ATTACHMENT D INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONRoadstone Ltd IPC Licence Review Application Lands at Dunbell Big, Maddockstown, Co. Kilkenny Extension to Existing Quarry / Opencast Mine

Roadstone Ltd IPC Licence Review Application

Lands at Dunbell Big, Maddockstown, Co. Kilkenny Extension to Existing Quarry / Opencast Mine

501.00180.00168 September 2017 Page 1 of 8

ATTACHMENT D – INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATION

The existing licensed quarry / opencast mine at Maddockstown is located approximately 2.5km north of the town of Bennettsbridge in County Kilkenny, and approximately 6.5km south-east of Kilkenny City.

The current extraction area is developed within dolomitised limestones of the Butlersgrove Formation. In the northern part of the existing extraction area, and the former workings located to the west of the public road and railway line, the dolomites are largely composed of coarse, pale cream, pink or buff coloured dolomites (which are dark grey where the original limestone had an argillaceous component). Review of existing quarry faces and relevant boreholes indicates that the planned southern extraction area is underlain by either

(a) dolomites overlying limestones with minor dolomitised limestone, or

(b) limestone with minor dolomitised limestone.

The quarry / opencast mine development at Maddockstown provides for extraction of limestone using conventional blasting techniques and processing of rock using mobile crushing and screening plant located within the licensed site. The overall extraction rate will be up to a maximum of c.600,000 tonnes per annum, depending on market demand. Going forward, external traffic will continue to use the existing quarry entrance.

All crushed / screened rock will continue to be transported internally by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) or Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs) across the licensed facility to the concrete / lime production facilities located on the western side of the public road or will be transported directly from the licensed site (as a crushed stone product) to development sites across the south-east region and/or other Roadstone locations.

No further ancillary development such as office or staff welfare facilities are required to facilitate the planned extension as these facilities are already established with the existing licensed site. A plan layout of the quarry / opencast mine is shown in Drawing D-1, with details of the existing infrastructure area presented in Drawing D-2. Cross-sections through the existing quarry and proposed extension are shown in Drawing D-3.

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS

Method of Extraction

There are a number of stages to the rock extraction process, which occur on a progressive basis as the quarry / opencast mine continues to be developed. These are:

(a) Removal / stripping of topsoil and overburden / subsoil;

(b) Drilling and blasting of the in-situ rock;

(c) Loading of the fragmented rock in front of the blasted face to a mobile crushing unit by a hydraulic excavator or front end loader;

(d) Discharge of the crushed product to a screening plant which grades and feeds it to stockpiles of varying nominal aggregate / stone size.

As quarry / mine development progresses south into the extension lands, it is proposed to relocate mobile crushing and screening plant into this area. Some further rock processing also takes place as required, at the existing fixed processing plant located elsewhere within the overall licensed site area.

Duration and Phasing of Future Workings

Ongoing quarrying and the planned quarry extension will be worked in a phased manner, comprising two benches to a reduced level of 35mOD (in line with planning approvals).

Topsoil and overburden subsoils will be stripped from the extension area and either re-used to construct perimeter berms or held at temporary stockpiles at dedicated overburden storage areas. The excavated topsoil will be used to cover berms / stockpiles formed of mineral (non-organic) subsoil / overburden and will be seeded with native grasses and shrubs. The seeded berms will be put in place at the earliest opportunity so as to screen the extended workings from the outset.

Excavations for future development will be carried out within the existing licensed area (in line with Planning Ref. 1/1/1234 / PL.10.5.11550 and QY2) and the planned extension area (in line with Planning Ref. 08/1499 / PL10.235346). Extraction at the extension area is currently permitted to a reduced level of c.35mOD, two benches (approximately 30m) below the existing ground level (refer to Drawing D-3). The expected duration of this extraction is approximately 12 years at the maximum planned extraction rate.

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The existing site entrance onto the county road will continue to be used. HGV traffic from the proposed extension area will utilise existing internal access roads to transport material to the on-site concrete / lime production facilities and for transportation of aggregates off site. The existing entrance is already provided with a dust free surface from the entrance to the weighbridge / wheelwash to prevent carryout of material onto the public road. The existing entrance will be upgraded to provide adequate visibility in accordance with current road design standards.

A drilling contractor will be mobilised to site as and when required to undertake drilling operations. The operator will ensure that the drilling contractor uses a drill rig that is properly maintained and is fitted with adequate noise suppression and dust control / extraction equipment to reduce any impact arising from drilling operations.

