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23/20 DERRYCARNEY SOLAR LIMITED

DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.THE PROPOSED SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IS CONTAINED WITHIN TWO DISTINCT PARCELS OF LAND, REFERRED TO AS ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2. THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT SITE OF C. 247 HECTARES WILL CONTAIN: (I) SOLAR PV PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES /SUPPORT STRUCTURES WITHIN EXISTING FIELD BOUNDARIES, (IÎ) 30 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (6.058M LONG X 2.348M WIDE X 2.896M HIGH), (III) 6 NO. WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS, (IV) 2 NO, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS (50M LONG X 35M WIDE), (V) INTERNAL SITE ACCESS TRACKS AND UNDERGROUND CABLES (UGC), (VI) UGC IN THE PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK (L70095, L70099, L70208-3 & R357), WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE DERRYCARNEY 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, AND (VII) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATES AT VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCES ALONG PUBLIC ROADS (L70095 AND THE R357), CCTV SECURITY CAMERAS, LANDSCAPING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF LUMCLOON, BUN, DERRYCARNEY, FALSK, DERRIES, RIN, LEA BEG AND, LEA MORE, CO. OFFALY.

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REFUSED PERMISSION ON 22/03/2023

IT WAS APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANÁLA ON 17/04/2023

22/490 OXIGEN ENVIRONMENTAL UNLIMITED COMPANY

THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS AND STRUCTURES ON-SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND PROCESSING OF UP TO 90,000 TONNES PER ANNUM OF HOUSEHOLD, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL (C&I), AND CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) WASTE. ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. (1) THE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING SITE AGRICULTURAL SHEDS AND STRUCTURES ON-SITE (WHICH COVER AN AREA OF 1,417 M2). (2) THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY, COMPRISING: (A) A SITE ENTRANCE, (B) A WEIGHBRIDGE, (C)TRUCKING SET DOWN AND PARKING AREAS, (D) STAFF PARKING, COMPRISING 24 PARKING SPACES INCLUDING DISABLED PARKING AND EV CHARGING, (E) A CONCRETE YARD AREA, (F) A FUEL STORAGE AREA, (G) EXTERNAL WASTE STORAGE BAYS, (H) SKIP / BIN STORAGE AREAS, (I) A PERIMETER BOUNDARY WALL (4 M IN HEIGHT) AND PERIMETER FENCING (2.1 M IN HEIGHT), (J) A STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND ATTENUATION SYSTEM, (K) AN ADMINISTRATION TWO-STOREY BUILDING (WITH AN OVERALL FLOOR AREA OF C. 396M2 AND C.7.35M IN HEIGHT), (L) A SINGLE STOREY MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY (WITH AN OVERALL FLOOR AREA OF C. 2,850M2 TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF C.13M), (M) A TRUCK LOADING BAY, (N) AN ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, ASSOCIATED PERCOLATION AREA AND ANCILLARY SERVICES, (O) AN ON-SITE ESB SUB-STATION AND ADJOINING ELECTRICAL ROOM (WITH A COMBINED FLOOR AREA OF 61 M2 AND 2.175 M IN HEIGHT), (P) SOLAR PANELS (COVERING A TOTAL AREA OF 737 M2) MOUNTED ATOP THE PROPOSED ADMINISTRATION AND MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY BUILDINGS. THE APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL ACCEPT UP TO 50,000 TONNES OF WASTE PER ANNUM AND OPERATE UNDER A WASTE FACILITY PERMIT FROM OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL DURING PHASE 1 OF OPERATIONS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL ACCEPT UP TO 90,000 TONNES OF WASTE PER ANNUM AND OPERATE UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS LICENCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DURING PHASE 2 OF OPERATIONS AT DERRYARKIN , RHODE, CO. OFFALY

FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 15/11/2022

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 07/11/2023

IT WAS APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANÁLA ON 30/11/2023

22/390 ELGIN ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED

DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR FARM CONSISTING OF SOLAR PV PANELS MOUNTED ON STEEL SUPPORTED STRUCTURES WITH ASSOCIATED CABLING AND DUCTING; THE LAYING OF AN UNDERGROUND CABLE IN THE PUBLIC ROADWAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRID CONNECTION VIA AN OFF-SITE SUBSTATION; 18 NO. SINGLE STOREY INVERTER STATIONS; 2 NO. STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS; PALISADE PERIMETER FENCING 2.45M IN HEIGHT; DOUBLE PALISADE SECURITY GATES; PERMEABLE GRAVEL ACCESS TRACK; 20 NO. ON-SITE POLE MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS C. 3M IN HEIGHT; 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND/MATERIAL STORAGE AREA; AND 1 NO.TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGE MOBY DICK TYPE WHEEL WASH SYSTEM (WITH OVERGROUND SETTLEMENT TANK); AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND WORKS, ALL TO BE PROVIDED WITHIN A TOTAL OVERALL APPLICATION BOUNDARY OF 39.23 HA. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS WITH AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF 40 YEARS. AN APPLICATION TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH CONSISTS OF A 110 KILOVOLT (KV) SUBSTATION AND GRID CONNECTION TO FACILITATE THE EXPORT OF POWER FROM THE SOLAR FARM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO AN BORD PLEANALA. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE PLANNING APPLICATION

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 18/10/2023

IT HAS BEEN APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA ON 10/11/2023

22/378 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS (RES) LTD

A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE A SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WITH A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 73.9 HECTARES, TO INCLUDE A CONTROL BUILDING, INVERTER SUBSTATIONS, MODULES, SOLAR PV GROUND MOUNTED ON SUPPORT STRUCTURES, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS, INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS, SECURITY FENCING, ELECTRICAL CABLING AND DUCTING, CCTV AND OTHER ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE, DRAINAGE, ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AS REQUIRED AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS RELATING TO ACCESS OF THE SITE. A NATURA IMPACT ASSESSMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION. THE SOLAR FARM WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR 35 YEARS

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 24/08/2023

IT HAS BEEN APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA ON 18/09/2023

21/526 AIDAN BRADY

A PIG FINISHING UNIT, 2 NO MEAL BINS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) RELATING TO THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION.

