A state-of-the-art healthcare waste treatment and recycling facility and a waste transfer station.

Application details

Planning reference

2460978

Council

Tipperary County Council

Proposal description

A state-of-the-art healthcare waste treatment and recycling facility and a waste transfer station. The development will include the construction of 3 no. buildings; Building 1 (total gross floor area of circa (ca.) 2,242m2 and ca. 9m tall), Building 2 (total gross floor area of ca. 229m2 and ca. 6m tall) and Building 3 (total gross floor area of ca. 68m2 and ca. 4m tall) along with associated ancillary development including rooftop solar photovoltaic panels, 1no. battery energy storage system (total gross floor area of ca. 34m2 x 2m tall) and inverter, onsite tank with bunding, vehicle parking, rainwater harvesting tank, surface water retention ponds, firewater retention pond, firewater storage pillow tank, an on-site wastewater treatment system and associated polishing filter bed percolation area, dedicated container storage yard for the temporary storage of container units, signage, landscaping, perimeter security fencing and all ancillary works. The total development area will be ca. 3.75 hectares(ha). The development will intake ca. 10,000 tonnes per annum of healthcare waste for treatment and recycling and an additional ca. 15,000 tonnes per annum of hazardous waste will be accepted, temporarily stored, handled and consolidated onsite for onward transfer - an EIAR has been submitted with the application

Location / address

Killoran, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

14 Nov 2024

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

23 Apr 2025

Final grant date

27 May 2025