VARIOUS LOCATIONS, PLANNING

THE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS
(NORTHERN IRELAND) 2017

Armagh City, Banbridge Craigavon Borough Council has received an Addendum to the Environmental
Statement which accompanied the following planning application.
District Council Area – Armagh City, Banbridge, Craigavon Borough Council

Planning Act
(Northern Ireland) 2011

THE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS
(NORTHERN IRELAND) 2017

App No.
LA08/2023/
3001/F
Location
Lands at Gibson Bros Quarry,
1 Kilmacrew Road, Banbridge,
BT32 4ES, and adjacent lands
to the east and north-east of
the existing quarry including 48
Drumneath Road, Banbridge,
BT32 4ER, lands 40m north
of and 155m west of 52
Drumneath Road, Banbridge,
BT32 4ER and lands adjacent
to, south and south west of 25
Kilmacrew Road, Banbridge,
BT32 4ES

Proposal
The phased winning and working of mineral
(greywacke) to include a lateral easterly extension to,
and deepening of the current existing quarry void to
a maximum final depth of 6mAOD, the construction
of internal haul roads, earthen screening bunds and
storage landforms, the development of a replacement
block yard and biodiversity enhancement area, and
the restoration of the site to biodiversity after use
primarily in the form of a waterbody and all ancillary
development associated with the same (Further
Environmental Information Received).

Environmental Statement (ES) may be inspected, free of charge, at the following address:
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Planning Office, Bridgewater House, 23a
Castlewellan Road Banbridge BT32 4AX
The Addendum to the Environmental Statement may be inspected and purchased between the hours
of 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday from the Gibson Bros Quarry Offices at: Gibson Bros Quarry, 1
Kilmacrew Road, Banbridge, BT32 4ES
Additional copies of the ES Addendum are available for purchase by the public by contacting
Quarryplan Limited 10 Saintfield Road Crossgar BT30 9HY Tel: 028 4483 2904
The ES Addendum may be purchased at a cost of £250 per copy (including appendices) and CD at
£15 per copy.
If you wish to make an appointment to inspect the application and associated Addendum to the
Environmental Statement and the Environmental Statement (ES) at the Armagh City Banbridge and
Craigavon Borough Council Planning Office only, please telephone the Planning Office on 0300 200
7830.
The planning application and Environmental Statement may also be inspected on the PublicAccess
website via the Planning Web Portal (

www.planningni.gov.uk

).
Any person wishing to make representations about the planning application/Environmental Statement
should submit these, in writing, to The Head of Planning, Bridgewater House, 23a Castlewellan Road
Banbridge BT32 4AX
All representations must be submitted to the Council by 5.00pm on 31st October 2025 Please quote
the application reference number (LA08/2023/3001/F) in any representation.
Mr Damian Mulligan
Head of Planning