Killowen , Portlaw , Co. Waterford
Ormonde Organics Ltd. intend to apply for retention permission for development at its existing Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Facility at Killowen,?Portlaw, County Waterford.? The development consists of the retention of an extension of the concrete apron to the rear of the Facility, associated relocation of storage tank and amendments to the existing woodchip air filter building and feedstock bunker building. The development relates to development for the purposes of an activity requiring a licence from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
The application
- Reference
- 2660636 · full record
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 6.92 ha
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 15 Oct 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660636/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660636at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Waterford City and County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 25 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Waterford City and County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24226 | Conditional | 9 Jan 2025 | 0 | 0 m | for development sought under WCC Ref.19/296 for export of Renewable Natural Gas to the national Grid, via the existing Gas Network Ireland Above ground installation (AGI) at the front of the site. This involves upgrading the raw biogas produced in the anaerobic digestors to an appropriate standard for acceptance to the national gas grid. Permission was also sought to extend the bunded concreate apron to the rear(east)of the Anaerobic Digestion facility and to provide and additional digestate storage tank. |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 Sept 2026
- 21 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.