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FURTHER INFORMATION |
PERMISSION |
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13/01/2025
Monday |
Roadstone Limited |
Killough Quarry
Gaile Townland
Holycross, Co. Tipperary |
1. An overall planning application site area of c. 6.3 hectares consisting of a proposed bio-renewables production facility, buffer screening, ancillary facilities and site access via the existing permitted quarry entrance. 2. The proposed bio-renewables production facility (incorporating anaerobic digestion) compound will cover an area of c. 4 hectares. The production facility will convert feedstocks to end of line co-products, namely bio-methane (gas), compressed bio-methane (bio-CNG), carbon dioxide (CO2), electricity (green), organic fertilisers (pelleted) and water, with integrated solar energy generation. The adjacent Roadstone Killough Quarry plant will utilise the electricity, bio-methane and water. Pelletised fertiliser will be available for supply to local agriculture and traders off-site. CNG and CO2 will be pressurised and stored for ongoing draw-off by tankers to points of re-use off-site. Demolition of existing quarry store building (c. 158m²) to facilitate the proposed development. 3. The facility will consist of the following elements to be constructed: a) two-storey administration building with (gross floor area 664m² and 8.15m in height) to accommodate reception and storage areas, canteen, laboratory, first aid room, control room/electrical switch room, storage room, toilets, offices, conference room, training room and kitchenette, and roof solar panels 315m²; b) dry matter reception building (gross floor area 5,215m² and 12.7m in height) with roof solar panels 4,000m²; c) workshop building (gross floor area 122.1m² and 8.9m in height) to accommodate workshop and internal gantry crane, store and office at ground level and office at mezzanine level; d) bio-conversion building (gross floor area 3,257m² and 12.5m in height) with roof solar panels 2,400m²; e) pre-treatment, equalisation and gas upgrading building (gross floor area 5,685m² and 12m in height) to accommodate pre-treatment & equalisation area (3,527m²), utilities area (376m²), heat recovery plant area (361m²), water treatment recovery area (316m²), and gas upgrading facility (1,105m²) with roof solar panels 3,850m²; f) digestate handling building (gross floor area 692m² and 8.6m in height) to accommodate palletiser station/packing station area (150m²), solid dryer/vacuum evaporator area (392m²) and nutrient adjustment facility (150m²); g) warehouse storage building (gross floor area 158m² and 11.2m in height); h) bio-filling station building (gross floor area 300m² and 9.75m in height) with canopy overhang area of 134m², and externally located biomethane (CH4) storage tank (Ø 3m x 11.5m height) and bio-carbon dioxide (CO2) storage tank (Ø 2.4m x 9.75m height) to southern elevation; i) odour abatement and pumping station building (gross floor area 448m² and 11.25m in height) to accommodate odour abatement system area (412m²) and pumping station (36m²) with emissions stack (Ø 2.6m x 17.5m height); j) linear generator building (gross floor area 233m² and 5.82m in height) with emissions stack (Ø 1m x 17.5m height); k) ESB sub-station building (gross floor area 47.4m² and 3.2m in height); l) wheelwash (18m x 4.5m) with associated water top-up sump (6m x 1.25m); m) weighbridge (16.4m x 4.6m); n) surface water storage pond (1,900m² x 6m depth) and fire water storage pond (2,800m² x 6m depth); o) external boundary paladin fencing (2.28m in height); p) 1 no. water storage tank (internal size Ø 9.4m x 11.23m height and volume 800m³); q) 3 no. silage feed soil/mixing tanks (internal size Ø 8.54m x 12.63m height and volume 770m³); r) 2 no. fire water supply tanks (internal size Ø 21.35m x 14m height and volume 5,020m³); s) 2 no. treated water storage tanks (internal size Ø 27.32m x 14m height and volume 8,230m³); t) 3 no. bio-rest tanks (internal size Ø 17.1m x 14m height and volume 3,220m³); u) 1 no. cattle manure/slurry silo (internal size Ø 7.5m x 10m height); v) 1 no. pot ale/spent grain material tank/silo (internal size Ø 5.5m x 3m height); w) 1 no. maize silo (internal size Ø 5.5m x 7m height); x) 1 no. chicken litter silo (internal size Ø 5.5m x 10m height); y) 2 no. precast concrete units (below ground) for surface water and effluent tanks (internal size Ø 5.5m x 7m height); z) 1 no. below ground precast elliptical concrete sewage collection tank (3.2m x 6m height and 8,000 gallon capacity); aa) 1 no. gas storage balloon facility (Ø 30.6m x 16m height); bb) 1 no. flare (10m height); cc) Associated and ancillary works including 22 no. staff and visitor parking spaces (16 no. standard, 4 no. EV charging and 2 no. disabled parking spaces with EV charging points); bike storage for 10 no. bikes); HGV parking area adjacent to workshop; 2 no. hydrocarbon interceptors; wastewater treatment equipment; bunding and surface treatments; boundary treatments; lighting; services; drainage; landscaping; and all associated ancillary works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application. An EPA-Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of the proposed development |
