Dew Valley Foods , Holycross Road Thurles , Co. Tipperary
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2460987
Tipperary - Tipperary County Council
Proposed Development
a 10-year permission for the development which will consist of the phased extension of the existing food manufacturing facility comprising: 1) construction of an 11,267 m² extension to the existing food manufacturing facility, including: (a) cold storage areas; (b) two-storey office space, toilet block, and drivers’ area; (c) new processing, packing, intake/dispatch areas; (d) electrical plant, maintenance rooms, and external steel access staircases; (e) new gas tanks, transformer compound, and pipe bridge; 2) construction of an 1,500 m³ storage building for packaging and machinery; 3) extension of existing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) buildings (primary: 107 m², secondary: 250 m²); 4) construction of an 110 m² waste collection building; 5) extension to the existing water treatment plant (WTP) building (70 m²); 6) expansion of the high temperature (HT) plant room (64 m²); 7) construction of 4 no. tanks; 8) installation of 3 no. bunded kerosene tanks (50,000 L each); 9) construction of a 16 m high boiler stack; 10) construction of new internal access roads (c. 8,825 m²); 11) creation of a 520 m² internal courtyard area; 12) construction of a 630 m² external storage compound; 13) construction of a 3,120 m³ stormwater attenuation pond and discharge line; 14) installation of a standby treated effluent discharge pipeline (1,490 m); 15) realignment and expansion of site boundary, including new boundary walls, fencing and planting; 16) provision of an additional 8 no. truck parking spaces; 17) relocation of the existing fuel tank and weighbridge; 18) expansion of the existing sprinkler pump house (24 m²); 19) conversion of 22 no. existing car spaces including 1 no. accessible space to 22 no. EV car spaces as required and provision of 30 no. bicycle parking spaces; 20) installation of new site lighting; 21) demolition of existing buildings and structures (total 1,840 m²); and 22) all ancillary site development works and services to facilitate the development including drainage, landscaping, temporary construction compound and utility connections. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with this application
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Application received
18 Nov 2024
Further information requested
20 Jan 2025
Further information received
4 Jul 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
15 Dec 2025
Decision due
16 Dec 2025
Grant issued
27 Jan 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Dew Valley Foods , Holycross Road Thurles , Co. Tipperary
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Site Area
- 11.7 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 18 November 2024
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 15 December 2025
- Grant Date
- 27 January 2026
- Permission Expires
- 26 January 2036
Location
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