20331Granted
ESKER BEG AND DRUMCAW, OR MOUNTLUCAS, CO. OFFALY
CROGHAN BIOMASS FACILITY, LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF ESKER BEG AND DRUMCAW OR MOUNTLUCAS, CO. OFFALY AT GRID REFERENCE 651434, 727855 FOR THE STORAGE AND SEASONING OF BIOMASS LOGS FOLLOWED BY CHIPPING OF THE SEASONED LOGS ON A SITE AREA OF 5.6 HA AND FOR THE FOLLOWING WORKS: (1) EXISTING STRUCTURES COMPRISING (A) WEIGHBRIDGE (120 SQ.M) AND (B) WEIGHBRIDGE CONTROL STATION (40 SQ.M); (2) AN ENTRANCE OFF THE R402 WITH A WALL, RAILINGS AND GATES; (3) PAVED AREAS OF THE SITE INCLUDING INTERNAL ROADWAYS (380 M), YARD AREA (1.1 HA) AND HARDSTANDING AREA (1,865 SQ.M); (4) UNPAVED ACCESS TRACKS (1.4KM LONG); (5) A LINEAR LOG STORAGE AREA 1.8KM LONG, C.4M WIDE AND UP TO 4.1M HIGH, EQUATING TO 9,400 TONNES OF WET LOGS. PLANNING PERMSSION IS SOUGHT FOR STORAGE OF BIOMASS MATERIAL (10,000 TONNES PER ANNUM) WITHIN THE FACILITY SUBJECT TO RETENTION AND FOR ALTERATIONS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING ACCESS OFF THE R402 TO INCLUDE ROAD MARKINGS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE ALL ANCILLARY WORKS.Decision record indexedDecision22 January 2021View record