Stonehall , Newmarket on Fergus , Co Clare
- 30 Sept 2020Received
- 26 Jul 2021Conditional
- 12 Feb 2024Final grant
- 11 Feb 2029Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — other
- Decision
- Conditional · 26 Jul 2021
- Council
- Clare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 3.12 ha
What’s proposed
for a renewable energy development on a 3.5 hectare site in the townland of Stonehall, Newmarket on Fergus, Co Clare. The proposed development will constitute the provision of the following: Construction of a Biomass processing and storage area utilising forestry products. Construction of a Gasification and Methanation Plant for the production of advanced biofuels. Construction of a Gasification and Combined Heat Power Plant for production of electricity and heating. Construction of a Battery Storage Facility (20MW). Construction of a Thermal Energy recovery and storage facility for district heating distribution. Construction of new on site 38kV substation. Creation of a new access road from the L-3169-0. All ancillary development including the provision of site office, car parking, internal access roads, perimeter landscaping, fencing, lighting, and on sire drainage. The Planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
20705 is a planning application to Clare County Council for for a renewable energy development on a 3.5 hectare site in the townland of Stonehall, received on 30 Sept 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 26 Jul 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- 20705
- Local authority
- Clare County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — other · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 30 Sept 2020
- Observations close
- 4 Nov 2020 (closed 2144 days ago)
- Decision due
- 26 Jul 2021 · decided 26 Jul 2021
- Decision
- Conditional on 26 Jul 2021
- Proposed development
- for a renewable energy development on a 3.5 hectare site in the townland of Stonehall, Newmarket on Fergus, Co Clare. The proposed development will constitute the provision of the following: Construction of a Biomass processing and storage area utilising forestry products. Construction of a Gasification and Methanation Plant for the production of advanced biofuels. Construction of a Gasification and Combined Heat Power Plant for production of electricity and heating. Construction of a Battery Storage Facility (20MW). Construction of a Thermal Energy recovery and storage facility for district heating distribution. Construction of new on site 38kV substation. Creation of a new access road from the L-3169-0. All ancillary development including the provision of site office, car parking, internal access roads, perimeter landscaping, fencing, lighting, and on sire drainage. The Planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact StatementAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 3.12 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 52.71320, -8.91399
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-311149-21 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 183006). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20705/0.
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