Quarry expanded by 10.2 hectares with processing facilities and landscaping

Approved with conditions on 17 April 2026

Vincent Cannon Company Ltd has been given the green light to expand its existing quarry at Knockshangarry and Knockadikeen near Loughrea. The extension will add about 10.2 hectares to the quarry operation, which will involve extracting stone, processing it through crushing and screening, and then restoring the land back to natural habitat over a 25-year period.

Full description from the council file

for: lateral extension of the existing permitted quarry area (Plan File Ref. No. 46752) over an area of c.10.2 ha. area to a final floor level of c. 100 mOD; All related ancillary development and associated site works including processing (crushing and screening) and stockpiling of materials; provision of landscaped screening berm and all other related activities; Rehabilitation of the application area to natural habitat after uses following completion of extraction; The proposed development is within an overall application area of c. 24.7 hectares and is for a total period of 25 years. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report

Details

Reference: 2560906
Applicant: Vincent Cannon Company Ltd.
Site address: Knockshangarry and Knockadikeen, Loughrea, Co. Galway.
Status: Decision code: CONDITIONAL
Date received: July 07, 2025
Decision due: April 20, 2026
Date decided: April 17, 2026
Authority: Galway County Council

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Source: Galway County Council planning portal. Full file, drawings, observations and decision documents are on the council's own ePlan site — view application 2560906 on the council portal →.
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