A nominal 50 megawatt electricity generating station, combusting woody biomass chips (domestic…

Application details

Planning reference

2360134

Council

Mayo County Council

Proposal description

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.)

Location / address

Tawnaghmore Upper and Tawnaghmore Lower, Killala, Co. Mayo

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

28 Apr 2023

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

20 Feb 2024

Final grant date

22 Mar 2024