Ballyduff (Townland), Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Permission for retention of changes to an existing vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the construction of the Solar PV Farm permitted under Planning Ref. 17/11 and changes to the same previously permitted Solar Farm consisting of the reconfiguration of an internal access track resulting in a decrease in the footprint of the solar array. Permission is also sought for the completion of works at the vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the operational and decommissioning phases of the permitted Solar PV Farm on lands at Ballyduff (Townland), Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

THE REPLACEMENT OF A PERMITTED SINGLE STOREY TERMINAL ELECTRICAL STATION AND SEPARATE PERMITTED SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE (BOTH PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED AS PART OF A SOLAR FARM PERMISSION BY OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER PLANNING REF. 17/11) WITH I NO. PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY 20KV SUBSTATION BUILDING ON THE SITE OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED TERMINAL STATION AND SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE

THE EXTENSION OF THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF A SOLAR FARM PERMITTED BY OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER REG. REF. 17/11 FROM 30 NO. YEARS AS PERMITTED (BY REASON OF CONDITION NO. 2 OF PERMISSION REG. REF. 17/11) TO 40 NO. YEARS

(1) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING SHEDS TO INDUSTRIAL USE FOR THE STORING, PROCESSING AND PACKAGING OF FOREST PRODUCTS. (2) EXISTING CONTAINER UNITS FOR USE AS OFFICE AND RELOCATION OF THESE OFFICES ON THE SITE FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE BUSINESS. PERMISSION FOR: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO EXISTING STORAGE SHED, A NEW DRYING SHED WITH ANCILLARY DRYING FACILITIES, A NEW WOOD CHIP STORAGE AREA, BOILER AND CHIMNEY, NEW ENCLOSURE TO EXISTING HOPPER AND NEW WEIGHBRIDGE STATION. (2) DEMOLITION EXISTING FORMER AGRICULTURAL FARM WALLS & SHEDS. (3) EXTENSION OF EXISTING GRAVEL YARD TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICLE TURNING. (4) NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA. (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF WORKS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE

AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING CONTAINERS FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE BUSINESS. PERMISSION FOR (I) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR STORAGE USE, A NEW AGRICULTURAL DRYING SHED WITH ANCILLARY DRYING FACILITIES, A NEW WOOD CHIP STORAGE AREA, BOILER AND CHIMNEY, NEW ENCLOSURE TO EXISTING HOPPER AND NEW WEIGHBRIDGE STATION (II) DEMOLITION EXISTING FORMER AGRICULTURAL FARM WALLS & SHEDS (III) EXTENSION OF EXISTING GRAVEL YARD TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICLE TURNING (IV) NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA, (V) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF WORKS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE

AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING CONTAINERS FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE BUSINESS. PERMISSION FOR: CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR STORAGE USE, A NEW AGRICULTURAL DRYING SHED WITH ANCILLARY DRYING FACILITIES, A NEW WOOD CHIP STORAGE AREA BOILER AND CHIMNEY, NEW ENCLOSURE TO EXISTING HOPPER AND NEW WEIGHBRIDGE STATION DEMOLITION EXISTING FORMER AGRICULTURAL FARM WALLS & SHEDS EXTENSION OF EXISTING GRAVEL YARD TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICLE TURNING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT