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Agricultural · Co. Wicklow

Balleece Upper, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow

Granted 23 Jun 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 26 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

Importation and insertion of 85

importation and insertion of 85,000 tonnes of inert soil and stone as a non-waste by product over a four-year period, not exceeding 25,000 tonnes/annum, to improve 7 hectares of agricultural lands where: The principal activities associated with the proposed development are; • the infill of the 85,000 tonnes consists of inert soil & stone (i.e. soils, subsoils and stone) and will be utilised for agricultural purposes once complete. • the infill and restoration will be completed under an Article 27 of the European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No 126 of 2011). • the proposed further use of the soil and stone fulfils all relevant product, environmental and health protection requirements for the specific use and will not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. Onsite equipment includes: • existing site entrance; • wheel wash; • site plant & equipment

Location
Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow Map
Planning reference
2560854
Applicant
Padraig Flood
Agent
Eimear O'Brien

Key facts

Project type
Agricultural
Received
23 Oct 2025
Granted
23 Jun 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 23 Jun 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2560854 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Wicklow County Council planning register, as last seen on 26 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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