There are 10 dwellings within 500m of the proposed quarry extension area, located along the local road to the west, north and south of the proposed extraction area. A number of residences have potential views towards the site, however, these views are limited, being largely screened by intervening sloping land, maintaining the existing ridgeline and hedgerows (which will be reinforced where required) and the provision of a landscaped screening berm.

Development of the quarry benches is effectively below ground and, as such, is not open to view from beyond the licensed boundary. The southerly direction of working will help to further screen the advancing working faces from the view of private residential property to the south of the quarry.

Blasting Methods

Rock at the quarry / opencast mine is fragmented using industry standard blasting procedures which are currently implemented at Maddockstown and other Roadstone quarry locations. The objectives of these procedures are to:

(i) ensure safety of all persons and property;

(ii) minimise vibration and air overpressure;

(iii) allow prediction of vibration levels at given locations;

(iv) efficiently extract rock from the quarry face;

(v) minimise the amount of explosives used.

Processing Methods

Blasted rock is loaded by excavator or front-end loader to the mobile crushing and screening plant located within close to the blasted rock face. The crushing and screening operation comprise primary and secondary stages to produce the range of sizes required. The aggregates produced are stockpiled and subsequently loaded out by a front-end loader to road trucks for transport off site. A significant advantage of using mobile crushing and screening equipment is that the plant can be located close to the working face thereby reducing plant related impacts (such as dust, noise and visual intrusion).

Topsoil and Overburden Management

Depending on the stage of the development, topsoil and subsoil (overburden) generated by site stripping and development works will be placed according to one of the following options. They are detailed in order of priority:

(i) Within the perimeter security / screening embankment of the site. This is to allow vegetation establish on screening embankments as soon as possible;

(ii) Directly on completed sections of the quarry face as part of the final quarry face restoration;

(iii) Within designated overburden storage areas to be located within the existing quarry void.

Stability of the Quarry

Based on the available geological information, it is proposed to adopt the following final slope angles for the quarry:

(i) Overburden (glacial till) <1:1.5 (approximately 35º to the horizontal)

(ii) Rock 5.5:1 (approximately 80º to the horizontal)

The proposed working scheme for the quarry has incorporated these slope angles. Typical bench heights will be 15 metres and meet the requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations, 2008.

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Fuel Storage

In general, wheeled plant / vehicles will continue to use the existing fuel storage facilities and to re-fuel from bunded tanks at a designated re-fuelling area located over a concrete paved area protected against spillage and leachate run-off adjacent to the existing site entrance on the western side of the facility, as indicated on Drawings D-1 and D2. Refuelling of other machinery however (i.e. the mobile crusher and tracked excavator) will continue to take place within the existing working area / planned extension area from a double skinned mobile fuel bowser.

All diesel storage tanks are placed above concrete slabs and potential spillages are contained within a perimeter bund wall with a minimum capacity of 110% of the total tank(s) volume. Any water / fuel collecting within bunded structures is removed and dispatched off-site as liquid waste.

Other measures implemented to protect underlying soil / rock and groundwater include:

(i) All waste oils and chemicals are stored inside a bunded area and disposed of off-site by a specialist licensed contractor;

(ii) Refuelling and maintenance of plant is undertaken in a designated servicing and refuelling area as stated above and

(iii) Surface run-off and ground water ingress will be managed on site.

Surface Water and Groundwater Management

Surface water runoff and dewatered groundwater from the quarry void is pumped via two settlement lagoons in series (shown in Drawing D-1) to the Rathgarvan Stream, a tributary of the River Nore.

The rainfall across the quarry void generally percolates into the rock rather than flowing over the ground surface to the sump in the quarry floor. The water in the sump is predominantly composed of groundwater, is relatively clear of suspended solids and is lifted by pumps to the two settlement lagoons. The pumps in the quarry sump are operated manually by quarry staff as and when required in order to keep the floor of the quarry dry. The operating hours of the pump and timing of discharges are largely dependent on seasonal variations in rainfall amounts.

The pumped waters are treated in a series of settlement lagoons in order to remove suspended solids. The lagoons have no mechanical parts and as such, they are unlikely to experience any malfunctions. If the lagoons do silt up over time, and their capacity is reduced, the inert material (rock particles / rock flour) which has settled out is removed and either stored or re-used on site for restoration purposes.

