2350686
REFUSEDDonegal - Donegal County Council
Proposed Development
CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL BIOGAS RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY, CONSISTING OF: (1) 3 NO. PRIMARY DIGESTER TANKS, (2) 2 NO. POST DIGESTER TANKS WITH PUMPROOM, (3) PASTEURISATION UNIT WITH AUXILIARY TANKS, (4) EMERGENCY FLARE WITH BASE AND SECURITY FENCING, (5) 3 NO. AGRICULTURAL SOLID FEEDERS WITH ASSOCIATED CONCRETE BASES, (6) 2 NO. UNDERGROUND PRE-RECEPTION TANKS, (7) 2 NO. COVERED AGRICULTURAL DIGESTATE STORAGE TANKS, (8) GAS COMBINED HEAT & POWER (CHP) UNIT WITH CONCRETE BASE, (9) SITE OFFICE/CONTROL BUILDING WITH ASSOCIATED STAFF CAR PARKING AREA AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATING AREA, (10) BIOGAS UPGRADING TREATMENT AND COMPRESSION SYSTEM, (11) ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER AND SUB-STATION WITH SECURITY FENCE, (12) COVERED AGRICULTURAL STORAGE CLAMP, (13) NUTRIENT RECOVERY SYSTEM FACILITY WITH ANCILLARY TANKS AND EQUIPMENT, (14) 4 NO. AMMONIUM SULPHATE SOLUTION (ASS) STORAGE TANKS WITH CONCRETE BASES, (15) DIGESTATE DRYING AND PELLETISING FACILITY, (16) PELLET STORAGE FACILITY, (17) WEIGHBRIDGE, (18) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ACCESS AND ENTRANCE IMPROVEMENT WORKS, (19) SITE LIGHTING WITH SECURITY CAMERAS, (20) SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM WITH STORAGE POND AND DISCHARGE SYSTEM, (21) BOUNDARY EARTH BUNDED AREAS, LANDSCAPING, AND BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCING AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
19 May 2023
Decision due
13 Jul 2023
Decision: REFUSED
13 Jul 2023
Appeal submitted
8 Aug 2023
Grant issued
13 Jun 2025
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
13 Jun 2025
Application Details
- Location
- MAYLIN , NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM , LIFFORD PO
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Site Area
- 4.7 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 19 May 2023
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 13 July 2023
- Grant Date
- 13 June 2025
- Permission Expires
- 11 January 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-317749-23
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 8 August 2023
- Decided
- 13 June 2025
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