CURRAGHTOWN , BROWNSTOWN , NAVAN

Planning details

Reference

2460842

Local authority

Meath County Council

Status

Under appeal · register status “APPEALED”

Received

11 Oct 2024

Observations close

15 Nov 2024 (closed 668 days ago)

Decision due

4 Aug 2025 · decided 1 Aug 2025

Decision

Conditional on 1 Aug 2025

Proposed development

development of a 10 year planning permission for 180 Megawatt gas fired peaking power plant on a site comprising 7.87 ha. The electricity generating station will comprise • 3 no. open cycle gas turbines (OCGT) generators each consisting of an air intake filter system, exhaust stack (30m high), fin fan coolers, start transformer, power control centre, fire extinguishing cabinet; and waste process water tank. • Liquid fuel storage (secondary fuel) supply which includes; three bunded fuel storage tanks each with 1,950m3 capacity (15m diameter x 11m high). • unloading area, fuel polishing and transfer system building and fuel pipework. • Three generators and step up transformers with a single storey communication building (6.7m high). • An administration and maintenence building with an area of 800m² (9.6m high) with car parking. • Containerised power control centre (25m by 20m x 4m high). • Fire water tank of 500m3 and pumphouse. • Containerised water treatment unit (12m long x 3m wide x 3m high) with 10m3 with purified water storage tank (2.75m high and 2.27m diameter). • Lube oil and chemical storage, Emergency generator, Air compressor building (8m long x 4m wide x 4m high) and auxiliary unit transformers. • Natural gas supply which includes; Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) above ground installation (AGI), natural gas receiving facility (5m high) including pressure and temperature control, natural gas filter and natural gas pipework. • Temporary construction compound. • All associated ancillary development, including upgrades to site access from the L-10132, upgrades to exisiting site access road, new site access road, site works and services including underground pipework and cabling, drainage infrastructure, emergency backup generator, fire detection and protection system, fencing, gates, internal roadways, lighting all other ancilllary site works. It should be noted in respect of this planning application that permission is sought for a period of 40 years. The application relates to development for the purposes of an activity requiring a license from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Industrial Emissions Directive 2012/18/EU. It also relates to a Lower Tier COMAH establishment and therefore falls under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations, 2015. The Planning Application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

As published by the register.

Site area

5,819 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

Applicant

Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Appeal

The register records appeal ACP-323483-25 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 144968). 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/2460842/0.

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