Inchera, Little Island, Co. Cork

A 10 year permission for modifications to the existing pharmaceutical facility at the Little Island Industrial Estate, Wallingstown (townland), Little Island, Co. Cork. The proposed development will consist of permission for the construction of: 1) a 4 no. storey production building with roof top mechanical equipment/plant; 2) a Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) including exhaust stack and associated plant; 3) a Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser (RTO) including exhaust stack, process cooling tower and RTO fan; 4) Expansion of the Waste Water Treatment Plant comprising of a control and blower building, inlet works including new screens, 3 no. chemical storage tanks, dissolved air flotation (DAF) tank; 5) lab gas bottle store; 6) 1 no. ethanol storage tank; 7) 15 no. in process tanks; 8) expansion of the existing car park; and 9) all associated piperacks, services and plant, landscaping, signage and site development works. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (RPS 00495). The proposed development comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

The development will consist of permission to amend Condition No. 23 of Cork County Council Planning Register No. 25/05034 to allow construction to extend by one additional hour in the evenings, Monday to Friday, and by one additional hour in both the morning and afternoon on Saturdays. Site development and building works shall only be carried out between the hours of 08:00 to 19:00 Mondays to Fridays inclusive, between 08:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays and Public Holidays. Deviation from these times shall only be allowed in exceptional circumstances where prior written approval has been received from the Planning Authority. Reason: In order to safeguard the amenities of adjoining landuses. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Directive Licence issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, Reg. No. P1018-01.

Permission to erect a 30 metre high lattice tower with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, including equipment cabinets at ground level all enclosed by security fencing.

Permission for modifications to the existing pharmaceutical facility and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development will consist of permission for: 1) the construction of; a) 2 no. equipment control buildings and 3 no. tanks, b) electrical substation building and bunded transformer, and c) a monitoring kiosk and for the demolition of production building unit 1, 2) the retention and subsequent demolition of a store building, 2 no. shipping containers, and 5 no. portacabins, and 3) the retention for the following; modifications to the site layout to include 2 no. contractor's compounds, 11 no. shipping containers, 4 no. portacabins, a modular building comprising of a 5 no. portacabins, workshop/fabrication buildings, administration hut, internal modifications to warehouse 1 to provide additional floor area at first floor level, internal modifications to the engineering workshop building to provide additional floor area at first floor level and associated external stairs, a covered bicycle shelter, security fencing and gates, road tanker bund with access stairs and platform, provision of a bunded area, forklift charging lean-to, motorcycle shelter, sprinkler building, fire water pump house, extension to switch room building, and alterations to the entrance building consisting of cladding of the external stairs. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS00495). The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence

Retention permission for a) the change of use of the original building from warehouse and offices to a safety training centre, b) provision of thirteen containers for use in association with the safety training centre, c) construction of two links located to the east of the building connecting the building to two containers, d) provision of plant used for the purposes of safety training including water tank with pump house, LPG tanks and a fire training platform and e) other ancillary development including above door signage, fencing and gates. Permission for the construction of a bike shelter storage and other ancillary development, including the provision of EV parking along with additional landscaping

Permission for the proposed development will consist of the completion of the Renewable Biogas Plant as permitted by extant planning permission ref. 15/4926, extended by ref 20/5549 and amended by ref 23/5586. All demolition, site clearance, earthworks and formation for foundations will be complete under the current permission. The proposed plant will generate renewable biogas from 90,000 tonnes of non-hazardous biodegradable waste (‘Brown bin’ domestic and commercial waste) per annum utilising anaerobic digestion (AD) technology. It is proposed to upgrade the biogas to biomethane and inject it into the adjacent gas grid to replace fossil fuel derived natural gas. Other products from the process include digestate (a nutrient rich biofertilizer) as well as biogenic (natural) carbon dioxide. The proposed development will consist of the construction of: 1) main process building (c.3,762m2 gross floor area (GFA), max 14.5m high) incorporating feedstock reception and processing area, digestate treatment areas, dewatering and storage areas, quarantine areas, an odour control system and associated 25m high stack with signage on the south elevation. 2)Tank farm (c. 3,183m3 footprint, 4m high bund wall) encompassing a total of 6 tanks including four digestor tanks (20.15m max. height, c.3,400m3 capacity) a digestate storage tank (20.15m max. height, c.3,400m3 capacity), a suspension buffer tank ( 10.5m max.height, c.700m3 capacity (, an containerised desulphurisation plant and associated 2 tanks (14m max height, c120m3 capacity), 2 no. enclosed pump rooms (room no.1 -53.58m2 GFA and room no.2 – 23.69m2 GFA), and enclosed feedstock pump room (53.58m2 GFA and 3.6m high), 3 sediment settlement tanks (c.5.84(L), c.2.23m (W) & c.3.78(H) on a raised platform at 6m above ground level, stairwells, pumps, gantry walkways, 2 bund access stairs and tank emergency access ladders; 3) A biogas upgrade plant and gas entry unit; 1 no. containerised Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 1.5MW unit with an associated 28m high stack, a carbon dioxide liquefaction plant, a biogas holder (10.56 max. height, c.2,000m3) with 4 no. c.13.12m high lightning rods, a 9.26m gas flare, a containerised boiler with 10m stack, a transformer station, a propane storage tank, an emergency generator, 2 no. weighbridges, weighbridge office (c.17.2m2 GFA and 4.55m high), a fire water tank (c.1,000m3 and 14.12m high), a bunded vehicle refuelling area with a fuel storage tank (2.5m3) and a wheel wash, 4) Administration building (c.393.25m2 GFA) and a workshop (c.70m2 GFA), 5) 31 car parking spaces (including 2 electric vehicle charging points and a universal parking space), 2 motorcycle parking spaces and a covered bicycle rack; 6) Boundary treatment including 2.4m high perimeter fencing (mix of mesh wire fencing and acoustic fencing), access gates on the south western and north eastern boundaries; and 7) all ancillary site development works and services including landscaping, lighting, 2 no. directional signs, service yard area and internal circulation routes, pipe bridge, footpath and all site drainage works. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Directive Licence issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, reg. no. P1018-01. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.