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Offaly County Council · 20321

BALLYDUFF , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY

  1. 23 Jul 2020Received
  2. 25 Jan 2021Refused
  3. 16 Feb 2027Permission expires
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Status
Appeal decided — granted
Decision
Refused · 25 Jan 2021
Council
Offaly County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
2.19 ha
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What’s proposed

A RENEWABLE BIOGAS FACILITY ON A 2.1379 HECTARE SITE TO PRODUCE RENEWBLE ENERGY AND ORGANIC FERTILISER. THE PLANT WILL INCLUDE: (I) NEW SITE ENTRANCE, INTERNAL ROAD, YARDS, CIRCULATION AREAS AND PARKING; (II) GRID INJECTION UNIT; (III) FEEDSTOCK RECEPTION HALL; (IV) BOILER AND PLANT ROOM; (V) WEIGHBRIDGE CABIN AND LABORATORY; (VI) WEIGHBRIDGE; (VII) 2 NO. PRIMARY DIGESTER TANKS; (VIII) 1 NO. SECONDARY DIGESTER TANK; (IX) 2 NO. LIQUID DIGESTATE STORAGE TANKS; (X) 1 NO. WATER STORAGE TANK; (XI) 2 NO. MANURE RECEPTION TANKS; (XII) 1 NO. BUFFER TANK; (XIII) FLARE; (XIV) PUMP ROOM; (XV) TANK BUND WALL; (XVI) SOLID DIGESTATE STORE; (XVII) PASTEURISATION UNIT; (XVIII) GAS ENTRY UNIT AND GAS UPGRADE UNIT; (XIX) 3 NO. LPG TANKS; (XX) 3 NO. COVERED SILAGE CLAMPS; (XXI) WHEEL-WASH; (XXII) LANDSCAPING AND PERIMETER FENCING; (XXIII) SIGNAGE; AND (XXIV) ALL ASSOCIAED SITE WORKS. PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) FOR 10 YEARS AND THE APPLICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN ACTIVITY REQUIRING AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS LICENCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) WILL ACCOMPANY THE PLANNING APPLICATION

20321 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for a RENEWABLE BIOGAS FACILITY ON A 2.1379 HECTARE SITE TO PRODUCE RENEWBLE ENERGY AND, received on 23 Jul 2020; permission was refused on 25 Jan 2021.

Planning details

Reference
20321
Local authority
Offaly County Council
Status
Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
23 Jul 2020
Observations close
27 Aug 2020 (closed 2213 days ago)
Decision due
27 Jan 2021 · decided 25 Jan 2021
Decision
Refused on 25 Jan 2021
Proposed development
A RENEWABLE BIOGAS FACILITY ON A 2.1379 HECTARE SITE TO PRODUCE RENEWBLE ENERGY AND ORGANIC FERTILISER. THE PLANT WILL INCLUDE: (I) NEW SITE ENTRANCE, INTERNAL ROAD, YARDS, CIRCULATION AREAS AND PARKING; (II) GRID INJECTION UNIT; (III) FEEDSTOCK RECEPTION HALL; (IV) BOILER AND PLANT ROOM; (V) WEIGHBRIDGE CABIN AND LABORATORY; (VI) WEIGHBRIDGE; (VII) 2 NO. PRIMARY DIGESTER TANKS; (VIII) 1 NO. SECONDARY DIGESTER TANK; (IX) 2 NO. LIQUID DIGESTATE STORAGE TANKS; (X) 1 NO. WATER STORAGE TANK; (XI) 2 NO. MANURE RECEPTION TANKS; (XII) 1 NO. BUFFER TANK; (XIII) FLARE; (XIV) PUMP ROOM; (XV) TANK BUND WALL; (XVI) SOLID DIGESTATE STORE; (XVII) PASTEURISATION UNIT; (XVIII) GAS ENTRY UNIT AND GAS UPGRADE UNIT; (XIX) 3 NO. LPG TANKS; (XX) 3 NO. COVERED SILAGE CLAMPS; (XXI) WHEEL-WASH; (XXII) LANDSCAPING AND PERIMETER FENCING; (XXIII) SIGNAGE; AND (XXIV) ALL ASSOCIAED SITE WORKS. PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) FOR 10 YEARS AND THE APPLICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN ACTIVITY REQUIRING AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS LICENCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) WILL ACCOMPANY THE PLANNING APPLICATION
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Site area
2.19 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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    Appeal

    The register records appeal ABP-309488-21 (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

      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 447798). 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/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20321/0.

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