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Offaly County Council · 21290

CLONCREEN , CLONBULLOGUE , CO. OFFALY

  1. 10 May 2021Received
  2. 14 Apr 2022Conditional
  3. 25 May 2022Final grant
  4. 31 Dec 2032Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 14 Apr 2022
Council
Offaly County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
27.67 ha
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What’s proposed

INTENTION TO EXTEND THE LIFETIME OF CLONBULLOGUE ASH REPOSITORY TO THE END OF 2031. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: (1.) THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE EXISTING ASH REPOSITORY FROM THE BEGINNING OF 2024 UNTIL THE END OF 2031, INCLUDING THE USE OF ALL ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE; (2.) THE DEPOSITION OF UP TO 13,000 TONNES PER ANNUM OF BIOMASS ASH FROM EDENDERRY POWER PLANT BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF 2024 UNTIL THE END OF 2030; (3.) AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLANNING BOUNDARY TO INCORPORATE THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE; (4.) THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF CELL 6 (UP TO AN AREA OF 23,752 M2); (5.) THE COMPLETION OF THE CAPPING OF CELLS 5 OVER AN AREA OF 24,009 M2 AND CELL 6 OVER AN AREA OF 23,752 M2 ; AND (6.) THE SOURCING OF CAPPING MATERIAL FOR CELLS 5 AND CELL 6 FROM 2 NO. AREAS, AREA NO. 1 AND AREA NO. 2 WITHIN THE SITE BOUNDARY. AREA NO. 1 COVERS AN AREA OF UP TO APPROXIMATELY 35,000 M2 AND AREA NO. 2 COVERS AN AREA OF UP TO 15,000 M2. CLONBULLOGUE ASH REPOSITORY IS LICENCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (IE) LICENCE [REF. W0049-02]. ACTIVITIES AT THE FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND EMISSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REGULATED AND CONTROLLED BY THE EPA. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR). THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)

21290 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for iNTENTION TO EXTEND THE LIFETIME OF CLONBULLOGUE ASH REPOSITORY TO THE END OF 2031. THE, received on 10 May 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 14 Apr 2022.

Planning details

Reference
21290
Local authority
Offaly County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
10 May 2021
Observations close
14 Jun 2021 (closed 1922 days ago)
Decision due
14 Apr 2022 · decided 14 Apr 2022
Decision
Conditional on 14 Apr 2022
Proposed development
INTENTION TO EXTEND THE LIFETIME OF CLONBULLOGUE ASH REPOSITORY TO THE END OF 2031. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: (1.) THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE EXISTING ASH REPOSITORY FROM THE BEGINNING OF 2024 UNTIL THE END OF 2031, INCLUDING THE USE OF ALL ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE; (2.) THE DEPOSITION OF UP TO 13,000 TONNES PER ANNUM OF BIOMASS ASH FROM EDENDERRY POWER PLANT BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF 2024 UNTIL THE END OF 2030; (3.) AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLANNING BOUNDARY TO INCORPORATE THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE; (4.) THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF CELL 6 (UP TO AN AREA OF 23,752 M2); (5.) THE COMPLETION OF THE CAPPING OF CELLS 5 OVER AN AREA OF 24,009 M2 AND CELL 6 OVER AN AREA OF 23,752 M2 ; AND (6.) THE SOURCING OF CAPPING MATERIAL FOR CELLS 5 AND CELL 6 FROM 2 NO. AREAS, AREA NO. 1 AND AREA NO. 2 WITHIN THE SITE BOUNDARY. AREA NO. 1 COVERS AN AREA OF UP TO APPROXIMATELY 35,000 M2 AND AREA NO. 2 COVERS AN AREA OF UP TO 15,000 M2. CLONBULLOGUE ASH REPOSITORY IS LICENCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (IE) LICENCE [REF. W0049-02]. ACTIVITIES AT THE FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND EMISSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REGULATED AND CONTROLLED BY THE EPA. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR). THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)
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Site area
27.67 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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      Provenance

      Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 447547). 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/21290/0.

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