use solely for agricultural purposes. The development will involve (i) the importation of 163,540 Tonnes of imported inert natural materials, soil and stones, (ii) re instatement of existing overburden contained on site (iii) the remediated lands will be covered with 300mm of topsoil and reseeded with grass when complete and (iv) relocation/upgrading of the existing entrance for improved access, installation of temporary (portacabin type site office/staff welfare facility, 1 no. portable toilet, portable wheel wash facility, Paladin security fencing with sliding gate at boundary with public road, and internal haul road to access quarry) for a period not exceeding 3 years together with all associated site works. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report. This application relates to a restoration development for the purposes of an activity which may require a waste facility permit to be issued by Meath County Council or which may source restorative material as by-product under an Article 27 declaration from the producer of such materials
2489 is a planning application to Meath County Council for the restoration of an historic sand and gravel quarry back to its original ground, received on 1 Mar 2024; the file is recorded as incompleted application.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2489
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 1 Mar 2024
- Observations close
- 5 Apr 2024 (closed 892 days ago)
- Decision due
- No due date published
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- the restoration of an historic sand and gravel quarry back to its original ground levels, for use solely for agricultural purposes. The development will involve (i) the importation of 163,540 Tonnes of imported inert natural materials, soil and stones, (ii) re instatement of existing overburden contained on site (iii) the remediated lands will be covered with 300mm of topsoil and reseeded with grass when complete and (iv) relocation/upgrading of the existing entrance for improved access, installation of temporary (portacabin type site office/staff welfare facility, 1 no. portable toilet, portable wheel wash facility, Paladin security fencing with sliding gate at boundary with public road, and internal haul road to access quarry) for a period not exceeding 3 years together with all associated site works. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report. This application relates to a restoration development for the purposes of an activity which may require a waste facility permit to be issued by Meath County Council or which may source restorative material as by-product under an Article 27 declaration from the producer of such materialsAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.09 ha 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 53.71734, -7.16091
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
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 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 145150). 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/2489/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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