GrantedDecided 07 April 2021Offaly County Council

DRUMMAN BIOMASS FACILITY, LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF DERRYGREENAGH & KNOCKDRIN, CO. OFFALY

Planning application 20329
DecisionConditional grant
Decided07 April 2021
Application typeRETENTION
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Application description published by Offaly County Council.
DRUMMAN BIOMASS FACILITY, LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF DERRYGREENAGH AND KNOCKDRIN, CO. OFFALY AT GRID REFERENCE 648817, 738632. THE DEVELOPMENT IS FOR THE STORAGE AND SEASONING OF BIOMASS LOGS FOLLOWED BY CHIPPING OF THE SEASONED LOGS ON A SITE AREA OF 29.17HA. THE PROPOSED RETENTION DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 1) A WEIGHBRIDGE (120 SQ.M) AND A WEIGHBRIDGE CONTROL STATION (7.75 SQ.M). 2) A BIOMASS STORAGE AREA (6KM OF LINEAR LOG STORAGE SPACE EQUATING TO 31,320 TONNES OF WET LOGS), 3) A STEEL POST AND WIRE MESH FENCE WITH GATES AT THE ENTRANCE 4) UNPAVED ACCESS TRACKS (6KM IN LENGTH) AND 5) ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE LOG STORAGE AREA OR LOG PILE IS LINEAR WITH A DIAMETER OF C. 4M AND UP TO A HEIGHT OF 4.1M. THERE IS NO STORAGE OF CHIPPED BIOMASS ON SITE. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR ALTERATIONS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING ACCESS OFF THE R400 INCLUDING 1) SURFACE THE SITE ACCESS ROAD APPROACH TO THE R400 WITH AN APPROPRIATE BOUND MATERIAL AND 2) PROVIDE A STOP LINE AND STOP SIGN AT THE SITE ENTRANCE. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 2030

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