Mullagh Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mullagh, County Cavan
Approved in Sept 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 8 Jul 2026Received
- 1 Sept 2026Conditional
- 1 Sept 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 1 Sept 2026
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 3.08 ha
What’s proposed
In plain English
Upgrade and expansion of the Mullagh Wastewater Treatment Plant
The applicant wants to increase the treatment capacity of the wastewater plant and install new infrastructure for processing and discharging effluent. This includes building new treatment tanks, a control building, and solar arrays.
- Increases treatment capacity from 3,000 to 3,400 population equivalent
- Includes 1.365km of new effluent piping along the Mullagh Road
- Involves demolishing existing Imhof and trickling filter tanks
- Adds a new sludge import facility and sludge drying reed beds
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
permission for development consisting of outfall and discharge infrastructure associated with the Mullagh Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP), located within the townland of Rosehill County Cavan and Seancarnan, Moynalty, Kells, County Meath. As part of the works, it is proposed to increase the treatment capacity of the Mullagh WwTP from 3,000 population equivalent (PE) to 3,400 PE to meet the 25 year design horizon. Upgrade works at the Mullagh WwTP shall consist of the following: • Inlet Works o Upgrade of the pipework within the existing forward feed pumping station. • Primary Treatment, including: o Dual stream activated sludge aeration tank with auxiliary pipework & blowers. • Secondary treatment, including; o Mechanical upgrade of the existing secondary settlement tank including replacement of the existing pipework, bridge, sludge collection equipment, etc. o Construction of new Secondary settlement tank. • Discharge works, including: o Final effluent pumping station; o 1.365km effluent rising main along the Mullagh Road (R194) towards the Moynalty River including discharge manhole and headwall. • Sludge treatment works, including: o Mechanical upgrade of the existing sludge holding tank including replacement of the existing pipework, etc. o Construction of a new sludge import facility including sludge import screen and sludge import pumping station. o Scum pumping station. o Return activated sludge (RAS) pumping station. o Waste activated sludge (WAS) pumping station. o Sludge drying reed beds. o Mixed liquor returns pumping station. • Chemical Treatment including bulk storage and chemical dosing equipment for the following chemicals: o Alkalinity (NaOH). o Ferric Sulphate. • 1 No. MCC Control building including backup power generator and associated fuel storage tank. • Decommissioning and demolishing works of the following: o Imhof tank and associated pipework o 2 No Trickling filter tanks and associated pipework etc. • Solar arrays including ground mounted structures and control equipment etc. • Ancillary site works, including: o Installation of instrumentation, monitoring equipment & controls in accordance with Uisce Eireann’s technical standards. o Potable water kiosk and pumps o General groundworks, site clearance, topsoil stripping, fencing, landscaping, ducting, pipework, manholes / chambers and drainage works including for filter
Planning details
- Reference
- 2660850
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “DECISION MADE”
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Observations close
- 12 Aug 2026 (closed 79 days ago)
- Decision due
- 1 Sept 2026 · decided 1 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 1 Sept 2026
- Site area
- 3.08 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
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Homes nearby
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Zoning
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 1
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 16:04 | open |
Summary
2660850 is a planning application to Meath County Council for permission for development consisting of outfall and discharge infrastructure associated, received on 8 Jul 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 1 Sept 2026.