Planning Application: 2460265 (Kildare County Council )
File Number:
2460265
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
NEW APPLICATION
Received Date:
28/03/2024
Decision Due Date:
22/05/2024
Validated Date:
28/03/2024
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Submissions By:
01/05/2024
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
Kilsaran Concrete Unlimited Company
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Proposed Development
Development Description:
The development will consist of (i) an increase in the total permitted intake of soil and stone and broken rock to the existing licensed soil recovery facility at Halverstown, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare (Planning Ref: 18/453), from 1.2 million tonnes to 2.06 million tonnes and (ii) an extension to the life of the existing facility of 3 years (to December 2029) in order to accommodate the additional soil and stone intake. These works, which are required to implement a revised backfilling and restoration scheme for the former sand and gravel pit will also provide for (i) continued shared use of existing, co-located site facilities, structures and infrastructure (including the site office, staff welfare facilities, weighbridge (with dedicated office), wheelwash, hardstand areas, fuel storage tanks and site access road); (ii) continued soil and stone intake at a rate of up to 300,000 tonnes per annum, of which no more than 95,000 tonnes (per annum) will be managed as waste; (iii) continued separation of any construction and demolition waste (principally concrete, metal, timber, PVC pipework and plastic) inadvertently imported to the facility, prior to removal off-site to authorised waste disposal or recovery facilities; (iv) continued use of a section of the existing concrete block curing shed as a waste inspection and quarantine facility; (v) continued environmental monitoring of noise, dust and groundwater for the duration of the site recovery and restoration activities and for a short period thereafter (and in accordance with current EPA waste licence requirements); (vi) continued temporary stockpiling of topsoil pending its re-use as cover material for final restoration of the site; and (vii) ultimate restoration of the modified final landform to native woodland and grassland habitats.
An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of this Planning Application. The proposed development requires a waste licence review from the Environmental Protection Agency
Inert soil & stone / construction and demolition waste recovery facility as revised by significant further information consisting of the lifetime of the development being for a 6 year period
(i) establishment of an inert soil waste recovery facility to provide for the importation of approximately 1,200,000 tonnes of natural inert waste materials, principally excess soil, stone and / or broken rock to backfill the pit void to former ground level and improve lands currently in agricultural use. The development will be carried out on a phased basis and will be completed within 8 years; (ii) share use, with the existing Kilsaran concrete manufacturing and waste facilities, of existing site and services infrastructure including site office, staff welfare facilities, weighbridge (with dedicated office), wheelwash, hardstand areas, fuel storage tanks and site access; (iii) use of section of existing concrete block curing shed as a waste inspection and quarantine facility; and (iv) temporary stockpiling of topsoil pending re-use as cover material for final restoration of the site. The proposed development requires a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency. An Environmental Impact Statement (now referred to as an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIRA)) will be submitted
