24/5817

Permission for the construction and operation of a concrete batching plant which will produce up to 70,000 m3 of ready mix concrete annually. This will replace the existing concrete batching plant that was permitted under planning reference 98/4005, which will be dismantled and removed as part of the proposed development. The application area will cover 1.02 hectares and is located within the northern portion of Carrigtwohill Quarry. Carrigtwohill Quarry is an existing active quarry located within the applicant’s landholding and covers an area of 91.92 hectares. The proposed concrete batching plant will include concrete plants (x2), 120 tonne cement silos (x8), 50,000L water tanks (x2), storage bins (x10), control cabin/welfare facilities (port-a-loo type unit), conveyor system (x2), washout lagoons, and access ramp and associated drainage infrastructure including a settlement tank and an attenuation tank. Roadstone intends to utilise both virign aggregates (from Carrigtwohill Quarry) and recycled aggregates from the existing waste facility permit on-site (reference WFP-CK-15-0154-02) in accordance with the National End of Waste Criteria for the recycled aggregates. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).