Quarry · Co. Kilkenny
Esker, Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny
Decision due 19 Nov 2026
Key facts
- Planning application 2660233 at Esker, Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny: To continue the filling and leveling of a former sand and gravel pit…
- The applicant is Suir Waste Management Ltd. The agent is Enda Kirwan.
- It was received by Kilkenny County Council on 21 Apr 2026.
- Status: Decision due 19 Nov 2026.
- The council's decision is due on 19 Nov 2026. Building work can only follow a grant of permission.
Source: the Kilkenny County Council planning register, checked 30 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
To continue the filling and leveling of a former sand and gravel pit…
to continue the filling and leveling of a former sand and gravel pit to return it to agricultural lands through the recovery of clean inert soil and stones (EU Waste Class 17 0504). Original planning permission ref. No. 16/130 refers. This development will require a Waste Facility Permit in accordance with the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations, 2007, as amended for Class 5, 6 & 7 activities. The works will include the restoration of habitat features such as calcareous grasslands, shallow ponds and marsh areas associated with 0.7 hectares of the Esker Pits proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA Ref 000832). The works will also include the continued use of existing vehicular entrance, wheelwash and all associated site development works
Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.
- Location
- Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny Map
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning reference
- 2660233
- Application type
- Permission
- Applicant
- Suir Waste Management Ltd
- Agent
- Enda Kirwan
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Quarry
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decision due
- 19 Nov 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Further information requested
- Further information received
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2660233 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Kilkenny County Council planning register, checked 30 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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