Concrete company granted permission to replace Ballintra offices and laboratory

A national concrete manufacturing company has been granted planning permission by Donegal County Council for new offices in Ballintra.

The proposed work will be done at the already existing Roadstone Quarry off the N15, south of Ballintra. 

Roadstone Ltd submitted the successful application to Donegal County Council for the demolition of an existing office building and to replace it with the construction of a staff and customer car park, and a new detached single-storey office building with a reception area, offices, canteen, outdoor staff facilities, and a training room.

Furthermore, within the granted application, Roadstone Ltd applied for the construction of a detached single-storey testing laboratory building on the site, with connections to the existing surface water and foul drainage networks, utility services, and all associated site development works. 

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Architects working on behalf of Roadstone Ltd, Paul Doherty Architects Ltd, said that the existing building at the Ballintra site was “outdated” and that the current stone testing laboratory was “totally inadequate.”

They said the proposed plans would not “increase the number of staff but simply to provide improved facilities.” 

The current employment level at the quarry ranges from 14 to 16 people at Roadstone Ltd, according to the Donegal Town-based Paul Doherty Architects Ltd.

Donegal County Council granted the planning permission for the new Roadstone Ltd premises with 11 conditions, including a condition that the applicant should pay a contribution of €1,844.70 in respect of public infrastructure and facilities benefiting development in the area of the Planning Authority that is already provided or is intended to be provided by the Authority.