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17114

CONDITIONAL

Sligo - Sligo County Council

Proposed Development

development consisting of the upgrading of the Collooney Wastewater Treatment Plant and will generally comprise the following: change of use of existing single-storey control building to storage building (c.16m2); construction of secondary treatment tanks with associated air blowers and pumps; erection of single-storey administration and control building (c.47.85m2); proposed utility yard area comprising associated equipment including screens, grit removers and odour control; conversion of existing aeration tank to stormwater holding tanks; conversion of existing clarifier to a sludge holding tank and all ancillary site development works including hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    27 Mar 2017

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    16 May 2017

  3. Decision due

    21 May 2017

  4. Appeal submitted

    12 Jun 2017

  5. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    26 Oct 2017

Application Details

Location
Collooney Wastewater Treatment Plant , Union Road , Collooney
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Sligo County Council
Site Area
42 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
27 March 2017
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
16 May 2017
Permission Expires
25 October 2022

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
PL21.248659
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
12 June 2017
Decided
26 October 2017

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