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Registration of Quarries

Section 261 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (operative date 28th April 2004) required the following quarries to be registered:-

  1. A quarry in respect of which Planning Permission was granted more than 5 years before the coming into operation of Section 261.
  2. Any other quarry in operation on or after the coming into operation of Section 261, being a quarry in respect of which there is no Planning Permission. 

The following quarries have been registered under this section: - 

Registered Quarries

Quarry Registration Section 261
File Number Name Company Location Area
Q1 May Smith Templemore Plant Hire Limited Chaffpool, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo 41 hecares
Q2 Francis Scanlon N/A Lugnagall, Glencar, Co Sligo 20.230 hectares
Q3 Hillstreet Quarries Hillstreet Quarries Limited Glen, Geevagh, Co Sligo 285 hectares
Q4 Cyril Reilly  Cyril Reilly Sand and Gravel Company Cloonanghill, Via Charlestown, Co Sligo 4.802 hectares
Q5 Nathy Wims N/A Achonry, Ballymote, Co Sligo 3.40 hectares
Q6 Coillte Teoranta  Coillte Teoranta Tawnaneileen, Co Sligo 2.25 hectares
Q7 Coillte Teoranta Coillte Teoranta Tawnaneileen, Co Sligo 2 hectares
Q8 Coillte Teoranta  Coillte Teoranta Ounagh, Co Sligo 3.6 hectares
Q9 Liam Scott Liam Scott Construction Carns, Culleens, Co Sligo 3.15 hectares
Q10 Harrington Concrete (Sligo) Limited Harrington Concrete (Sligo) Limited Scardan More, Strandhill Road, Sligo .496 hectares
Q11 Sean Gilroy N/A Lugatober, Glencar, Co Sligo 24 hectares
Q12 James and Catherine McCabe  N/A Tormore, Glencar, Co Sligo .05 hectares