24/31 – WATERWAYS IRELAND
INSTALLATION OF 108M OF FLOATING JETTY ALONG WITH RAMPED SECTION / LOWER FREEBOARD FOR CANOE ACCESS ANCHORED BY STEEL PILES WITH ACCESS RAMP, ANCHORED TO 2.5M SQUARE CONCRETE PLINTH & A 1.5M WIDE NEW ACCESS PATH. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 15/05/2024.
24/60062 – SLIEVE BLOOM ESCAPES LTD C/O TOM AND HILDA RYAN
THE PROVISION OF A GLAMPING/CAMPING SITE, TO INCLUDE GLAMPING PODS, CAMPING AREA, SERVICE BUILDING, ENTRANCE, PARKING AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, PROVISION OF VEHICULAR PASSING BAYS ON THE APPROACH ROAD, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS. THE APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT.
FURTHER INFORMATION REQUESTED ON 29/04/2024
24/60035 – TONY KILDUFF
A LIVE/WORK DEVELOPMENT AT LAKELANDS, CLONFINLOUGH ON APPROX 8.28 HECTARES OF LAND. THIS WILL CONSIST OF THE REFURBISHMENT/PROVISION OF AN ACCESS ROAD AND GATEWAY FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD. THE RETENTION/REFURBISHMENT OF AN EXISTING (19TH CENTURY) SINGLE STOREY, STONE BUILT, FARM COTTAGE (AREA 73.8M2) TO BE REPURPOSED AS A COMMUNAL KITCHEN AND DINING AREA AND EXTENDED TO PROVIDE A WC BLOCK ON THE NORTH GABLE OF THE COTTAGE. THE PROVISION OF FOUR NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS, THREE OF WHICH ARE SINGLE BED LIVE/WORK ARTIST STUDIO UNITS. THE FOURTH HOUSE WILL BE A TWO BED HOUSE FOR THE SOLE USE OF THE OWNER/CLIENT. THE GROSS FLOOR AREAS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 505.5M2 THE UNITS ARE PROPOSED TO BE STAND ALONE AND ‘OFF GRID.’ POWER FOR THE UNITS WILL BE PROVIDED BY A SOLAR ARRAY LAID OUT AT GROUND LEVEL ON THE SITE. IT IS PROPOSED THAT WATER WILL BE PROVIDED FROM A WELL ON SITE, AND MOST OF THE SURFACE WATER RUN- OFF WILL BE ATTENUATED AND FILTERED FOR RE-USE AS POTABLE/NON-POTABLE WATER. THE GROUP OF HOUSES WILL BE SERVICED IN TERMS OF FOUL WATER AND WASTE REQUIREMENTS BY A PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM BUILT AND INSTALLED TO SPECIFICATIONS BY SPECIALISTS. PLANTING OF TREES AND HEDGING WILL BE INSTALLED TO SCREEN THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ROAD AND ENVIRONS. AN ACCESS ROAD AND HARD AND OTHER SOFT LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO FORM PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (N.I.S.) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 27/03/2024
23/60253 – ROADSTONE LIMITED
PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT, WITHIN AN APPLICATION AREA OF c.28.0 HECTARES WILL CONSIST OF AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING PIT TO EXTRACT SAND AND GRAVEL (OVER AN AREA OF c23.4 HECTARES) AND LIMESTONE (OVER AN AREA OF c.14.0 HECTARES); PHASED EXTRACTION TO A FINAL FLOOR LEVEL OF 10mOD, USE OF INDUSTRY STANDARD BLASTING TECHNIQUES FOR LIMESTONE FRAGMENTATION; USE OF MOBILE PROCESSING PLANT (CRUSHING AND SCREENING) LOCATED WITHIN THE EXTENSION AREA; DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING STORAGE SHED; CONSTRUCTION OF PERIMETER SCREENING BERMS ALONG THE EASTERN, SOUTERN AND WESTERN BOUNDARIES (UP TO MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 5 METRES); LANDSCAPING OF THE EASTERN, SOUTHERN AND WESTERN BOUNDARIES; FINAL RESTORATION OF THE EXTRACTION AREA TO BENEFICIAL NATURAL HERITAGE AND BIODIVERSITY USE; AND RELATED ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PLANNING APPLICATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)
APPLICATION WAS REFUSED ON 23/02/2024
23/60196 – BRIAN ALWELL
