The facility will consist of 1 No. composting building (incorporating a reception area, tipping ramp, 12 No. in-vessel composting tunnels, storage/blending area, 2 No. biofilters and 2 No. humidifiers, plant and control rooms); 1 No. compost storage shed; 1 No. office and welfare building (and associated wastewater treatment plant); 1 No. maintenance building; an outdoor concrete pad (for composting and timber recycling); fire water and process water tanks; 1 No. weighbridge; 1 No. ESB substation; solar panels at roof level; car parking and provision of new vehicular access and internal access roads. The facility will accept up to 95,000 tonnes of waste material per annum. The proposed development also includes the realignment of an existing land drain, all ancillary site development, attenuation, landscaping and boundary treatment works above and below ground. This application relates to development which comprises an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
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