an extension of an established wood and energy crop storage, drying and processing facility manufacturing biofuel products, permitted under Meath County Council Reg. Refs. KA70057 and KA70610. It is proposed to store, dry and process plant biomass, wood and energy crops for the manufacture of briquettes and pellet biofuels. The proposed development includes for the introduction of an integraged combined heat and power (CHP) plant utilising wood and plant biomass fuels to generate the electrical power required for Bioenergy Plant. Surplus electrical output will be exported to the National Grid as green carbon-neutral electricity and surplus recovered heat from the CHP process will be used in the biofuel drying process. The proposed development will include the following: material preparation and storage building (1,280 sq.m.); CHP plant building (2,880 sq. m.) and associated emissions stack of 30 m above ground level; wet chip silo building (1,210 sq. m.) and wood chip dryer plant (1,335 sq. m.); dried wood storage building (1,280 sq. m.) solid biofuel manufacturing building (1,280 sq. m.); maintenance and storage building (220 sq. m.); 2 no. hardstanding storage areas of 2.14 ha and 7.78 ha, respectively; 2 no water storage lagoons; ESB substation (84 sq. m.); ancillary two storey office building (870 sq. m.); weighbridge and weighbridge office (19 sq. m.); proprietary wastewater treatment system and associated percolation area; perimeter fence and landscaping; new vehicular entrance to the N52 National Road and gated entrance avenue; ancillary car parking (78 no. spaces) and HGV parking spaces (8 no. spaces) and all associated development, works and landscaping on an overall site atea of 19.85 ha
Development Address:
Balrath Demesne, Balrath, Kells, Co Meath
Architect Name:
Location Key:
BALRATH DEMESNE
Electoral Division:
Incorrect Icl Voter Recor
Planner:
None
Social Housing Exempt:
Plan Enforcement #:
IPC
Licence Required:
No
Waste Licence Required:
No
Protected Structure:
No
Protected Structure #:
Development Name:
Proposed Development
Comments
Significant Case Flag:
Comments:
Partial refund issued - trans no.30196789-19/06/13
Decision
Decision Date:
27/10/2011
Manager Order:
K1366/11
Decision Type:
Conditional
Number of Conditions:
36
Grant Date:
Grant Managers Order #:
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
14/10/2017
Decision Description:
an extension of an established wood and energy crop storage, drying and processing facility manufacturing biofuel products, permitted under Meath County Council Reg. Refs. KA70057 and KA70610. It is proposed to store, dry and process plant biomass, wood and energy crops for the manufacture of briquettes and pellet biofuels. The proposed development includes for the introduction of an integraged combined heat and power (CHP) plant utilising wood and plant biomass fuels to generate the electrical power required for Bioenergy Plant. Surplus electrical output will be exported to the National Grid as green carbon-neutral electricity and surplus recovered heat from the CHP process will be used in the biofuel drying process. The proposed development will include the following: material preparation and storage building (1,280 sq.m.); CHP plant building (2,880 sq. m.) and associated emissions stack of 30 m above ground level; wet chip silo building (1,210 sq. m.) and wood chip dryer plant (1,335 sq. m.); dried wood storage building (1,280 sq. m.) solid biofuel manufacturing building (1,280 sq. m.); maintenance and storage building (220 sq. m.); 2 no. hardstanding storage areas of 2.14 ha and 7.78 ha, respectively; 2 no water storage lagoons; ESB substation (84 sq. m.); ancillary two storey office building (870 sq. m.); weighbridge and weighbridge office (19 sq. m.); proprietary wastewater treatment system and associated percolation area; perimeter fence and landscaping; new vehicular entrance to the N52 National Road and gated entrance avenue; ancillary car parking (78 no. spaces) and HGV parking spaces (8 no. spaces) and all associated development, works and landscaping on an overall site atea of 19.85 ha
the change of use of part of an existing grain processing and storage facility to an energy crop processing and storage facility and also the installation of an energy crop pelleting machine and all ancillary site works
development that will consist of the construction of an extension to the side of the energy crop processing and storage facility and all ancillary site works.
development consists of an amendment of the planning permission granted under Reg. Ref. KA110826 (ABP Ref. PL17.239861), comprising of the following modifications to the previously permitted Bioenergy Plant: Realignment of the internal access road to the main site and within the permitted plant area including relocation of permitted weighbridge and associated modifications to boundary treatments; relocation and reconfiguration of permitted hard-standing storage areas resulting in a decrease in total storage areas from 9.92 ha to 6.67ha; omission of previously permitted Administration Building (870sqm) and Maintenance & Storage Building (220sqm) and associated reduction in car parking from 78 no. spaces to 23 no. spaces; minor modifications to the permitted Material Preparation & Storage Building (B1) including fully enclosing open storage area on northern elevation, relocation of and provision of new vehicular and personnel entrances on north, south and west elevations and omission of conveyor; relocation of the permitted Dryer Building (B2) to the position of permitted Dried Wood Storage Building (B3) and modifications to permitted design including minor increase in gross floor area from 2,545sqm to 2,550sqm, full enclosure of all plant and associated provision of new and relocated personnel and vehicular entrances on all elevations, reduction in maximum height of building from 17.5m to 12m and provision of elevated switch rooms on north and south elevations; relocation and extension of permitted Dried Wood Storage Building (B3) to position permitted Dryer Building (B2) and modifications to permitted design to facilitate its use as ancillary Biofuel Production including increase in gross floor area from 1,280sqm to 2,304sqm (including addition of first floor store room area144sqm), provision of personnel and vehicular entrances on north, east and west (personnell entrance only) elevations, provision of staff welfare facilities and store rooms and relocation of permitted conveyor to the Dryer Building (B2); minor amendments to permitted Solid Fuel Production Building (B4) including incorporation of new/relocated vehicular and personnel entrances on north, south and west elevations; modifications to the CHP Plant Building (B5) to provide an overall increase in gross floor area from 2,880sqm to 4,367sqm (including addition of first and second floor, 690sqm and 383sqm respectively comprising ancillary office, storage and facilities areas), associated .....
a bioenergy plant producing wood and energy crop biofuels, and green electricity for export to the national grid. The proposed development comprises of an extension of an established wood and energy crop storage, drying and processing facility manufacturing biofuel products, permitted under Meath County Council Reg. Refs. KA70057 and KA70610. It is proposed to store, dry and process plant biomass, wood and energy crops for the manufacture of briquettes and pellet biofuels. The proposed development includes for the introduction of an integrated combined heat and power (CHP) plant utilising wood and plant biomass fuels to generate the electrical power required for the bioenergy plant. Surplus electrical output will be exported to the national grid as green carbon-neutral electricity, and surplus recovered heat from the CHP process will be used in the biofuel drying process. The proposed development will include the following: material preparation and storage building (1,280sq.m); CHP plant building (2880sq.m) and associated emissions stack of 30m above ground level; wet chip silo and dryer building (1210sq.m); dried wood storage building (1280sq.m); solid biofuel manufacturing building (1280sq.m); maintenance and storage building (220sq.m); 2 No. hardstanding storage areas of 2.14ha and 7.78ha respectively; 2 No. water storage lagoons; ESB substation (84sq.m); ancillary two storey office building (870sq.m); weighbridge and weighbridge office (19sq.m); proprietary wastewater treatment system and associated percolation area; perimeter fence and landscaping; new vehicular entrance to the N52 national road and gated entrance avenue; and all associated development works and landscaping on an overall site area of 19.85ha. Significant further information/revised plans submitted for this application
No Environment Impact Assesments Associated with this Application
