Planning Application: 21291 (Offaly County Council )
File Number:
21291
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date:
10/05/2021
Decision Due Date:
28/03/2022
Validated Date:
10/05/2021
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
02/07/2021
Further Info Received:
19/11/2021
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Decision Date:
25/03/2022
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
07/03/2022
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
EDENDERRY POWER LIMITED
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Corresp.
Address:
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
DEVELOPMENT AT EDENDERRY POWER PLANT. EDENDERRY POWER LIMITED CURRENTLY HAS PLANNING PERMISSION TO OPERATE EDENDERRY POWER PLANT AS A PEAT AND BIOMASS CO-FIRED POWER PLANT UNDER GRANT OF PLANNING PERMISSION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REGISTER REFERENCE - PL2/15/129, AN BORD PLEANÁLA REGISTER REFERENCE - PL 19.245295). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF EDENDERRY POWER PLANT FROM THE BEGINNING OF 2024 TO THE END OF 2030 EXCLUSIVELY USING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS FUEL. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE VOLUME OF BIOMASS CONSUMED AT THE FACILITY FROM A CURRENT MAXIMUM OF 300,000 TO 530,000 TONNES PER ANNUM. IT IS PROPOSED TO UTILISE THE EXISTING PERMITTED ELECTRICITY GENERATION STATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING FUEL HANDLING SYSTEMS, UTILITIES, PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND ANCILLARY STRUCTURES AS PART OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE PRESENT ON-SITE. SITE ACCESS AND EGRESS WILL USE THE EXISTING PERMITTED SITE ENTRANCES TO THE R401 PUBLIC ROAD. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE PERMITTED BOUNDARY OF THE FACILITY. EDENDERRY POWER PLANT IS LICENCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (IE) LICENCE [REF. P0482-04]. ACTIVITIES AT THE FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND EMISSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REGULATED AND CONTROLLED BY THE EPA. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR). THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)
Development Address:
BALLYKILLEEN , EDENDERRY, CO. OFFALY
Architect Name:
COLM SHEEHAN
Location Key:
BALLYKILLEEN
Electoral Division:
Planner:
Michael Duffy
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:
Decision
Decision Date:
25/03/2022
Manager Order:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Number of Conditions:
10
Grant Date:
05/05/2022
Grant Managers Order #:
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
31/12/2030
Decision Description:
DEVELOPMENT AT EDENDERRY POWER PLANT. EDENDERRY POWER LIMITED CURRENTLY HAS PLANNING PERMISSION TO OPERATE EDENDERRY POWER PLANT AS A PEAT AND BIOMASS CO-FIRED POWER PLANT UNDER GRANT OF PLANNING PERMISSION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REGISTER REFERENCE - PL2/15/129, AN BORD PLEANÁLA REGISTER REFERENCE - PL 19.245295). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF EDENDERRY POWER PLANT FROM THE BEGINNING OF 2024 TO THE END OF 2030 EXCLUSIVELY USING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS FUEL. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE VOLUME OF BIOMASS CONSUMED AT THE FACILITY FROM A CURRENT MAXIMUM OF 300,000 TO 530,000 TONNES PER ANNUM. IT IS PROPOSED TO UTILISE THE EXISTING PERMITTED ELECTRICITY GENERATION STATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING FUEL HANDLING SYSTEMS, UTILITIES, PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND ANCILLARY STRUCTURES AS PART OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE PRESENT ON-SITE. SITE ACCESS AND EGRESS WILL USE THE EXISTING PERMITTED SITE ENTRANCES TO THE R401 PUBLIC ROAD. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE PERMITTED BOUNDARY OF THE FACILITY. EDENDERRY POWER PLANT IS LICENCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (IE) LICENCE [REF. P0482-04]. ACTIVITIES AT THE FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND EMISSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REGULATED AND CONTROLLED BY THE EPA. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR). THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)
THE EXTENSION OF THE CONTINUED USE AND OPERATION, UNTIL THE END OF 2030, OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED PEAT AND BIOMASS CO-FIRED POWER PLANT CURRENTLY EXISTING AND OPERATING; THEREBY POSTPONING REMOVAL OF THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATION REQUIRED UNDER THE GRANT OF PLANNING PERMISSIONS (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REFERENCE PL2/98/437 / AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.107858 AND OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REFERENCE PL2/04/210 / AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.211173). NO NEW STRUCTURES ARE PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION AND EPL IS NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING OPERATIONS, FUEL INPUTS OR EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AT THE FACILITY AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION.
THE APPLICATION RELATES TO DEVELOPMENT (THE CONTINUED USE AND OPERATION OF THE PEAT AND BIOMASS CO-FIRED POWER PLANT) THAT IS AN ACTIVITY IN RELATION TO WHICH AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (FORMERLY INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (IPPC)) LICENCE UNDER PART IV OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACT, 1992 AS AMENDED, IS REQUIRED.
THE POWER PLANT CURRENTLY OPERATES UNDER AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (FORMERLY IPPC) LICENCE (REGISTER REFERENCE NUMBER P0482-04) FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIVITY. NO CHANGES TO THIS EXISTING IE/IPPC LICENCE ARE PROPOSED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PLANNING APPLICATION.
AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (E.I.S.) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (N.I.S.) HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION.
No Environment Impact Assesments Associated with this Application
