22/5281

Permission to dismantle a high wall embankment (3m+) and replace it with an ecologically engineered, low-level clay and grass embankment along a portion of the southern bank of the river Blackwater located within the Careysville Estate. The embankment will be lowered by a minimum of 2m along its length and the core of the embankment removed. It will be replaced by a clay and topsoil trapezoidal embankment built on the existing foundation of stone. The embankment will be covered in a natural geotextile (Geocoir) and seeded with a deep rooting riparian grass mixture. The above are to be carried out together with all associated site and incidental works. The proposed development is located within the river Blackwater Special Area of Conservation (SAC). A Nature Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.