Toar , Rathgarrett , Tyrellspass

What’s proposed

retention and continuation of development at this site, Toar Biomass Facility in the townland of Rathgarrett, Co Westmeath. The development consists of works for an existing biomass facility on a site of 14.34 ha. The facility is used for the storage and seasoning of biomass logs (6-9 Months) followed by chipping of the seasoned logs. The proposed retention development consists of the installation of temporary structures, a weightbridge cabin (7.44 sq.m) weighbridge (125 sqm). Retention permission is also sought for a biomass storage area (4.7km linear log storage space equating to 24,910 tonnes of wet logs), a low steel post and rail fence with gates at the entrance from the L1113), unpaved access tracks (4.7km) in length, a paved roadway (120m total length from the site entrance) and all ancillary works. The log storage area or long pile is linear with a diameter of c. 4m and up to a height of 4.1m. There is no storage of chipped biomass on site. This site will be operational until 2030. Planning permission is sought for alterations to improve the existing access of the L1113

206168 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for retention and continuation of development at this site, Toar Biomass Facility in the, received on 3 Jul 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 7 Dec 2020.

Planning details

Reference: 206168
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Appeal decided — other · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 3 Jul 2020
Observations close: 7 Aug 2020 (closed 2234 days ago)
Decision due: 7 Dec 2020 · decided 7 Dec 2020
Decision: Conditional on 7 Dec 2020
Proposed development: retention and continuation of development at this site, Toar Biomass Facility in the townland of Rathgarrett, Co Westmeath. The development consists of works for an existing biomass facility on a site of 14.34 ha. The facility is used for the storage and seasoning of biomass logs (6-9 Months) followed by chipping of the seasoned logs. The proposed retention development consists of the installation of temporary structures, a weightbridge cabin (7.44 sq.m) weighbridge (125 sqm). Retention permission is also sought for a biomass storage area (4.7km linear log storage space equating to 24,910 tonnes of wet logs), a low steel post and rail fence with gates at the entrance from the L1113), unpaved access tracks (4.7km) in length, a paved roadway (120m total length from the site entrance) and all ancillary works. The log storage area or long pile is linear with a diameter of c. 4m and up to a height of 4.1m. There is no storage of chipped biomass on site. This site will be operational until 2030. Planning permission is sought for alterations to improve the existing access of the L1113
As published by the register.
Site area: 17.77 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-309112-21 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 490184). 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/206168/0.

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