Surface water run-off is also generated from a limited area of internal unpaved haul road which runs between the production facilities on the western side of the facility and the existing eastern quarry. This run-off collects at a low point along the road, adjacent to the Rathgarvan Stream, and is captured in an underground concrete settlement tank which has several chambers which facilitate some initial settling out of any eroded sediment or particulate material carried by the run-off to this point. The partially treated run-off from the underground tank is then pumped from the final chamber up to the main treatment lagoons, where it undergoes further settlement prior to being discharged to the Rathgarvan Stream.

Working Hours and Employment

The planned quarry extension will operate during the hours of 07:00 to 20:00, Monday to Friday and from 07:00 hours to 18:00 hours on Saturday in line with the existing planning permission. The quarry will not operate on Sundays or public holidays.

The proposed development will create continued employment for a work force of up to c.40 personnel including direct employees (8 to 10 No.), sub-contractors (e.g. drilling and blasting), contract hauliers, maintenance contractors, material suppliers, etc.

Transport and Access

The haulage routes to and from the licensed facility run across the existing regional and local road network, with the principal routes comprising

(i) The R700 Regional Road running from Kilkenny City to Bennettsbridge (to the south of the licensed site) and northwards thereafter, along the local road network;

(ii) From the R712 Regional Road (the former N10 National Primary Road) and/or N77 Kilkenny Ring Road onto the local road network (Sion Road) running south-east to Maddockstown village and continuing onwards thereafter, toward the licensed site.

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Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) traffic flow generated by the licensed activity is expected to be comparable to recent / past traffic levels, specifically up to a maximum of 220 HGV / truck movements per day (ie. 110 return trips per day).

A wheelwash facility is currently in place and operational adjacent to the facility office and existing site entrance (refer to Drawing D-1). Its position, close to the weighbridge, also ensures that all trucks leaving the facility will pass through the wheelwash. The access road has a paved surface between the existing entrance and the wheelwash / weighbridge, which helps reduce noise and dust emissions associated with HGVs and trucks using the established access. The provision of a weighbridge helps to ensure that no trucks are overloaded and that a detailed record can be generated of all materials leaving the facility.

Offices and Garage Facilities

Existing on site facilities include a weighbridge, wheelwash, site office, canteen and toilet facilities which will continue to be used by staff members for the duration of the extension works (refer to Drawing D-1). Water for drinking and to service sanitary facilities (located within the site office) is supplied from an existing bored groundwater well.

Wastewater generated at these facilities is passed through an existing wastewater treatment system and percolation area. This system is designed for a population equivalent of 12-14 people. The office, canteen and washroom facilities will continue to be serviced by the existing wastewater treatment system at the licensed site when the planned quarry extension proceeds. There is unlikely to be an increase in the numbers employed at the quarry / mine when it is extended in the years ahead.

Plant and vehicles will continue to be maintained at the existing garage / workshop on the western side of the facility, at the location indicated on Drawings D-1 and D-2. Hazardous substances used in plant and vehicle servicing will be stored and handled at the garage in accordance with established protocols.

Utilities and Services

There are no utilities or buried services crossing the plan footprint for the proposed quarry / opencast mine extension. The existing ESB connection to the facility will provide sufficient power supply for the planned extension.

Waste Management

Any excess material arising as part of the extraction process (e.g. topsoil / overburden / extremely weathered bedrock) will be re-used in perimeter screening berms or stockpiled on site for later use in planned quarry / mine restoration works.

Waste oils, batteries, scrap metal etc., will continue to be removed from site for recovery and/or recycling by approved specialist licensed contractors at off-site locations. A licensed waste collection contractor will continue to remove any domestic waste requiring disposal to a licensed waste management facility.

Existing waste management procedures are documented in the company’s existing ISO 14001 accredited Environmental Management System (EMS) for the facility.

Safety and Security

A barrier system will be put in place in the interest of public safety and to prevent public access to the quarry as follows:

(i) Overburden from future extraction will be used to construct a 5 metre high berm at the perimeter of the proposed excavation. The landscaped and planted embankment will form a substantial physical barrier to access to the excavation. It will also provide additional screening from outside views.

(ii) The proposed site area shall be fenced in accordance with the Mines and Quarries Act. All necessary warning signs will be displayed at visible locations along the boundary at appropriate intervals.

(iii) 9 Hawthorn plants per metre run, in two rows at 250mm spacing will be planted which will eventually form a dense, impenetrable barrier.

(iv) 2 rows of boulders of c.1m diameter will be placed inside the embankment to form a further permanent hurdle.

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The growth of vegetation on the berm over time will create a thick, virtually impenetrable hedgerow around the site. This, in conjunction with the other barriers, is considered sufficient to prevent accidental access to the quarry workings.

