1. An overall planning application site area of c. 6.3 hectares consisting of a proposed bio-renewables production facility, buffer screening, ancillary facilities and site access via the existing permitted quarry entrance
2. The proposed bio-renewables production facility (incorporating anaerobic digestion) compound will cover an area of c. 4 hectares. The production facility will convert feedstocks to end-of-line co-products, namely bio-methane (gas), compressed bio-methane (bio-CNG), carbon dioxide (CO2), electricity (green), organic fertilisers (pelleted) and water, with integrated solar energy generation. The adjacent Roadstone Killough Quarry plant will utilise the electricity, bio-methane and water. Pelletised fertiliser will be available for supply to local agriculture and traders off-site. CNG and CO2 will be pressurised and stored for ongoing draw-off by tankers to points of re-use off-site. Demolition of existing quarry store building (c. 158m²) to facilitate the proposed development.
3. The facility will consist of the following elements to be constructed:
a) Two-storey administration building with (gross floor area 664m² and 8.15m in height) to accommodate reception and storage areas, canteen, laboratory, first aid room, control room or electrical switch room, storage room, toilets, offices, conference room, training room and kitchenette, and roof solar panels 315m²
b) Dry matter reception building (gross floor area 5,215m² and 12.7m in height) with roof solar panels 4,000m²
c) Workshop building (gross floor area 122.1m² and 8.9m in height) to accommodate workshop and internal gantry crane, store and office at ground level and office at mezzanine level
d) Bio-conversion building (gross floor area 3,257m² and 12.5m in height) with roof solar panels 2,400m²
e) Pre-treatment, equalisation and gas upgrading building (gross floor area 5,685m² and 12m in height) to accommodate pre-treatment & equalisation area (3,527m²), utility area (376m²), heat recovery plant area (361m²), water treatment recovery area (316m²), and gas upgrading facility (1,105m²) with roof solar panels 3,850m² f) Digestate handling building (gross floor area 692m² and 8.6m in height) to accommodate palletised station or packing station area (150m²), solid dryer or vacuum evaporator area (392m²) and nutrient adjustment facility (150m²)
g) Warehouse storage building (gross floor area 158m² and 11.2m in height)
h) Bio-filling station building (gross floor area 300m² and 9.75m in height) with canopy overhang area of 134m², and externally located biomethane (CH4) storage tank (Ø 3m x 11.5m height) and bio-carbon dioxide (CO2) storage tank (Ø 2.4m x 9.75m height) to the southern elevation
i) Odour abatement and pumping station building (gross floor area 448m² and 11.25m in height) to accommodate odour abatement system area (412m²) and pumping station (36m²) with emissions stack (Ø 2.6m x 17.5m height)
j) Linear generator building (gross floor area 233m² and 5.82m in height) with emissions stack (Ø 1m x 17.5m height)
k) ESB sub-station building (gross floor area 47.4m² and 3.2m in height)
l) Wheelwash (18m x 4.5m) with associated water top-up sump (6m x 1.25m)
m) Weighbridge (16.4m x 4.6m)
n) Surface water storage pond (1,900m² x 6m depth) and fire water storage pond (2,800m² x 6m depth)
o) External boundary paladin fencing (2.28m in height)
p) 1 no. water storage tank (internal size Ø 9.4m x 11.23m height and volume 800m³)
q) 3 no. silage feed soil or mixing tanks (internal size Ø 8.54m x 12.63m height and volume 770m³)
r) 2 no. fire water supply tanks (internal size Ø 21.35m x 14m height and volume 5,020m³)
s) 2 no. treated water storage tanks (internal size Ø 27.32m x 14m height and volume 8,230m³)
t) 3 no. bio-rest tanks (internal size Ø 17.1m x 14m height and volume 3,220m³)
u) 1 no. cattle manure or slurry silo (internal size Ø 7.5m x 10m height)
v) 1 no. pot ale or spent grain material tank or silo (internal size Ø 5.5m x 3m height)
w) 1 no. maize silo (internal size Ø 5.5m x 7m height)
x) 1 no. chicken litter silo (internal size Ø 5.5m x 10m height)
y) 2 no. precast concrete units (below ground) for surface water and effluent tanks (internal size Ø 5.5m x 7m height)
z) 1 no. below ground precast elliptical concrete sewage collection tank (3.2m x 6m height and 8,000-gallon capacity)
aa) 1 no. gas storage balloon facility (Ø 30.6m x 16m height)
bb) 1 no. flare (10m height)
cc) Associated and ancillary works including 22 no. staff and visitor parking spaces (16 no. standard, 4 no. EV charging and 2 no. disabled parking spaces with EV charging points) bike storage for 10 no. bikes) HGV parking area adjacent to workshop 2 no. hydrocarbon interceptors wastewater treatment equipment bunding and surface treatments boundary treatments lighting services drainage landscaping and all associated ancillary works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application. An EPA-Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) licence will be applied to facilitate the operation of the proposed development.
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