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• extension of the existing sand and gravel pit, in two separate but contiguous…

Dillonsdown Deerpark Newpaddocks and Santryhill Townlands , Blessington , Co. Wicklow

New Application

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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 28bd66a1f088a48219566bc141365c3d70e01a4c2704bb819bb94c2d99f4740b · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Further information requested
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 28bd66a1f088a48219566bc141365c3d70e01a4c2704bb819bb94c2d99f4740b · field: FIRequestDate

  3. Further information received
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 28bd66a1f088a48219566bc141365c3d70e01a4c2704bb819bb94c2d99f4740b · field: FIRecDate

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Observed: 30 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Dillonsdown Deerpark Newpaddocks and Santryhill Townlands , Blessington , Co. Wicklow. Proposal excerpt: “• extension of the existing sand and gravel pit, in two separate but contiguous working areas on the eastern side of the Doran’s Pit Complex; • installation of new site infrastructure to facilitate the proposed pit devel…”

Location & nearby applications

Dillonsdown Deerpark Newpaddocks and Santryhill Townlands , Blessington , Co. Wicklow

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Nearby applications

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Documents & sources

Wicklow County Council · Reference 2561059

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 28bd66a1f088a48219566bc141365c3d70e01a4c2704bb819bb94c2d99f4740b

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 28bd66a1f088a48219566bc141365c3d70e01a4c2704bb819bb94c2d99f4740b

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-30T09:02:14.584143+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
• extension of the existing sand and gravel pit, in two separate but contiguous working areas on the eastern side of the Doran’s Pit Complex; • installation of new site infrastructure to facilitate the proposed pit development, principally a weighbridge and associated site / weighbridge office, a wheelwash, additional settlement lagoons, electrical charging infrastructure, staff welfare facilities and equipment / sample storage facilities; • stripping of overburden soils for immediate use in construction of environmental / perimeter safety bunds and stockpiling of any excess topsoil and overburden soil cover pending its re-use as cover material in future pit restoration works; • extraction of in-situ sand and gravel to within 2m of the in-situ groundwater table using battery powered (i.e. non-fossil fuel powered) mechanical excavators; • temporary removal and subsequent reinstatement of the existing internal haul road running north-south inside the eastern property boundary. The reinstated road will be lowered to run over the working floor of the Upper Pit and will rise northwards on an earth embankment (ramp) to the existing site access along Darker’s Lane; • transfer of excavated sand and gravel to the existing processing (washing and screening) plant to the west of the excavation area using battery powered dump trucks; • continued processing of excavated sand and gravel at the existing (mains-powered) processing plant to the west of the excavation area; • use of the adjoining (existing) pond and additional (new) ponds to settle out the separated fine particulate (silt) materials; • continued stockpiling of unprocessed sand and gravel and/or processed aggregates around the washing and screening plant, as required; • dispatch of processed aggregates off-site via the existing site access road and its junction with the N81 National Secondary Road at Santryhill (and any future replacement link road to the Blessington Inner Relief Road constructed over the life of the proposed development); • upgrading of the internal haul roads across Roadstone lands as required to support the proposed pit development, to include re-surfacing of the section between the proposed wheelwash facility and the existing N81 junction where necessary; • implementation of scheme to progressively restore excavated pit areas (in phases) to agricultural grassland in tandem with extraction activities
Application details
Reference
2561059
Site address
Dillonsdown Deerpark Newpaddocks and Santryhill Townlands , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
December 22, 2025
Decision due
November 08, 2026
Authority
Wicklow County Council

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