RefusedDecided 14 May 2025Limerick County Council

Cappanihane, Bruree, Co. Limerick

Planning application 2560239
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DecisionRefused
Decided14 May 2025
Application typePERMISSION
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Site

Setting
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Site area
5.29 ha
Floor area
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Proposed development

Application description published by Limerick County Council.
The construction of an anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable biomethane, CO2 (which will be captured), and a bio-based fertiliser from organic material. The total proposed gross floor area of the development (including internal plant areas and ancillary structures) will be c. 5,903 sq.m. The development will consist of the following: • Construction of 2 no. primary digesters (with an overall height of c. 9.1m), a pump house (with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 279.8 sq.m), and 2 no. post digester tanks (with an overall height of c. 9.1m), located in the northeastern section of the site. • Construction of 2 no. prepits (c. 4.8m in height), a pasteurisation buffer tank (c. 4.8m in height), and a pasteurisation unit (with a maximum height of c. 4.2m), located west of the primary digesters, within the northern section of the site. • Construction of a digestate storage tank (c. 11.3 in height) located centrally on site, to the south of the primary and post digester tanks. • Construction of a digestate treatment building and a feedstock reception building (with a height of c. 12m and a GFA of c. 2,797.2 sq.m) with odour abatement system (with a height of c. 11m to odour abatement stack), located in the northwestern section of site. • Construction of combined heat and power (CHP) unit (c. 2.6m in height and c. 5.6m in height to flue, with a GFA of c. 38.53 sq.m), a biogas boiler (c. 2.6m in height and c. 5.6m in height to flue, with a GFA of c. 12.74 sq.m), a backup boiler (c. 2.6m in height), a gas treatment system (c. 4.2m in height), a biomethane compression system (c. 4.2m in height), and a safety flare (c. 11.3m in height), located south of the digestate storage tank, in the south-east section of the site. • Construction of a CO2 liquefactor (with an overall height of c. 10.7m to top of storage vessels), a propane tank compound accommodating 2 no. propane tanks (c. 1.6m in height), and an ESB substation (with a GFA of c. 23.5 sq.m and a height of c. 3.4m), located in the south-eastern section of the site. • Construction of roofed silage clamps (with a GFA of c. 2,424 sq.m and a height of c. 8.7m) and a fuel storage tank (c. 2m in height), located in the western section of the site. • Construction of a two storey office building (with a GFA of c. 327.4 sq.m and a height of c. 11m) within the western section of the site, adjacent to the site entrance. • Alterations to the adjacent local road including a new site entrance and access arrange

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ABP-322745-25Submitted 10 June 2025 / decided Not recorded
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Decision details

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Application ref
2560239
Received
24 March 2025
Decided
14 May 2025
FI requested
No
Authority
Limerick County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Refused
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