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Donegal County Council · 1950042

GLENMORE ESTATE , AGHAVEAGH , BALLYBOFEY

  1. 21 Jan 2019Received
  2. 23 Sept 2019Conditional
  3. 21 Sept 2026Permission expires
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Status
Appeal decided — granted
Decision
Conditional · 23 Sept 2019
Council
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
3.02 ha
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What’s proposed

DEVELOPMENT WORKS AT THE GLENMORE BIOGAS PLANT, WHICH SHALL PROCESS ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS AND PRODUCE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND FERTILISER. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING INTERNAL CONNECTING ACCESS ROAD WITHIN GLENMORE ESTATE WHICH LINKS THE SITE TO THE R253. THE WORKS INVOLVE: (1) DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CURTILAGE OF THE EXISTING BIOGAS PLANT INVOLVING (A) THE CONSTRUCTION/ PROVISION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING FEEDSTOCK (WASTE) RECEPTION BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE FEEDSTOCK RECEPTION ACTIVITIES AND DIGESTATE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, (B) GAS PURIFICATION AND COMPRESSION PLANT, (C) OFFICE EXTENSION (FIRST FLOOR OPEN PLAN) , AND (D) EXTERNALLY LOCATED TEST TANK; (2) EXTENSION TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE BIOGAS PLANT TO ACCOMMODATE (A) INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD FROM THE EXISTING BIOGAS SITE, (B) CONCRETE RETENTION BUND, (C) 3 NO. DIGESTERS VESSELS WITH COLLECTION DOMES, (D) 3 NO. HYDROLYSIS TANK WITH COLLECTION COVERS, (E) PUMP HOUSES (2 NO.) AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS PIPEWORK, AND (F) STORMWATER ATTENUATION TANK, PETROL INTERCEPTOR AND ASSOCIATED PIPEWORK; (3) EXTENSION TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE BIOGAS PLANT TO ACCOMMODATE A FERTILISER PLANT, COMPRISING (A) FERTILISER PROCESSING BUILDING CONTAINING DIGESTATE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE AREAS AND ASSOCIATED, EXTERNALLY LOCATED, ODOUR CONTROL EQUIPMENT/EXHAUST STACK (17.5M IN HEIGHT), (B) LIQUID FERTILISER STORAGE TANKS (6 NO.), (C) HGV PARKING, (D) ALL PROCESS PIPEWORK AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS, AND (E) ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING FENCING AND LANDSCAPE SCREENING. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) AND RELATES TO DEVELOPMENT WHICH COMPRISES AN ACTIVITY REQUIRING AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS LICENCE FROM THE ENVIRIONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

1950042 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for dEVELOPMENT WORKS AT THE GLENMORE BIOGAS PLANT, WHICH SHALL PROCESS ALTERNATIVE, received on 21 Jan 2019; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Sept 2019.

Planning details

Reference
1950042
Local authority
Donegal County Council
Status
Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
21 Jan 2019
Observations close
25 Feb 2019 (closed 2763 days ago)
Decision due
23 Sept 2019 · decided 23 Sept 2019
Decision
Conditional on 23 Sept 2019
Proposed development
DEVELOPMENT WORKS AT THE GLENMORE BIOGAS PLANT, WHICH SHALL PROCESS ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS AND PRODUCE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND FERTILISER. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING INTERNAL CONNECTING ACCESS ROAD WITHIN GLENMORE ESTATE WHICH LINKS THE SITE TO THE R253. THE WORKS INVOLVE: (1) DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CURTILAGE OF THE EXISTING BIOGAS PLANT INVOLVING (A) THE CONSTRUCTION/ PROVISION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING FEEDSTOCK (WASTE) RECEPTION BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE FEEDSTOCK RECEPTION ACTIVITIES AND DIGESTATE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, (B) GAS PURIFICATION AND COMPRESSION PLANT, (C) OFFICE EXTENSION (FIRST FLOOR OPEN PLAN) , AND (D) EXTERNALLY LOCATED TEST TANK; (2) EXTENSION TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE BIOGAS PLANT TO ACCOMMODATE (A) INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD FROM THE EXISTING BIOGAS SITE, (B) CONCRETE RETENTION BUND, (C) 3 NO. DIGESTERS VESSELS WITH COLLECTION DOMES, (D) 3 NO. HYDROLYSIS TANK WITH COLLECTION COVERS, (E) PUMP HOUSES (2 NO.) AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS PIPEWORK, AND (F) STORMWATER ATTENUATION TANK, PETROL INTERCEPTOR AND ASSOCIATED PIPEWORK; (3) EXTENSION TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE BIOGAS PLANT TO ACCOMMODATE A FERTILISER PLANT, COMPRISING (A) FERTILISER PROCESSING BUILDING CONTAINING DIGESTATE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE AREAS AND ASSOCIATED, EXTERNALLY LOCATED, ODOUR CONTROL EQUIPMENT/EXHAUST STACK (17.5M IN HEIGHT), (B) LIQUID FERTILISER STORAGE TANKS (6 NO.), (C) HGV PARKING, (D) ALL PROCESS PIPEWORK AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS, AND (E) ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING FENCING AND LANDSCAPE SCREENING. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) AND RELATES TO DEVELOPMENT WHICH COMPRISES AN ACTIVITY REQUIRING AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS LICENCE FROM THE ENVIRIONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
As published by the register.
Site area
3.02 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-305691-19 (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 326508). 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/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950042/0.

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