TO DEMOLISH 4 NO. EXISTING PIG HOUSES AND TO CONSTRUCT 6 NO. PIG HOUSES AND EXTENSIONS TO 2 NO. EXISTING PIG HOUSES, TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY STRUCTURES (TO INCLUDE MEAL STORAGE BIN(S) AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ARISING FROM THE ABOVE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON AN EXISTING PIG FARM. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (E.I.A.R) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (N.I.S) RELATING TO THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 19/01/2024
23/60183 – LAOIS AND OFFALY EDUCATION AND TRAINING BOARD
THE CONSTRUCTION OF (A) PHASE 1 OF THE MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION (MMC) DEMONSTRATION PARK CONSISTING OF 5NO. DEMONSTRATION STRUCTURES WHICH SHALL BE USED FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. THEY SHALL COMPRISE OF: 1NO. TWO STOREY TYPE A STRUCTURE; 1NO. TWO/THREE/FOUR STOREY TYPE B/C/D STRUCTURE; 1NO. ONE/TWO STOREY TYPE E/F STRUCTURE; 1NO. TWO STOREY TYPE G STRUCTURE; AND 1NO. TWO STOREY TYPE H STRUCTURE. (B) THE UPGRADE OF THE EXISTING FOUL WATER TREATMENT PLANT. (C) THE PROVISION OF LANDSCAPING, STORM WATER STORAGE SWALES, GROUNDWORKS, SERVICE CONNECTIONS, ROADS/PATHWAYS/SET DOWN, PUBLIC LIGHTING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (N.I.S.)WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THIS APPLICATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 15/01/2024
23/60173 – SEVEN CHURCHES WHISKEY LTD – INVALID
23/60155 – LAOIS AND OFFALY EDUCATION AND TRAINING BOARD (LOETB) – INVALID
23/60140 – CARRIG RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: (I) THE PROVISION OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLING (38KV) FROM THE TOWNLAND OF TOWNPARKS TO THE EXISTING DALLOW 110KV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLONDALLOW TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTION OF THE PROPOSED CARRIG RENEWABLES WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT TO THE NATIONAL GRID; (II) PROVISION OF 4 NO. JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBERS AND EARTH SHEATH LINKS ALONG THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLING ROUTE; (III) REINSTATEMENT OF THE ROAD OR TRACK SURFACE ABOVE THE PROPOSED CABLING TRENCH ALONG EXISTING ROADS AND TRACKS; AND, (IV) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, ANCILLARY WORKS AND APPARATUS CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT OF THIS APPLICATION WILL FACILITATE THE CONNECTION OF THE PROPOSED 7 NO. WIND TURBINE CARRIG RENEWABLES WIND FARM TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICITY GRID. A CONCURRENT APPLICATION FOR THE CARRIG RENEWABLES WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN LODGED TO TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES UNDERGROUND CABLING WORKS LOCATED WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROAD CORRIDOR WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE (TIPPERARY RPS REF. TRPS519 CROGHAN BRIDGE). AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PLANNING APPLICATION AND WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THE APPLICATION
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 30/11/2023
23/60120 – CARRIG RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED – INVALID
23/60071 – OFFALY SOLAR ENERGY AS LTD