The existing trees and hedgerows on the site perimeter will be retained, and if necessary reinforced, for the duration of the workings. Any gaps in the existing boundary which would provide uncontrolled access to the existing or extended quarry will be blocked by a suitable means and reinforced with further planting as necessary and / or fenced.

The existing main entrance has a lockable steel gate which will be closed outside of normal working hours to secure the facility and restrict unauthorised vehicular access.

Lighting

For those short periods when extraction activities and/or production operations are undertaken during hours of darkness (principally over winter months), sufficient artificial lighting is provided for safe working. As most quarry / mining activity takes place below surrounding ground level, there will be minimal associated light pollution. Lighting will be also provided on all mobile plant to ensure safe working.

Dust Generation and Control

Quarrying activities and ancillary facilities by, their nature, generate dust. The dust arises predominantly from inert soil and rock materials. Dust generation occurs from three main sources.

(i) Point sources – such as operating plant and machinery

(ii) Line Sources – such as roads and conveyors

(iii) Dispersed Sources – such as topsoil stripping, quarry floors and stockpiles of fine materials.

The main potential sources of dust include processing plant, stockpiles of fine materials, traffic on internal haul roads, stripping and placement of overburden. They are generally dispersed sources rather than specific point sources, and this influences the measures required to mitigate potential dust related impacts.

Emission of fugitive dust from point sources such as the in-pit crushing plant will be minimised by utilising in-pit water for dust suppression. The amount of dust produced from excavating machinery is minimal.

Water collecting in the quarry will also be used to suppress dust on haul roads and quarry floors through the use of a water bowser fitted with spray bars.

Dust generation from dispersed sources such as topsoil stripping and stockpiles will be reduced by:

(i) Ensuring stripping of topsoil / overburden material generally does not occur during summer months, when dust generation is at its peak. The optimum period for stripping is spring or autumn.

(ii) Topsoil and overburden embankments will be constructed with relatively low slope angles (maximum 1:1.5 – approximately 35º to the horizontal) to reduce wind turbulence along their surface. They will be re-vegetated as quickly as possible and irrigated by water bowser where necessary.

Noise Generation and Control

The sources of noise within the quarry are primarily from mechanised operations (plant) and blasting of rock. The type of noise generated and the mitigations implemented to reduce it are detailed below:

Plant and machinery used at the site are either diesel or electric powered. In order to reduce noise emitted from these machines as much as possible.

(i) All machinery used is CE certified for compliance with EU noise control limits;

(ii) The machinery is regularly serviced and maintained. This includes regularly checking any muffler systems and servicing or replacing as required. It also ensures any loss or damaged panels or covers that suppress noise are fixed or replaced immediately;

(iii) If further noise-reducing modifications are required for any plant or machinery, they will be fitted wherever practical (e.g. rubber – decked screens, rubber chute linings etc.);

(iv) Ramp grades are kept as low as possible (1:10) to reduce engine / brake noise from heavy vehicles;

(v) Working areas are screened using earth embankments;

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(vi) All processing and loading operations are located on the quarry floor (and screened by quarry faces).

Noise levels arising from the quarry extension will comply with the threshold limits specified in the existing IPC Licence for the overall development.

Environmental Management and Monitoring

Roadstone Ltd. operates all its quarries in accordance with an in-house Environmental Management System (EMS) which has been independently audited and accredited as complaint with ISO 14001, the recognised international standard in respect of Environmental Management Systems.

The company also has an existing environmental monitoring programme in place at the licensed site as is required under the terms of its existing IPC Licence. This programme includes provision for monitoring of:

- Groundwater

- Discharge water quality

- Noise

- Blasting

- Dust deposition

Monitoring results are submitted to the EPA on a quarterly basis. The scope of the monitoring programme will be revised to incorporate the proposed quarry extension area.

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DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONAL HISTORY

Planning permission in respect of rock extraction / opencast mining activity in the townland of Dunbell Big at Maddockstown was first granted to Quigley Magnesite Ltd in July 1969 (Planning Ref 1/1/11234). After that time, operations at, and output from, the quarry grew steadily and extraction activity moved from the former western quarry, between the public road and River Nore, to the eastern quarry area, to the east of both the public road and the Kilkenny to Waterford train line. A dedicated underpass was constructed beneath the railway line to connect the eastern quarry to existing construction material production facilities at the western quarry. The quarry was acquired by Roadstone Provinces Ltd. (as it then was) in 1990.

