AP5/2020

Ballyness Bay, Co Donegal

 

Appeal Ref Appellant Site Ref Subject matter of appeal Applicant Licence Type Determination Date Minister's Decision Status of Appeal Oral Hearing Requested
AP5/2020 Save Ballyness Bay T12/409B Appeal against the decision by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to grant a variation Aquaculture Licence to Edward and Paul O’Brien for authorisation to cultivate clams on wooden trays under mesh and Pacific Oysters using bags and trestles & Clams on wooden trays under mesh on the inter‐tidal/sub‐tidal foreshore on site ref T12/409B in Ballyness Bay, Co. Donegal Edward & Paul O’Brien New License Clams & Pacific Oysters 22 May 2024 Grant with variation Stage 5: Determination Made Yes

 

Notice of Appeal

Date Appeal Ref View Document
02 January 2020 AP5/2020 AP5/2020 - Redacted Appeal (pdf 29,595Kb) 

 

Administration of Appeal

Date Document Type View Document
09 January 2020 Acknowledgement of Appeal AP5/2020 - Acknowledgement of Appeal (pdf 918Kb) 
04 February 2020 Notification of Appeal AP5/2020 - Notification of Appeal (pdf 1,004Kb) 
Time Extension Letters
Received 02 January 2020 01 May 2020 (Original) N/A
24 March 2020 31 December 2020 AP5/2020 - 2020 March Time Extensions (pdf 852Kb) 
10 November 2020 30 June 2021 AP5/2020 - 2020 November Time Extensions (pdf 783Kb) 
 09 June 2021 31 December 2021 AP5/2020 - 2021 June Time Extensions (pdf 782Kb) 
29 November 2021 30 June 2022 AP5/2020 - 2021 November Time Extensions (pdf 168Kb) 
 16 May 2022 31 December 2022 AP5/2020 - 2022 May Time Extensions (pdf 288Kb) 
 20 December 2022 30 September 2023 AP5/2020 - 2022 December Time Extensions (pdf 156Kb) 
10 August 2023 30 April 2024

AP5/2020 - 2023 August Time Extensions (pdf 2,075Kb) 

AP3-16/2020 - Time Extension & Cover Note to Observers (pdf 2,142Kb) 

17 April 2024 31 May 2024

AP5/2020 - 2024 April Time Extensions (pdf 144Kb) 

AP3-16/2020 - 2024 April Time Extensions (Observers) (pdf 141Kb) 

Consolidation Letters & Information Notes
29 November 2020 Consolidation of Appeals AP3-16/2020 - Consolidation of Appeals (pdf 887Kb) 
06 December 2023 Information Letter AP3-16/2020 - Information Letter to All Parties (pdf 1,702Kb) 

 

DAFM File

Date of Request Date of Receipt View Document
09 January 2020 23 January 2020 AP5-2020 - Consolidated DAFM File (pdf 15,031Kb) 
09 January 2020 23 January 2020 Appropriate Assessment Ballyness Bay Report (pdf 2,298Kb) 
09 January 2020 23 January 2020 Ballyness Bay Final AA Conclusion Statement (pdf 1,038Kb) 

 

Observations - Sections 44 (Party) & 45 (Non-Party)

Date of Receipt  From View Document
11 March 2020 Donegal County Council AP3-16/2020 - Observations from Donegal C.C (pdf 309Kb) 
12 March 2020 An Taisce AP3-16/2020 - Observations from An Taisce (pdf 172Kb) 
12 March 2020 Save Ballyness Bay AP3-16/2020 - Observations from Madden & Finucane Solicitors (pdf 8,500Kb) 
20 February 2020 Joseph Coll AP5/2020 - Observations from Licensee (pdf 2,385Kb) 

 

Information Requests

Date Recipient View Request View Submission
24 March 2023 Marine Institute AP3-16-2020 - S47 Request to Marine Institute (pdf 916Kb)  AP3-16/2020 - S47 Reply from Marine Institute (pdf 54Kb) 
01 August 2023 Marine Institute AP3-16/2020 - S47 Follow up letter to MI (pdf 42Kb)   
01 August 2023 NPWS AP3-16/2020 - S46 Request to NPWS (pdf 1,596Kb) 

AP3-16/2020 - NPWS Response to S46 (pdf 70Kb) 

AP3-16/2020 - ALAB response to NPWS S46 (pdf 155Kb) 

04 August 2023 Applicant AP5/2020 - NIS Request to Applicant (pdf 198Kb)  AP3-16/2020 - NIS Report (pdf 3,037Kb) 
17 August 2023 BIM AP3-16/2020 - Information Letter to BIM (pdf 425Kb)   
12 February 2024 NPWS AP3-16/2020 - S46 request to NPWS (pdf 35,361Kb)  AP3-16/2020 - S46 response from NPWS (pdf 206Kb) 
07 March 2024 DAFM AP3-16/2020 - S46 request to the Minister (pdf 173Kb)   

 

Technical Reports

Date  Type View Document
22 March 2024 Appropriate Assessment Supplemental Report AP3-16/2020 - AA Supplementary Report (pdf 367Kb) 
05 April 2024 Appropriate Assessment Conclusion Statement AP3-16/2020 - AA Conclusion Statement (pdf 133Kb) 
10 April 2024 Technical Advisor's Report AP3-16/2020 - Technical Advisor's Report (pdf 2,564Kb) 
30 April 2024 Seal Haul Out Site Report Altemar report - Seal haul out site (pdf 2,154Kb) 
10 May 2024 Route Access Map AP5/2020 - Route Access Map (pdf 181Kb) 

 

Determination

Date Document Type View Document
22 May 2024 Determination AP5/2020 - Determination (pdf 274Kb) 
23 May 2024 Notification of Determination AP5/2020 - Notification of Determination (pdf 202Kb) 
30 May 2024 Newspaper Notice AP3-16/2020 - Newspaper Advert Donegal Democrat (pdf 500Kb) 
07 June 2024 Notification of Determination AP3-16/2020 - Notification of Determinations - Observers (pdf 975Kb)