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Meath County Council · 2360212

Carranstown , Caulstown , Platin Duleek County Meath

  1. 11 Aug 2023Received
  2. 15 Feb 2024Conditional
  3. 20 Jan 2035Permission expires
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Status
Appeal decided — other
Decision
Conditional · 15 Feb 2024
Council
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
10.66 ha

What’s proposed

the proposed development will comprise a 170MW (electrical output) Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) Power Plant. The proposed development will comprise an electricity generating plant which will use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as fuel and will be connected to a previously consented 110kV substation (ABP-303678-19) and associated site works and improved access from the R152. The development comprises the following elements: a) Three gas turbine buildings (each 990m2) each housing 1 no. turbine, 1 no. generator and auxiliary equipment with a total of 269 MWth (thermal output) generating capacity all on concrete plinths. b) The power plant will have three exhaust stacks (25m in height), one exhaust stack per OCGT. Therefore, each OCGT will comprise a standalone Large Combustion Plant. The power plant may need to utilise, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) (18m high, 4.5 width, 14m length) for nitrogen oxides abatement. c) Water treatment plant comprising: • a 275m2 Deionising Building (6m high x 11m wide x 25m long) • a raw water treatment tank of 2,262m3 ( 12.8m high) • a deionised water tank (max. volume of 3,925m3). 15.4m high • a processed water tank of 450m3 (9m high) • 1 no. 20m2 firefighting water tank of 45m3 (2m high) • 1 no. 25m2 firewater module (4m high x 5m wide x 5m long) • 1 no. 41m2 sanitary foul water cesspool tank of 79m3 located underground (1.98m high x 2.5m wide x 16m long) • a bulk chemical storage area (4.75m wide x 7.75m long) d) 2 no. HVO tank (max. storage of 2300 m3 of HVO per tank), 13m high with a diameter of 15m and associated fuel pumping and filtering equipment and pipework, within a 43.5m L x 45.5m W x 1.5m Bund capacity is 2970m3. e) 1 ammonia tank –1.8m high x 3.5m length with bund 2.5 m x 5 m with a height of 1.5 m. f) 1 no. fuel polishing system (3m high x 6m wide x 24m long). g) 2 no. 110 kV transformers each 160m2, and each measuring (5m high x 10m wide x 15m long). 3 no. Lightning Masts (18m in height) and kiosks,cable gantry connection to the adjoining consented 110 kV Substation. h) A 520m2 services building (6m high x 13m wide x 40m long). i) A 160m2 Switchgear (MV) building (5m high x 6.1m wide x 26.3m long). j) All other miscellaneous and ancillary site works, including: 12 no. Car parking spaces and 1 No. fuel unloading bay, one lowered site platform area, new internal roads and hard and soft landscaping including material berms (1.2m to 2m high), a temporary construction compound, temporary

2360212 is a planning application to Meath County Council for the proposed development will comprise a 170MW (electrical output) Open Cycle Gas, received on 11 Aug 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 15 Feb 2024.

Planning details

Reference
2360212
Local authority
Meath County Council
Status
Appeal decided — other · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
11 Aug 2023
Observations close
15 Sept 2023 (closed 1095 days ago)
Decision due
15 Feb 2024 · decided 15 Feb 2024
Decision
Conditional on 15 Feb 2024
Proposed development
the proposed development will comprise a 170MW (electrical output) Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) Power Plant. The proposed development will comprise an electricity generating plant which will use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as fuel and will be connected to a previously consented 110kV substation (ABP-303678-19) and associated site works and improved access from the R152. The development comprises the following elements: a) Three gas turbine buildings (each 990m2) each housing 1 no. turbine, 1 no. generator and auxiliary equipment with a total of 269 MWth (thermal output) generating capacity all on concrete plinths. b) The power plant will have three exhaust stacks (25m in height), one exhaust stack per OCGT. Therefore, each OCGT will comprise a standalone Large Combustion Plant. The power plant may need to utilise, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) (18m high, 4.5 width, 14m length) for nitrogen oxides abatement. c) Water treatment plant comprising: • a 275m2 Deionising Building (6m high x 11m wide x 25m long) • a raw water treatment tank of 2,262m3 ( 12.8m high) • a deionised water tank (max. volume of 3,925m3). 15.4m high • a processed water tank of 450m3 (9m high) • 1 no. 20m2 firefighting water tank of 45m3 (2m high) • 1 no. 25m2 firewater module (4m high x 5m wide x 5m long) • 1 no. 41m2 sanitary foul water cesspool tank of 79m3 located underground (1.98m high x 2.5m wide x 16m long) • a bulk chemical storage area (4.75m wide x 7.75m long) d) 2 no. HVO tank (max. storage of 2300 m3 of HVO per tank), 13m high with a diameter of 15m and associated fuel pumping and filtering equipment and pipework, within a 43.5m L x 45.5m W x 1.5m Bund capacity is 2970m3. e) 1 ammonia tank –1.8m high x 3.5m length with bund 2.5 m x 5 m with a height of 1.5 m. f) 1 no. fuel polishing system (3m high x 6m wide x 24m long). g) 2 no. 110 kV transformers each 160m2, and each measuring (5m high x 10m wide x 15m long). 3 no. Lightning Masts (18m in height) and kiosks,cable gantry connection to the adjoining consented 110 kV Substation. h) A 520m2 services building (6m high x 13m wide x 40m long). i) A 160m2 Switchgear (MV) building (5m high x 6.1m wide x 26.3m long). j) All other miscellaneous and ancillary site works, including: 12 no. Car parking spaces and 1 No. fuel unloading bay, one lowered site platform area, new internal roads and hard and soft landscaping including material berms (1.2m to 2m high), a temporary construction compound, temporary
As published by the register.
Site area
10.66 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-319278-24 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

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    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 143253). 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/2360212/0.

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