Activities at the quarry / opencast mine now comprise extraction of high mineral grade dolomite for supply to industry and lower grade limestone used for the production of stone fill, construction aggregates ready-mixed concrete and agricultural lime. Limestone aggregate produced on-site at the licenced facility is also supplied to another company, Kilkenny Tarmac Ltd, to produce asphalt on adjoining land it leases from Roadstone.

Section 261 – Quarry Registration

Roadstone Province’s quarrying / opencast mining activities at Maddockstown were formally registered by Kilkenny County Council (Ref. No. QY2) in 2005, as was required under Section 261 of the Planning and Development Act of 2000. As part of the registration process, the Council reviewed the existing planning permission (Ref. 1/1/1234) and decided, by notice dated 1 December 2006 to amend / modify the original conditions imposed on quarry operations. A copy of the Section 261 planning conditions imposed by Kilkenny County Council is provided in Attachment B5 of this IPC Licence Review Application.

Quarry Extension

In 2007 / 2008, following a review of its ongoing operations and market prospects, Roadstone Provinces Ltd. decided that it would secure and further develop its established operations at Maddockstown by seeking planning permission for a southern extension to the quarry. A planning application, accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared and submitted to Killkenny County Council in December 2008. The planned development comprised

(a) an increase of 13.4 hectares in the overall extraction area (within an application site area of 15.3 hectares)

(b) Provision for mobile crushing and screening located within the quarry extension area

(c) Soil and overburden storage

(d) Screening berms and site restoration works

(e) All related ancillary works.

A decision to grant planning permission for the extension was made by Kilkenny County Council (Planning Ref 08/1499) on 21 October 2009 and was confirmed on appeal to An Bord Pleanála (ABP Ref No. PL10 on 23 December 2010. Copies of the relevant planning decision / permission are provided in Attachment B5 of this IPC Licence Review Application.

Section 261A Review

Following a European Court Judgement against Ireland in 2008, which identified shortcomings in the State’s transposition of the EU Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (85/337/EEC as amended) and the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) into Irish law, amending legislation (‘Section 261A’) was introduced via the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act of 2010 to ensure that the regulation and control of quarries had due regard to the requirements of the two Directives.

A review of the planning status of the Roadstone quarry / opencast mine at Maddockstown was undertaken by Kilkenny County Council in 2012, in accordance with the requirements of Section 261A. That review determined that no further action was required in order to regularise the planning status of extraction / mining related activities at the facility and or to ensure compliance with the EU EIA and Habitats Directives. A copy of the decision (Ref QR/053) dated 16 July 2012 is provided in Attachment B6 of this IPC Licence Review Application.

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State Mining Lease

The existing quarry / opencast mine at Maddockstown extracts dolomite which is a ‘scheduled mineral’, under the Minerals Development Act, 1940. Roadstone holds an existing State Mining Lease to extract dolomite at this location. As was required by the Act, Roadstone obtained permission from the then Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in 2007 to submit a planning application to extend the extraction area.

IPC Licence

Following the enactment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act of 1992, the rock extraction and processing activity at Maddockstown required an Industrial Pollution Control Licence from the EPA as the activity comes within the scope of licensable activities set out in the Section 1.3 of the First Schedule of the Act, specifically ‘extraction and processing (including size reduction, grading and heating) of minerals within the meaning of the Minerals Development Acts 1940 to 1999, where an activity involves an operation where the level of extracted or processed minerals is greater than 200,000 tonnes per annum’. Roadstone Provinces submitted an IPC application to the EPA on 2 September 1999 and an IPC Licence was subsequently issued on 8 May 2001.

On 30 June 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency initiated a review of the IPC licence. The review was initiated by writing to Roadstone and by placing a newspaper notice in the Irish Independent. The review was initiated in light of the requirement to achieve compliance with

(i) the European Communities Environmental Objectives (Surface Waters) Regulations (S.I. No. 272 of 2009)

(ii) the European Communities Environmental Objectives (Ground Water) Regulations (S.I. No 9 of 2010) and

(iii) the Waste Management (Management of Waste from the Extractive Industries) Regulations, (S.I. No. 566 of 2009) as the quarry falls within the scope of the Mine Waste Directive (transposed into national legislation by way of the 2009 regulations).

The principal amendment to the IPC licence arising out of the review was a reduction in the suspended solids emission limit value (ELV) from 25 mg/l to 20 mg/l in order to afford better protection to the receiving waters of the Rathgarvan River and the River Nore. The amended licence (Re. P0521-02) was issued on 1 September 2017.