THE INSTALLATION OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) FARM, INCLUDING A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) CONSISTING OF 48NO. UNITS AND PROVISION OF A BRIDGE CROSSING THE SILVER RIVER, ON 87.96HA./217.37 ACRES OF LANDS COMPRISING 18NO. AGRICULTURAL FIELDS ON TWO SEPARATE LAND PARCELS WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF LUMCLOON AND FALSK, GALLEN CO. OFFALY (E: 613500; N: 720000 – CENTRE OF SITE). THE SOLAR FARM WILL CONSIST OF A SERIES SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) PANELS MOUNTED ON STEEL SUPPORT STRUCTURES TO A HEIGHT NOT GREATER THAN 3.00M. DEVELOPMENT ANCILLARY TO THE SITING OF SOLAR PV PANELS INCLUDES 19NO. TRANSFORMERS; POLE-MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS; UNDERGROUND CABLING; DEER FENCELINE MEASURING 2.00M HIGH; A PROPOSED 5.00M WIDE GRADED TRACK BETWEEN AN EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE AND BESS; INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS; WIDENING OF 2NO. EXISTING FIELD ENTRANCES AND ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT. TWO TEMPORARY COMPOUNDS, MEASURING 5250SQM APPROX. IN OVERALL AREA, WILL BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE SOLAR FARM. THE PLANNING PERMISSION WILL HAVE A DURATION OF 10-YEARS, WITH A SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL LIFETIME OF 40- YEARS, AFTER WHICH IT WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED LANDS RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL USE EXCLUDING THE SILVER RIVER BRIDGE CROSSING, WHICH SHALL BE RETAINED. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THIS PLANNING APPLICATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 11/10/2023
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECIEVED ON 26/04/2024
23/60050 – OFFALY SOLAR ENERGY AS LTD – INVALID
23/60021 – OFFALY SOLAR ENERGY LTD – INVALID
PL2/23/326 – SLIEVE BLOOM ESCAPES – INVALID
23/256 – BORD NA MÓNA ENERGY LIMITED – INVALID
23/1 – DERRYCARNEY SOLAR LIMITED – INVALID
PL2/21/710 – SLIEVE BLOOM ESCAPES LTD – WITHDRAWN
PL2/21/76 – CADAMSTOWN GROUP WATER SCHEME – MADE INVALID
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 280 CUBIC METER WATER STORAGE RESERVOIR AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS).
PL2/21/76 – Cadamstown Group Water Scheme has been made invalid 22/02/2021.
PL2/21/22 – CADAMSTOWN GROUP WATER SCHEME – INVALID
PL2/21/20 – UMMERAS WIND FARM LIMITED – INVALID
PL2/21/07 – BORD NA MONA POWERGEN LIMITED – INVALID
PL2/20/210 – NEWLEAF ENERGY LIMITED – INVALID
PL2/20/156 – MOANVANE WINDFARM LTD – INVALID
PL2/19/589 – ELGIN ENERGY SERVICES LTD
A solar farm on a total site area of approximately 86. 7 hectares (ha), consisting of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames with associated cabling and ducting; 40 no. Single storey inverter stations; 4 no. Steel storage containers; perimeter fencing; security gates; permeable gravel access track; 36 no. Onsite pole mounted CCTV cameras c. 3m in height; 2 no. Temporary construction compound/material storage area; 2 no. Temporary construction stage Moby Dick type wheelwash systems (with overhead settlement tank); and all associated ancillary development services and works. Permission is sought for the proposed solar farm for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is submitted with the planning application. An application to obtain permission for the development of transmission infrastructure which consists of a 110 kilovolt (kv) substation and associated grid connection to facilitate the export of power from the solar farm will be submitted to An Bord Pleanala.
Request for Further Information was issued on 12/02/2020.
Offaly County Council declared this application withdrawn as the applicant did not reply to the Further Information request within 9 months as requested.
PL2/18/515 – CADAMSTOWN GROUP WATER SCHEME
Construction of 150 cubic meter water storage reservoir on existing site to be connected to existing water mains. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S.)
Request for Further Information was issued on 22/01/2019
Offaly County Council declared this application withdrawn as the applicant did not reply to the Further Information request within 6 months as requested.