2460699

Planning permission sought for (1) Installation of 2 no. proposed bulk storage silos (13.1m high) to the rear of existing building with all associated siteworks, (2) Alterations to site boundaries, (3) Retention of detached temporary prefabrication office ancillary building. (4) Retention of existing temporary smoking shelter and (5) Retention of relocation of previously approved storage container and retention of 1 no. additional storage container at Killala Business Park, Tawnaghmore Lower, Killala Co.Mayo, F26 XY18.

Killala Business Park , Tawnaghmore Lower , Killala Co.Mayo

The Proposed Development will consist of a Hydrogen Plant and an Energy Centre. The Hydrogen Plant, to the south of the site ,will consist of a Double Storey Electrolyser Building of up to 24m height; Fin Fan Coolers of up to 10.5m height; Hydrogen Storage Area of 7m height; Hydrogen Gas Tube Filling Station of up to 9m height, Gas Injection Compound and Gas Above Ground Installation Building of 4m height; Electrical Substation up to 15m height and Ancillary Equipment Building of up to 3m height; Fire Water Tank of up to 14m height; Pump House of up to 5m height; Administration/welfare building and control block building of up to 4m height. The Energy Centre, to the north of the site, will consist of 9no. Gas Engines generating up to 106MW of power, housed in a Gas Engine Building of up to 13.6m height with two stacks of up to 25m height, Distillate fuel tank of up to 11.2m height, Firewater tank of up to 10m height, associated pumps, sludge tank of 2.1m height and Pump house of 5m Height, Electrical Building of 4m Height, Gate House of up to 4m Height, Administration/Welfare building of up to 4m Height. The Proposed Development includes the demolition and removal of the existing Asahi Plant buildings, foundations, as well as decommissioning and removal of the existing overhead, above ground drainage system and underground services. The Proposed Development will also include Resurfacing, Repair and Improvement of Existing Site Entrance and new Internal Access Roads which in turn opens onto the existing entrance road to the Ballina/Killala regional road (R314). The provision for 23 no. car parking spaces, footpaths, street lighting, external lighting, CCTV cameras, signage, security fencing, construction compound, and all other associated site development plant and equipment and other works including, utilities connections, potable water, stormwater, sewage, and foul wastewater drainage infrastructure, within a total overall application boundary of 6.88ha.

Old Ashai Plant , Killala Business Park , Killala

The Proposed Development will consist of a Hydrogen Plant and an Energy Centre. The Hydrogen Plant, to the south of the site ,will consist of a Double Storey Electrolyser Building of up to 24m height; Fin Fan Coolers of up to 10.5m height; Hydrogen Storage Area of 7m height; Hydrogen Gas Tube Filling Station of up to 9m height, Gas Injection Compound and Gas Above Ground Installation Building of 4m height; Electrical Substation up to 8m height and Ancillary Equipment Building of up to 3m height; Fire Water Tank of up to 14m height; Pump House of up to 5m height; Administration/welfare building and control block building of up to 4m height. The Energy Centre, to the north of the site, will consist of 9no. Gas Engines generating up to 106MW of power, housed in a Gas Engine Building of up to 13.6m height with two stacks of up to 25m height, Distillate fuel tank of up to 11.2m height, Firewater tank of up to 10m height, associated pumps, sludge tank of 2.1m height and Pump house of 5m Height, Electrical Building of 4m Height, Gate House of up to 4m Height, Administration/Welfare building of up to 4m Height. The Proposed Development includes the demolition and removal of the existing Asahi Plant buildings, foundations, as well as decommissioning and removal of the existing overhead and underground services. The Proposed Development will also include Resurfacing, Repair and Improvement of Existing Site Entrance and new Internal Access Roads which in turn opens onto the existing entrance road to the Ballina/Killala regional road (R314). The provision for heavy goods vehicle layby area, the provision of 23 no. car parking spaces, footpaths, street lighting, external lighting, CCTV cameras, signage, security fencing, construction compound, and all other associated site development plant and equipment and other works including, utilities connections, potable water, stormwater, sewage, and foul wastewater drainage infrastructure, within a total overall application boundary of 6.91ha.

The townlands of Tawnaghmore Lower and Meelick , Killala , Ballina

A nominal 50 megawatt electricity generating station, combusting woody biomass chips (domestic and imported) as well as a small proportion of fuel oil for boiler start-up. The total site area is 19.0 ha of which approximately 7 ha will be developed. The elements of the station are: weighbridges (2 no.), scale house, roundwood storage area, log deck, enclosed wood chipper, wood chip truck dump, wood chip receiving hopper, wood chip screen, wood chip hog, wood chip bins (2 no.), wood chip storage building, wood chip reclaimer, wood chip conveyors with associated magnetic separators, fuel oil storage tank and associated pumps, fuel oil generator, boiler house, baghouse, ash silo, induced draft fan room, boiler stack, combustion air and flue gas fans, boiler additive material receiving hoppers (3 no.), boiler additive conveyors with associated magnetic separators, boiler additive silos (3 no.), boiler water treatment tanks and associated pumps, ammonia tank and associated pumps, turbine hall (existing), control room (existing), cooling tower and associated pumps, water treatment building, waste water storage tank, fire water storage tank and associated pumps, compressed air system, high voltage transfer lines (3 no.), low voltage transfer lines (3 no.), GSU transformer, switchyard, switchyard MCC room (existing), storage and maintenance building (existing), garage, car park, HGV parking, flagpoles (3 no.), external lighting, CCTV cameras, internal road system, signage, construction compound, landscaping, foul and storm water disposal systems, storm water attenuation, wheel washes, gatehouses (2 no.), entrance gates, security fencing, and all associated site works and services. (See attached Description of Proposed Development document for more details.)

