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IDA Ireland , Belview Science and Technology Park , Gorteens Slieverue

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 19668

Kilkenny - Kilkenny County Council

Proposed Development

for a seven year planning permission for a Continental Cheese manufacturing plant. The development will include a part single storey and part two storey production building approximately 14 metres high with intakes, processing plant and equipment, packing, stores, dispatch, offices, laboratories, utilities and personnel facilities; a 10 bay milk intake and cream dispatch building approximately 11 metres high and associated plant and equipment with office, milk testing and personnel facilities; storage silos up to 28 metres high for milk, whey and water; pipe and service bridges, salt silos and brine mixing; sprinkler storage tank and pumphouse; waste water treatment plant comprising balancing, waste water treatment and sludge drying and a truck wash; waste recovery compound and store and a monitoring building. Site development works will include earthworks; security fencing; traffic barriers; a new entrance; internal roads and paved areas; car, truck and bicycle parking; drains and services; connection to existing water main and foul drain in the Park and a treated wastewater outfall pipeline from the on site wastewater treatment plant to the existing Irish Water outfall within the Waterford City Wastewater Treatment Plant at Gorteens; attenuation ponds; fire water retention pond; site lighting; signage and landscaping. The Application also seeks retention of and alterations to the existing construction compound which will be removed on completion of the works. The development consists of an activity for which an Industrial Emissions Licence is required. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    20 Sept 2019

  2. Decision due

    14 Nov 2019

  3. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    14 Nov 2019

  4. Appeal submitted

    13 Dec 2019

  5. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    30 Jun 2020

Application Details

Location
IDA Ireland , Belview Science and Technology Park , Gorteens Slieverue
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Site Area
10.32 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
20 September 2019
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
14 November 2019
Permission Expires
29 June 2027

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-306136-19
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
13 December 2019
Decided
30 June 2020

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