The site is primarily located in the townland of Curracunna and is surrounded by agricultural lands to the north and east, with the N73 national route to the south, and the L90813 local road to the west. The site takes in lands at Coolnanave and Garrane, on the western side of the L90813, to the west and north west of the main site area, to provide woodland planting and an underground drainage pipe and outfall. The proposed development comprises the construction of an anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable biomethane, CO2 (which will be captured) and a bio-based fertiliser from organic material. The total proposed gross floor area of the development (including internal plant areas and ancillary structures) will be c.3,419.5 sq.m. Permission for the; (1) Demolition of existing single storey disused agricultural buildings, silos, and tank within the western portion of the site (total demolition gross floor area (GFA) of c.1,781 sq.m). One single storey agricultural building (with GFA of c.87.8 sq.m and height of c5.1m) will be stabilised and retained as a biodiversity building. (2) Construction of 3 no. digesters (c.15.6m in height), 2 no. digestates storage structures (15.5m and 11m in height), 2 no. liquid storage tanks (c.12.2m in height) and a liquid feed tank (c.8m in height), located in the southeast portion of the site. (3) 3 no. pasteurisation tanks (each c.6m in height), a post-pasteurisation cooling tank (c.12.2m in height) and pre fertiliser manufacturing tank (c.12.2m in height), located in the centre of the site. (4) part single-storey and part two-storey reception hall (with a GFA of c.2,112.6 sq.m and an overall height of 15.5m) to accommodate a laboratory, panel room, tool store, workshop, and storage areas, with a liquid feed intake adjacent to the reception hall, located in the central portion of the site, to the north of the digesters. (5) a single-storey solid digestate storage and nutrient recovery building (with a GFA of c.879.9 sq.m and a overall height of c.12.4 in height) will be located to the west of the reception hall, in the central portion of the site. (6) Odour abatement plant (with a maximum height of c.6m in height) and equipment, a digestate offtake area, and a fuel tank (c.1.6 in height) will be provided to the north of the solid digestate storage and nutrient recovery building. (7) Construction of an ESB substation (c3.4m in height) 2 no. CO2 tanks and a CO2 loading pump (c.14.5m in height), along with associated site works
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