Tawnaghmore Upper and Tawnaghmore Lower , Killala , Co. Mayo

ERECTION OF A ONE-STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING CABLE LANDING STATION, PROPOSED ESB SUBSTATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

KILLALA BUSINESS PARK , KILLALA , CO. MAYO

A 20m FREE-STANDING STRUCTURE CARRYING TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING UNDERGROUND CABLING AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT

TAWNAGHMORE UPPER , KILLALA BUSINESS PARK

ERECTION OF 3 NO. NEW 18SQM SINGLE STOREY BESPOKE BUILT ELECTRICIAL PLANT ROOM CONTAINERS (eMod) AND THE ERECTION OF 1 NO. 3.6SQM CHILLER UNIT, AND RETENTION PERMISSION FOR 1 NO. 23SQM STEELTECH TOOL STORAGE SHED, AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, ALL TO BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING CABLE LANDING STATION

TAWNAGHMORE UPPER , KILLALA BUSINESS PARK , BALLINA

The Application will replace the previous consented (but unbuilt) BESS facility granted under planning ref (25/60108). The development will consist of the following elements: • BESS facility including battery containers with integrated HVAC (heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) units, transformers, inverters, underground cabling, internal access roads, lighting, CCTV and perimeter fencing; • Associated Electrical Compound consisting of a Low Voltage Operations Independent Power Producer (IPP) Compound including a single storey control and operations building, switchgear room, storage container, car parking, welfare/office facilities; • High voltage electrical yard and Eirgrid 110kV substation building; • 264 meters long 110kV single circuit underground grid connection (UGC) within SSE lands and 119 meters within the existing ESB 110kV Substation lands to facilitate the grid connection to the existing adjacent Tawnaghmore substation; • Proposed internal access tracks to BESS facility, including 4 no. new gate entrances • Reinforced concrete and retaining walls; • A temporary construction compound and associated temporary infrastructure to facilitate the development; • Associated landscaping, drainage, decommissioning of existing septic tank and ancillary works. A 10-year permission is sought in respect of the development. Certain details of the proposed development are unconfirmed in the planning application, and an opinion on unconfirmed details accompanies the application. The Tawnaghmore Power Station has an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence (Reg, No. P0566-02).

SSE Thermal Tawnaghmore Power Station , Tawnaghmore Upper , Killala Co. Mayo

A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY WITHIN A TOTAL SITE AREA OF UP TO 1.18ha, TO INCLUDE 55 NO. SELF CONTAINED BATTERY CONTAINER UNITS WITH ASSOCIATED HVAC COOLING UNITS, 15 CONVERTER AND 15 SET UP TRANSFORMER CONTAINER UNITS, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND CABLING AND DUCTING, A GRID TRANSFORMER, A SINGLE STOREY SUBSTATION/CONTROL BUILDING WITH WELFARE FACILITIES, A CABLE ROUTE GRID CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING ESB SUBSTATION BUILDING, MAINTENANCE LIGHTING, SECURITY FENCING, A CCTV MONITORING SYSTEM, LANDSCAPING WORKS AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE ON LANDS WITHIN THE TAWNAGHMORE GENERATION STATION. A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT TO CONSTRUCT THE DEVELOPMENT

TAWNAGHMORE UPPER , KILLALA , CO. MAYO

The development will consist of the following elements: • Battery Energy Storage System facility, consisting of battery containers with integrated HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) units, transformers, inverters, underground cabling, associated control rooms, internal access routes, lighting, CCTV, lightning masts, fencing; • Associated Electrical Compound consisting of: Low voltage operations compound including one (1) single storey control and operational building, electrical plant, cabling, lighting, CCTV, lightning masts, diesel generator and diesel tank, operations and maintenance containers and stores; • High voltage electrical yard comprising outdoor electrical plant and associated compound; • Underground high voltage electrical cable to facilitate a connection to the existing adjacent 110kV Tawnaghmore substation; • Associated landscaping, drainage, decommissioning of existing septic tank and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development A 10-year permission is sought in respect of the development. Certain details of the proposed development are unconfirmed in the planning application, and an opinion on unconfirmed details accompanies the application. The Tawnaghmore Power Station has an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence (Reg, No. P0566-02).

SSE Thermal Tawnaghmore Generation Station , Tawnaghmore Upper , Kilala Co. Mayo