The Public Local Inquiry into the ‘Curraghinalt Project (Dalradian Gold)’ planning applications will open at 10.00 am on Monday 13th April 2026 in Strule Arts Centre, Omagh. It will continue to sit each day from 10am to 4.30pm at the same location, as follows:

Monday 13th – Wednesday 15th April 2026

Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st & Thursday 23rd April 2026

Tuesday 5th – Thursday 7th May 2026

Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th May 2026

Monday 18th – Thursday 21st May 2026

Tuesday 26th – Thursday 28th May 2026

Tuesday 2nd – Thursday 4th June 2026

Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th June 2026

Full details of the planning applications are set out below.

Copies of any information relating to these planning applications provided for the purposes of this Public Local Inquiry may be inspected and, where practicable, copied at Department for Infrastructure Regional Planning Policy and Casework Directorate, James House, Gasworks Site 2 - 4 Cromac Avenue, Belfast BT7 2JA during normal office hours. An appointment must be made prior to attending.

Please contact the Department by email at Planning@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk and officials will assist you.

All other information about the applications may also be inspected at the Northern Ireland Planning Register using the application reference numbers and the planning portal references above via:

https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/simple-search

1. Application No: LA10/2017/1249/F

Planning portal references: LA10/2017/1249/F, SPD/2017/1249/F, SPD/2017/1249/F2

Weblinks to planning portal:

https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/application/149301

https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/application/685151

https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/application/707446

Weblink to DfI website:

https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/topics/dalradian-curraghinalt-project

Proposed development: Underground valuable minerals mining and exploration including new portal (tunnel entrance), decline (ramp), paste backfill plant, crusher and ore sorter, secure explosives store, fuelling and small service maintenance facilities, refuge stations and ancillary infrastructure, mine workings and paste backfill and waste rock placed in the workings.

Two additional ventilation raises (main ventilation fans located underground) and retention of the existing ventilation raise.

Associated surface level development including:

• processing plant (covered coarse ore stockpile and process plant building)

• laboratory building

• dry stack facility (also called the mine waste storage facility)

• administrative and mine dry building

• mine rescue building

• warehouse building

• maintenance workshop building

• fuel and lube station

• main substation (electrical room), substation (electrical room) and electrical rooms

• electricity transformers

• vehicle and cycling parking

• internal roads and circulation space

• retention of existing explosive store (on a temporary basis)

• water treatment plant

• 4 x water storage ponds

• sewage treatment plant (below surface)

• surface water diversion berms

• water management ditches and distribution channels

• new site access from Crockanboy Road (approximately 22m to the east of Irish grid reference 258003,383422)

• landscaping

• perimeter fencing

• laydown areas

• 5m high rock berms

• lighting

• temporary and permanent peat and spoil storage areas

Demolition (when required) of existing cottage and associated buildings at 80 Mullydoo Road, Greencastle, BT79 7QP.

A new road located to the south and east of the proposed dry stack facility/ mine waste storage facility.

Retention of the existing portal, tunnel and surface development on lands off Camcosy Road (approved under planning permissions K/2014/0246/F, K/2013/0072/F and K/2014/0387/F), with consequential amendments to planning conditions on the duration of this development and its restoration. Upgrade of water treatment facilities at this existing site to serve the mine. This existing infrastructure to be used as secondary mine access.

Road improvements, as required, along the extent of the Camcosy Road between lands approximately 165 metres west of no. 45 Camcosy Road and no. 2 Camcosy Road (turning point west of Rouskey).

Temporary use (24 months) of an existing hard standing area off Lenagh Road agricultural yard as a turning point for heavy goods vehicles.

Landscaping and habitat mitigation, enhancement and compensation works including the erection of a bat house.

Mine closure and associated phased landscape restoration

Other ancillary works

Address of proposed development: Lands north west of Greencastle and east of Rouskey; north of the Crockanboy Road mainly west of Mullydoo Road north and south of Camcosy Road including lands approximately 165 metres west of no. 45 Camcosy Road to the junction of Camcosy Road and Crockanboy Road and lands 47m to the south east of 73 Crockanboy Road off the Lenagh Road (in the townlands of Crockanboy, Teebane West, Casorna, Rouskey, Attagh, Curraghinalt, Altcamcosy, Alwories Monanameal, Drumlea, Fallagh Lower and Glenmacoffer.

2. Application No: LA10/2019/1386/F

Planning portal reference: LA10/2019/1386/F

Weblink to planning portal:

https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/application/149709

Weblink to DfI website:

https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/topics/dalradian-curraghinalt-project

Proposed development: 33kV power line involving both construction of above ground 33kV overhead line supported by wooden poles and underground 33kV cable laid below ground level in ducts, to serve Curraghinalt mine (currently under consideration planning application LA10/2017/1249/F). 33kV connection is c.37.9 km in length, comprising of c.26.9 km of overhead line supported by single and double wooden pole sets and c.11 km of underground cabling. c.15.1 km of the powerline is within the Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area comprising of c.8.2 km of overhead line supported by single and double wooden pole sets and c.6.9 km of underground cabling.

Address of proposed development: 737m north west of 56 Mullydoo Road, Greencastle, through townlands of Crockanboy, Teebane West, Casorna, Rousky, Drumlea, Garvagh, Meenadoo, Trinamadan and Culvacullion ending at 785m north west of 24 Meenadoo Road Culvacullion Gortin.

3. Application No: LA11/2019/1000/F

Planning portal reference: LA11/2019/1000/F

Weblink to planning portal:

https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/application/149710

Weblink to DfI website:

https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/topics/dalradian-curraghinalt-project

Proposed development: 33kV power line involving both construction of above ground 33kV overhead line supported by wooden poles and underground 33kV cable laid below ground level in ducts, to serve Curraghinalt mine (currently under consideration planning application LA10/2017/1249/F). 33kV connection is c.37.9 km in length, comprising of c26.9 km of overhead line supported by single and double wooden pole sets and c11 km of underground cabling. c.22.8 km of the powerline is within the Derry City & Strabane District Council area comprising of c.18.7km of overhead line supported by single and double wooden pole sets and c.4.1 km of underground cabling.

Address of proposed development: Adjoining 89 Woodend Road Ballymagorry, through townlands of Ballymagorry, Woodend, Milltown, Ballee, Holly-hill, Kennaghan, Owenreagh, Knockanbrack, Lagvittal, Knocklnarvoer, Craignagapple, Lagavadder, Ballykeery, Craigatuke, Meendamph, Balix Upper, Letterbrat, Glencoppogagh (Main Portion), Aghalane and Lisnacreaght ending at 681m north west of 24 Meenadoo Road Culvacullion Gortin.

A number of other applications have been made for various consents to facilitate the Project. The details of these applications are as follows:

a. Two applications to the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (“NIEA”) for discharge consent under the Water Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (refs. TrC 80/20 and TrC 081/20) (“the Discharge Consent Applications”)

b. Two applications to NIEA for licences to abstract and impound water under the Water Abstraction and Impoundment (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (refs. AIL/2024/0008 and AIL/2024/0009) (“the Licence Applications”)

Details of these applications, including up to date information that is held by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – NIEA can be found at the following link:

https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/public-inquiry-dalradian-goldmine-applications-discharge-consent-and-abstraction-impoundment-licence

c. An application to Department for Infrastructure Roads for a road abandonment order under the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (ref DR001) (“the Road Abandonment Application”).

Details of this application can be found at the following link:

https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/consultations/modified-abandonment-crockanboy-road-greencastle-county-tyrone