located approximately 185m southwest of the R156 and northeast of “Drummonds” , in the townland of Newdown , The Downs Mullingar Co. Westmeath
N/APlanning application 2660530
Westmeath - Westmeath County Council
Proposed Development
RED III planning permission for a period of 10 years for development on a site of 4.63 hectares within the “Flynn Renewable Energy Park”. The proposed development is a “renewable energy development” for the purposes of the Renewable Energy Directive III and will consist of:
- i.Buildings and Associated Structures: administration building (395sq.m GFA and approx. 5.4m high (h); main process building (5,573sq.m GFA and approx. 14.74m-15.3m h) and an attached biofilter building (1,066sq.m GFA and approx. 9.9m h) with odour control system and associated emission stack 30m h; and a control building (22sq.m GFA and approx. 4.4m h).
- ii.Bunded Tank Farm: including 4 no. digester tanks and a digestate storage tank (each approx. 17m h); a sludge buffer tank (approx. 12m h); 3 no. liquid feedstock tanks (approx. 12.6-13.8m h), a desulphurisation unit (approx. 14m h) and 4 no. lightning rods (23m h).
- iii.Associated Plant: a carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction plant (approx. 11.5m h); a biogas upgrade plant (approx. 6.41m h); 4 no. fan coolers (approx. 2.2m h); 2 no. enclosed combined heat and power (CHP) units (approx. 7.5m h), an enclosed boiler unit (approx. 5.44m h) with a shared stack 30m h; a gas flare stack unit (approx. 10.1m h); a fuel storage tank (approx. 1.83m h); a gas grid entry unit (approx. 5.1m h); a firewater tank (approx. 10.1m h); 3 no. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage (propane) tanks (approx. 3.8m h); and a backup generator (approx. 2.6m h).
- iv.Provision of 21 car parking spaces (including 2 EV charging spaces and 2 accessible parking spaces), 2 motorcycle parking spaces and a covered bicycle store providing 5 no. bicycle parking spaces.
- v.Upgrading and widening to approx. 7.0m width of the existing access road together with works to improve visibility sightlines at the existing junction with R156 Road.
- vi.All ancillary site development works and services, including connection to water supply, security gates, a freshwater storage tank (approx. 5.1m overall h), a wheel wash, two weighbridges, landscaping, boundary fencing, 2 no. headwalls with associated pipework for extension of the existing surface water culvert drainage to accommodate the access lane, site lighting, surface water drainage and underground attenuation tanks, a foul effluent collection system, one entrance sign and one directional sign, a service yard, internal circulation routes, pipe bridges, access stairs and footpaths and all associated site development and i
Application Timeline
Application received
1 Oct 2026
Decision due (upcoming)
25 Nov 2026
Application Details
- Location
- located approximately 185m southwest of the R156 and northeast of “Drummonds” , in the townland of Newdown , The Downs Mullingar Co. Westmeath
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Site Area
- 4.63 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 1 October 2026
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Decision
- N/A
- Decision Due
- 25 November 2026
Location
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