Site planning risk brief

The development consists of: Removal of three bitumen storage tanks of size 60 tonne, 80 tonne & 500 tonne and installation of four bitumen storage tanks of size 50 tonne, 235 tonne, 235 & 15 tonne. Also included is the modification of an existing electrical plant building, modifications include installation of a staircase and additional floor to the building. The new floor of the building will be used as an electrical plant room and will raise the height of the building from approximately 4 metres to 7.3 metres.

Removal of the existing Tank 3 (378.5 tonnes bitumen) and installing Tank 4C (198.45 tonnes bitumen), also adding horizontal walkway from Tank 2 to portion of spiral stair on Tank 4C and another horizontal walkway linking Tank 4B to Tank 4C.

The development will consist of: Demolition of an existing single storey building and construction of a new two storey building with a footprint of 14.9m by 5.6m. The building will consist of concrete foundations, blockwork walls, an external cladding and plaster finish, a trapezoidal roof, an internal concrete stairs and an external steel stairs. The building will be subdivided into a production area and store at ground floor level and an office and store rooms at first floor level. The building will be connected to the site's existing storm drainage and electrical services.

The development will consist of the removal of a redundant fire water storage tank of 7.6m in diameter and 7.5m in height with a volume of approximately 340m3 and the installation of a new bitumen storage tank of 3.37m in diameter and 17.3m in height with a volume of approximately 100m3.

The development will consist of the installation of a new bitumen storage tank of 30m in diameter and 19.2m in height with a volume of approximately 11,300m3 and the installation of an aromatic oil tank of 8m in diameter and 12.8m in height with a volume of approximately 600m3. A concrete containment area will also be installed around the perimeter of the proposed tanks.

The development will consist of alterations to the existing North Wall Power Generating station, which include the replacement of existing indoor gas turbines with new and more efficient indoor gas turbines, the replacement of one of the two existing exhaust chimney stack’s (approx. 70m tall) and its re-construction at a reduced height of 65m to mirror the second existing exhaust stack, the installation of new gas compressors with associated fan coolers, the replacement of existing roof-mounted fan coolers, a fuel oil pumphouse, a demineralised water pumphouse, a new 1,000m3 demineralised water tank (approx. 10m tall), a new 1,000m3 gas oil storage tank (approx. 10m tall), the repurposing of an existing 4,000m3 fuel oil storage tank as a demineralised water storage tank of the same volume, a new fire water tank (approx. 10m tall), a new tanker unloading area comprising a concrete pad, emergency diesel generator, a new administration and welfare building, minor modifications to existing surface water drainage, a new entrance opening on to Alexandra Road and revised internal road layout and minor ancillary plant and equipment structures. The development will also comprise the removal of existing structures including; 70m tall stack and associated boiler, part of the administration building, canteen, stores building and water treatment buildings, gas compressor building as well as a water storage tanks, a bottle storage area and other minor redundant installations. The development will also include all other necessary associated works required to enable the construction and operation of the facility. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared and is submitted as part of the planning application. It should be noted that this facility is identified as a Lower Tier site under the COMAH directive, furthermore the facility has an existing Industrial Emissions Licence which is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. All required licences and plans will be reviewed as required.