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Appeal lodged with An Bord Pleanala over rock extraction in Clifden

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Appeal lodged with An Bord Pleanala over rock extraction in Clifden

An appeal has been lodged with An Bord Pleanala over the extraction of rock in Clifden.

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Last month, Galway County Council granted permission to Martin Mannion to extract rock from 1.9 hectares at Lettershea.

The site was previously subject to rock extraction.

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The latest extraction works, set to undertaken over a 25 year period, would involve blasting down to a depth of 36 meters.

An appeal has now been lodged with An Bord Pleanala by a local business, with a decision due in August.

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