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REFUSED PLANNING PERMISSION ON 19/10/2021.

IT HAS BEEN APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA.

20/321 STRATEGIC POWER LIMITED

A RENEWABLE BIOGAS FACILITY ON A 2.1379 HECTARE SITE TO PRODUCE RENEWBLE ENERGY AND ORGANIC FERTILISER. THE PLANT WILL INCLUDE: (I) NEW SITE ENTRANCE, INTERNAL ROAD, YARDS, CIRCULATION AREAS AND PARKING; (II) GRID INJECTION UNIT; (III) FEEDSTOCK RECEPTION HALL; (IV) BOILER AND PLANT ROOM; (V) WEIGHBRIDGE CABIN AND LABORATORY; (VI) WEIGHBRIDGE; (VII) 2 NO. PRIMARY DIGESTER TANKS; (VIII) 1 NO. SECONDARY DIGESTER TANK; (IX) 2 NO. LIQUID DIGESTATE STORAGE TANKS; (X) 1 NO. WATER STORAGE TANK; (XI) 2 NO. MANURE RECEPTION TANKS; (XII) 1 NO. BUFFER TANK; (XIII) FLARE; (XIV) PUMP ROOM; (XV) TANK BUND WALL; (XVI) SOLID DIGESTATE STORE; (XVII) PASTEURISATION UNIT; (XVIII) GAS ENTRY UNIT AND GAS UPGRADE UNIT; (XIX) 3 NO. LPG TANKS; (XX) 3 NO. COVERED SILAGE CLAMPS; (XXI) WHEEL-WASH; (XXII) LANDSCAPING AND PERIMETER FENCING; (XXIII) SIGNAGE; AND (XXIV) ALL ASSOCIAED SITE WORKS. PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) FOR 10 YEARS AND THE APPLICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN ACTIVITY REQUIRING AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS LICENCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) WILL ACCOMPANY THE PLANNING APPLICATION

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REFUSED PERMISSION 25/01/2021

APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANÁLA 

19/325 BANAGHER CHILLING LIMITED

A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING ABATTOIR OF 1061 SQUARE METERS TO INCLUDE PROCESSING ROOMS, STAFF CHANGING ROOMS, OFFICES, INCREASE ROOF HEIGHT BY 2 METERS, EXTEND EXISTING LAIRAGE AND ELEVATION ALTERATIONS. IN ADDITION THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOD PROCESSING FACTORY OF 4925 SQUARE METERS WITH A PART FIRST FLOOR OF 2299 SQUARE METERS TO INCLUDE PROCESSING ROOMS, COLD STORE, LOADING BAY, CHILL ROOMS, PLANT ROOMS, STAFF CHANGING ROOMS, STAFF CANTEEN AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICES. EXTERNAL WORKS CONSISTING OF STAFF CAR PARKING, SERVICE YARDS, NEW PUBLIC ROAD ENTRANCE, WIDENING OF EXISTING PUBLIC ROAD, EFFLUENT TREATMENT COMPOUND, WATER STORAGE TANK, GAS STORAGE TANKS, TRUCK WASH BAY, INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS, SECURITY HUT OF 23 SQUARE METERS, ELECTRICAL ROOM OF 168 SQUARE METERS, WATER TREATMENT BUILDING OF 72 SQUARE METERS, EFFLUENT TREATMENT CONTROL HOUSE OF 30 SQUARE METERS, ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND LANDSCAPING WORKS ON A SITE OF 19.60 HECTARES. THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) 

OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 27/07/2020 

APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANÁLA 

19/96 GRAPEMOUNT LIMITED

RETENTION OF MATTHEW KANE MEMORIAL AT RIVERSIDE ROAD AND PERMISSION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ON SITE AND ERECTION OF RETAIL-LED, MIXED USE TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENT ON AN APPROX. 4.25 HA BROWNFIELD SITE, INCLUDING; BLOCK A 2-STOREY RETAIL BUILDING, BLOCK B COMPRISING 2-3 STOREY RETAIL, CAFÉ/RESTAURANT AND 8 RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS, BLOCK C SINGLE STOREY RETAIL BUILDING; BLOCK D CINEMA, BLOCK E SINGLE STOREY RETAIL UNIT WITH ATTACHED GARDEN CENTRE, ACCESS, ACCESS ROADS, CAR AND CYCLE PARKING, PEDESTRIAN LINKAGES/PATHS, RIVERSIDE WALKWAY, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AND STREET FURNITURE, SUDS POND, FOUL SEWER PUMPING STATION AND ASSOCIATED PUMP HOUSE, ESB SUB-STATIONS AND SWITCHROOMS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR).


OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 11/12/2019.

IT HAS BEEN APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA.