EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE PERMITTED BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY [PLANNING APPLICATION REFERENCE…

Application details

Planning reference

22676

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE PERMITTED BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY [PLANNING APPLICATION REFERENCE NUMBER 21/701], CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A 10 YEAR PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 8.1 HECTARES, LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE EXISTING OPERATIONAL ZOETIS FACILITY WITHIN THE IDA SRAGH TECHNOLOGY PARK, RAHAN ROAD, TULLAMORE, COUNTY OFFALY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) A SINGLE STORY BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING BUILDING EXTENSION SIZED APPROXIMATELY 8,090 SQUARE METRES INCLUDING A PLANT ROOM MEZZANINE LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND A SINGLE STOREY WAREHOUSE BUILDING EXTENSION WITH MEZZANINE PLANTROOM SIZED APPROXIMATELY 754 SQUARE METRES LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE EXISTING FACILITY (ALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION). THE BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 14.5 METRES HIGH TO MATCH THE EXISTING BUILDING HEIGHT, WITH ROOF MOUNTED EQUIPMENT AND STACKS INCLUDING 3 ADDITIONAL BOILER STACKS 18 METRES HIGH. (2) SITE WORKS CONSIST OF CAR PARKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 65 ADDITIONAL CAR SPACES, INCLUDING ACCESSIBLE SPACES AND ELECTRICAL CHARGING, A SINGLE STOREY PUMP HOUSE SIZED 53 SQUARE METRES APPROXIMATELY AND 6 METRES HIGH, EXTERNAL YARD MOUNTED PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, EXTERNAL TANKS, AND SITE LIGHTING. (3) ANCILLARY SITE WORKS INCLUDING A RECYCLING COMPOUND, THE DIVERSION OF EXISTING POWER LINES, TEMPORARY CONTRACTOR’S COMPOUND AND LOCAL TEMPORARY CONTRACTOR PARKING, THE USE OF EXISTING SITE ENTRANCES, INTERNAL ROADWORKS, UNDERGROUND SERVICES, BICYCLE SHELTER EXTENSION, LANDSCAPED BERMS AND LANDSCAPING, ADDITIONAL BUILDING MOUNTED AND GROUND SIGNAGE, SECURITY FENCING AND GAS STORAGE. THIS APPLICATION CONSISTS OF A DEVELOPMENT FOR AN ACTIVITY FOR WHICH A LICENCE UNDER PART IV OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACT 1992 (AS AMENDED BY THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACT, 2003) IS REQUIRED. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION

Location / address

IDA SRAGH TECHNOLOGY PARK, RAHAN ROAD TULLAMORE, COUNTY OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

22 Dec 2022

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

28 Feb 2023

Final grant date

4 Apr 2023