Kiltotan and Collinstown and Oldtown, Rochfortbridge, Co Westmeath
Approved in 2022. No sign of building yet.
- 21 Sept 2021Received
- 21 Mar 2022Conditional
- 11 May 2022Final approval
- 10 May 2032Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 21 Mar 2022
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 15.34 ha
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The development comprises 275MWe reserve gas-fired generator to boost and back up the power system and will include the following elements (a) 5no. open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) modules (each module being c 1042sqm) and complete with lube oil coolers, generators, air intake vents, continuous emissions monitoring (CEMS) technology, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units and c.30m high stacks, (b) 1no two-storey administration building (32.615m long x 13m wide x 9.33m high) which contains a control room, offices, storage meeting room workshop and double height warehouse (c) 2no. 2,400m3 capacity bunded secondary fuel storage tanks (each with a diameter of 17.6m and height of 10m), (d) a fenced above ground installation (AGI) compound containing gas pipework , a regulator house enclosure, instrument kiosk, boiler house enclosure and analyzer kiosk, (e) 1no. fuel pump and filter unit, (f) 1no. containerised water treatment module (12.192m long x 2.438m wide x 2.896m high), (g) 1no. 10m3 purified water storage tank (2.75mm high and 2.27m diameter), (h) 2no. containerised black start diesel generators (2.438m x 12.192m long x 2.896m high) with integrated stacks(4.755m high), (i) 1 no 50m3 ammonia storage tank (9.360m high and 3.16m diameter, (j) fire pump skid building (9.23m long x 6.98m wide x 4.6m high), (k) 1 no. 500m3 capacity water tank (7.597m high x 10m diameter, (l) 1 no. single storey IPP building (20m long x 10m wide and 6.853m high, (m) 1 no. low voltage (LV) bunded house transformer (1.914m high), (n) 5 no. medium voltage (MV) bunded step-up transformers (6.287 m high) 1no. high voltage (HV) customer compound containing 2no. bunded transformers (9m high) connected to electrical equipment, (o) 1no air compressor building (8.33m long x 4.73m wide x 4.517m high) and (p) all ancillary development including new access road, internal roads, 2.65m high fencing and gates securing the main reserve generator site, and associated engineering works to provide for the connection of site services and for the treatment and disposal of foul wastewater and surface water. The development includes for construction of a new entrance to the site from the R446 with associated signage and an access road from the new entrance to the reserve gas-fired generator. The development also includes for the demolition and removal of a farm shed, farm workshop, feed silo and a silage clamp , permission for a period of 10 years EIAR and Industrial Emissions licence included
Planning details
- Reference
- 21515
- Local authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 21 Sept 2021
- Observations close
- 26 Oct 2021 (closed 1802 days ago)
- Decision due
- 22 Mar 2022 · decided 21 Mar 2022
- Decision
- Conditional on 21 Mar 2022
- Proposed development
- The development comprises 275MWe reserve gas-fired generator to boost and back up the power system and will include the following elements (a) 5no. open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) modules (each module being c 1042sqm) and complete with lube oil coolers, generators, air intake vents, continuous emissions monitoring (CEMS) technology, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units and c.30m high stacks, (b) 1no two-storey administration building (32.615m long x 13m wide x 9.33m high) which contains a control room, offices, storage meeting room workshop and double height warehouse (c) 2no. 2,400m3 capacity bunded secondary fuel storage tanks (each with a diameter of 17.6m and height of 10m), (d) a fenced above ground installation (AGI) compound containing gas pipework , a regulator house enclosure, instrument kiosk, boiler house enclosure and analyzer kiosk, (e) 1no. fuel pump and filter unit, (f) 1no. containerised water treatment module (12.192m long x 2.438m wide x 2.896m high), (g) 1no. 10m3 purified water storage tank (2.75mm high and 2.27m diameter), (h) 2no. containerised black start diesel generators (2.438m x 12.192m long x 2.896m high) with integrated stacks(4.755m high), (i) 1 no 50m3 ammonia storage tank (9.360m high and 3.16m diameter, (j) fire pump skid building (9.23m long x 6.98m wide x 4.6m high), (k) 1 no. 500m3 capacity water tank (7.597m high x 10m diameter, (l) 1 no. single storey IPP building (20m long x 10m wide and 6.853m high, (m) 1 no. low voltage (LV) bunded house transformer (1.914m high), (n) 5 no. medium voltage (MV) bunded step-up transformers (6.287 m high) 1no. high voltage (HV) customer compound containing 2no. bunded transformers (9m high) connected to electrical equipment, (o) 1no air compressor building (8.33m long x 4.73m wide x 4.517m high) and (p) all ancillary development including new access road, internal roads, 2.65m high fencing and gates securing the main reserve generator site, and associated engineering works to provide for the connection of site services and for the treatment and disposal of foul wastewater and surface water. The development includes for construction of a new entrance to the site from the R446 with associated signage and an access road from the new entrance to the reserve gas-fired generator. The development also includes for the demolition and removal of a farm shed, farm workshop, feed silo and a silage clamp , permission for a period of 10 years EIAR and Industrial Emissions licence includedAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 15.34 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 4 · 500 m · 5 years
- OpenKiltotan and Collinstown and Oldtown , Rochfortbridge , County Westmeath
- AppealedGneevebane Oldtown Farthingstown Castlelost and Kiltotan and Collinstown , Rochfortbridge , County Westmeath
- GrantedKiltotan and Collinstown and Oldtown , Rochfortbridge , County Westmeath
- GrantedKiltotan and Collinstown and Oldtown , Rochfortbridge , Co. Westmeath
Homes nearby
Zoning
Not zoned in the current plan.
Protections nearby 250 m
No mapped flood area nearby.
- Recorded monument · 8
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 30 Sept 2026, 23:22.
Source: npad · fetched 30 Sept 2026, 23:22
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Summary
21515 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for the development comprises 275MWe reserve gas-fired generator to boost and back up the, received on 21 Sept 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 21 Mar 2022.