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Donegal County Council currently has a live enforcement case open in relation to Cassidy’s Quarry in Buncrana
A Donegal company at the centre of the defective blocks scandal has been given two months to decide whether to contest a case over its non-compliance with planning conditions.
Donegal County Council has brought legal proceedings against Cassidy Brothers Concrete Products Limited.
The company has been given until the end of May to either plead guilty or fight the case.
The case, which was before Buncrana District Court on Tuesday, centres on non-compliance with planning conditions and the company headquarters at Gransha, Buncrana.
When planning permission was granted in June 2020, 14 conditions were imposed, relating to the resurfacing of a road, the construction of pedestrian crossings and the widening of a junction at the site.
All heavy commercial vehicles were restricted to using the road network via Looking Glass Brae, Gransha Road, Gransha Road Lower and Gransha Road Upper.
The company was told to upgrade the Mill Brae junction, the intersection of Gransha Road and Looking Glass Brae, to provide a widened kerbline as current heavy goods traffic is mounting and damaging the kerbs.
Two pedestrian crossings were to be installed at Gransha Road.
The council also ordered Cassidys to pay €650,000 in outstanding security bonds and development charges. These monies due by December 2020.
The company was given 12 weeks to comply.
An enforcement notice was subsequently served on Cassidy's in May 2022 and in January of this year a summons was issued.
Ms Fiona Kelly, acting as an agent for Éamonn Dillon solicitors, requested an adjournment.
Donegal County Council are represented in the matter by solicitor Mr Kevin McElhinney, who requested that statements be forwarded.
Judge Éiteáin Cunningham adjourned the case until May 23, when the company can either tender a plea or request a hearing date.
In a statement last year, Cassidy Brothers said: “Our discussions with council officials are partly based on the fact that extraction at the Gransha quarry is presently ceased, resulting in a very significant reduction in road usage. We will continue to co-operate fully with Donegal County Council.”
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