This licence review application seeks to amend the licence to include the proposed quarry extension area, permission for which was granted on 23 December 2010.

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1. EXTRACT FROM 1:2,500 ORDNANCE SURVEY DIGITAL SHEET

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SITE LAYOUT

LICENSED FACILITY

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ROADSTONE LIMITED

IPPC LICENCE REVIEW APPLICATION

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DENSE VEGETATION &

FORESTRY

ROADSTONE LIMITED LAND

INTEREST (c. 116.1 ha)

APPLICATION AREA (c. 82.9 ha)

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50.0 m

47.0 m

48.0 m

47.0 m

50.0 m52.0 m

48.0 m

52.0 m

45.0 m

50.0 m

48.0 m

47.0 m

47.0 m

47.0 m

HAULAGE ROUTE

HAULAGE ROUTE

SETTLEMENT PONDS

CONCRETE / LIME

PRODUCTION AREA

PIPELINES CARRYING


CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT

WEIGHBRIDGE / WHEELWASH

MAINTENANCE SHED /

WORKSHOP

CANTEEN / OFFICE / TOILETS

STORAGE SHED

FUEL STORAGE AREA

QUARRY ENTRANCE

1. EXTRACT FROM 1:2,500 ORDNANCE SURVEY DIGITAL SHEET

NO'S. 4890-B 4891-A 4827-D 4828-C

2. ORDNANCE SURVEY IRELAND LICENCE NO. SU 0000717 (C)

ORDNANCE SURVEY & GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND

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SITE LAYOUT

INFRASTRUCTURE AREA



CO. KILKENNNY

ROADSTONE LIMITED



DENSE VEGETATION &

FORESTRY

ROADSTONE LIMITED LAND

INTEREST (c. 116.1 ha)

APPLICATION AREA (c. 82.9 ha)

MAJOR CONTOURS (EVERY 5M)

INTERMEDIATE 1M CONTOURS

RAILWAY LINES

LOCAL ROADS

HAULAGE ROUTE

WATER

0 20 40 60 80m 120 160 200

Metres 1:2000


PIPELINES

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Hedgerow to

be Removed

Hedgerow to

be Removed

Hedgerow to

be Removed

Hedgerow to

be Removed

Hedgerow to

be Removed

External Hedgerow

to be maintained

(RPL Landholding

Boundary)

Landscaped

Screening Berm

External Hedgerow

to be maintained

(RPL Landholding

Boundary)

Landscaped

Screening Berm

External Hedgerow

to be maintained

(RPL Landholding

Boundary)

Landscaped

Screening Berm

External Hedgerow to be maintained

(RPL Landholding Boundary)

Landscaped

Screening Berm

Landscaped

Screening Berm

Landscaped

Screening Berm

Existing

Ground Level

Existing

Ground Level

Existing

Ground Level

Existing

Ground Level

Overburden to

be stripped

Overburden to

be stripped

Overburden to

be stripped

Overburden to

be stripped

Bench 1 @ 50mOD

Bench 2 @ 35mOD

Bench 1 @ 50mOD

Bench 2 @ 35mOD

Final Floor @ 20mOD

Bench 1 @ 50mOD

Bench 2 @ 35mOD

Final Floor @ 20mOD

Bench 1 @ 50mOD

Bench 2 @ 35mOD

Bench 1 @ 50mOD

Bench 2 @ 35mOD

Existing Permission Area

(P. Ref. 1/1/1234 and

PL.10.5.11550)

Proposed Extension Area

PLANNING APPLICATION AREA



Phase 1 (Years 0 - 17)





Section A - A'

Section B - B'

Section C - C'

Section D - D'

Existing Screening Berm

Existing Permission Area

(P. Ref. 1/1/1234 and

PL.10.5.11550)

REFER TO FIGURE D-1 FOR SECTION LOCATIONS


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EXISTING / PROPOSED

CROSS SECTIONS



CO. KILKENNNY

ROADSTONE LIMITED



OVERBURDEN

QUARRY EXTENSION /

EXTRACTION OF BENCHES 1 & 2

TO DEPTH OF 35mOD (C. 18

YEARS DURATION)

EXISTING PLANNING

PERMISSION AREA

(P. REF. 1/1/1234 & PL.10.5.11550)

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ATTACHMENT D INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONRoadstone Ltd IPC Licence Review Application Lands at Dunbell Big, Maddockstown, Co. Kilkenny Extension to Existing Quarry / Opencast Mine