Hanlonstown Gainstown and Curraghtown Townlands , Hanlonstown Gainstown and Curraghtown Townlands , Hanlonstown Gainstown and Curraghtown Townlands
- 18 Dec 2025Received
- 15 May 2026Conditional
- Status
- Under appeal
- Decision
- Conditional · 15 May 2026
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 3.76 ha
What’s proposed
to extend an underground exploration tunnel within Hanlonstown, Gainstown and Curraghtown Townlands, Navan, County Meath. The development will consist of extending the existing TRDEX underground exploration tunnel by approximately 3.0 kilometres through hard rock, from a depth of approximately 1,020 to 1,200 metres below ground level. The purpose of this extension is to facilitate exploration drilling and resource definition for the deposit known as Tara Deep. The proposed development will be carried out in three phases: Phase 1 will extend the existing exploration tunnel by approximately 450 m; Phase 2 will involve construction of a tunnel to the east, perpendicular to existing tunnel with a spiral decline of approximately 1,900 m; and Phase 3 will involve construction of a parallel tunnel to the west approximately 600 m. Ancillary bays and cubbies will also be developed as smaller tunnels to facilitate exploration drilling. No surface works, ore extraction or processing will be undertaken as part of this development. Access will be from the existing underground mine. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application
2561391 is a planning application to Meath County Council for to extend an underground exploration tunnel within Hanlonstown, Gainstown and, received on 18 Dec 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 15 May 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2561391
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Status
- Under appeal · register status “APPEALED”
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 3 Feb 2026 (closed 223 days ago)
- Decision due
- 19 May 2026 · decided 15 May 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 15 May 2026
- Proposed development
- to extend an underground exploration tunnel within Hanlonstown, Gainstown and Curraghtown Townlands, Navan, County Meath. The development will consist of extending the existing TRDEX underground exploration tunnel by approximately 3.0 kilometres through hard rock, from a depth of approximately 1,020 to 1,200 metres below ground level. The purpose of this extension is to facilitate exploration drilling and resource definition for the deposit known as Tara Deep. The proposed development will be carried out in three phases: Phase 1 will extend the existing exploration tunnel by approximately 450 m; Phase 2 will involve construction of a tunnel to the east, perpendicular to existing tunnel with a spiral decline of approximately 1,900 m; and Phase 3 will involve construction of a parallel tunnel to the west approximately 600 m. Ancillary bays and cubbies will also be developed as smaller tunnels to facilitate exploration drilling. No surface works, ore extraction or processing will be undertaken as part of this development. Access will be from the existing underground mine. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 3.76 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 53.62442, -6.72057
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
The register records appeal PL-501530-MH-26 (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 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 144367). 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/2561391/0.
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