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Westmeath County Council · 206101

Newdown , The Downs , Mullingar

  1. 23 Apr 2020Received
  2. 18 Sept 2020Conditional
  3. 29 Oct 2020Final grant
  4. 28 Oct 2025Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 18 Sept 2020
Council
Westmeath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
2.27 ha

What’s proposed

Bio-energy facility containing a reception building comprising of reception area, engine room, pumps and heat exchangers. Administration building containing office, staff amenity and changing facilities. Permission is also sought for tank farms to include 2 No. anaerobic digesters, 2 No. post digestion storage tanks, 5 no. pre-storage tanks, gas flare and gas cleaning vessel. Ancillary facilities will include 1 No. weighbridge, ESB substation, post digestion loading area, wheel wash area, on site waste water treatment system, fencing, gates, new entrance road to N4 Grade Separation Scheme and internal roads with all associated works including landscaping, boundaries and services above and below ground. The plant will operate as per the conditions of waste licence (REF W0285-01). An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared and accompanies this planning application

206101 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for bio-energy facility containing a reception building comprising of reception area, engine, received on 23 Apr 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Sept 2020.

Planning details

Reference
206101
Local authority
Westmeath County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
23 Apr 2020
Observations close
28 May 2020 (closed 2304 days ago)
Decision due
1 Oct 2020 · decided 18 Sept 2020
Decision
Conditional on 18 Sept 2020
Proposed development
Bio-energy facility containing a reception building comprising of reception area, engine room, pumps and heat exchangers. Administration building containing office, staff amenity and changing facilities. Permission is also sought for tank farms to include 2 No. anaerobic digesters, 2 No. post digestion storage tanks, 5 no. pre-storage tanks, gas flare and gas cleaning vessel. Ancillary facilities will include 1 No. weighbridge, ESB substation, post digestion loading area, wheel wash area, on site waste water treatment system, fencing, gates, new entrance road to N4 Grade Separation Scheme and internal roads with all associated works including landscaping, boundaries and services above and below ground. The plant will operate as per the conditions of waste licence (REF W0285-01). An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared and accompanies this planning application
As published by the register.
Site area
2.27 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 490006). 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/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/206101/0.

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