Rossmeen , Kells , Co. Meath
- 26 Jan 2021Received
- 2 Mar 2021Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 78 m²
What’s proposed
development of an anaerobic digestion facility at this site, at Rossmeen, Kells, Co. Meath, for the production of renewable gas (biomethane). The development will consist of: • 2 No. feedstock reception, preparation and storage buildings (agricultural sheds); • 3 No. feedstock blending tanks; • 1 No. primary digester; • 1 No. digestate storage tank; • 1 No. raw biogas storage tank; • 1 No. biogas purifications unit; • 1 No. upgraded biomethane storage tank; • 1 No. flare, carbon filter and stack; • 1 No. air dispersion stack; • 1 No. digestate pasteurisation bay; • 1 No. process water storage tank; • 1 No. fire water storage tank. • All associated site works; including: • All drainage, provision of hardstanding, landscaping & site development works; • Alterations to the existing entrance to the facility along the R163; • A landscaped clay berm on the southern and western boundaries; and • Erection of a lime silo within the existing agricultural shed on the site. Additionally, an amendment to planning application PL17.241695 to amend Condition 2(a) and 2(b) - to increase the overall tonnage of material accepted at the Rossmeen facility from 3,000 tonnes of wastewater sludge per annum to 15,000 tonnes wastewater sludge and 9,500 tonnes silage and/or crops for anaerobic digestion per annum is sought. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The application relates to a recovery activity requiring a Waste Facility Permit to be issued by Meath County Council
21143 is a planning application to Meath County Council for development of an anaerobic digestion facility at this site, at Rossmeen, Kells, Co., received on 26 Jan 2021; the file is recorded as incompleted application.
Planning details
- Reference
- 21143
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 26 Jan 2021
- Observations close
- 2 Mar 2021 (closed 2026 days ago)
- Decision due
- No due date published
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- development of an anaerobic digestion facility at this site, at Rossmeen, Kells, Co. Meath, for the production of renewable gas (biomethane). The development will consist of: • 2 No. feedstock reception, preparation and storage buildings (agricultural sheds); • 3 No. feedstock blending tanks; • 1 No. primary digester; • 1 No. digestate storage tank; • 1 No. raw biogas storage tank; • 1 No. biogas purifications unit; • 1 No. upgraded biomethane storage tank; • 1 No. flare, carbon filter and stack; • 1 No. air dispersion stack; • 1 No. digestate pasteurisation bay; • 1 No. process water storage tank; • 1 No. fire water storage tank. • All associated site works; including: • All drainage, provision of hardstanding, landscaping & site development works; • Alterations to the existing entrance to the facility along the R163; • A landscaped clay berm on the southern and western boundaries; and • Erection of a lime silo within the existing agricultural shed on the site. Additionally, an amendment to planning application PL17.241695 to amend Condition 2(a) and 2(b) - to increase the overall tonnage of material accepted at the Rossmeen facility from 3,000 tonnes of wastewater sludge per annum to 15,000 tonnes wastewater sludge and 9,500 tonnes silage and/or crops for anaerobic digestion per annum is sought. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The application relates to a recovery activity requiring a Waste Facility Permit to be issued by Meath County CouncilAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 78 m² 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 53.72905, -6.80002
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
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 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 137293). 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/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21143/0.
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