GrantedInfrastructureDecided 20 January 2022

Rathvilly Water Treatment Plant, Patrickswell, Rathvilly

Major upgrade to the Rathvilly Water Treatment Plant.

2169 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 3 March 2021

Reference: 2169
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 3 March 2021
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 1 m²

Summary

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The application details extensive upgrades to the existing Water Treatment Plant, including new chemical storage tanks, dosing kiosks, settlement tanks, and sludge infrastructure. The project also includes a new standby generator, a river flow gauge, and access road extensions, accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development consisting of upgrade to the existing water treatment plant comprising of installation of 2 no. Self-bunded chemical bulk storage tanks located adjacent to the intake building and dosing kiosk enclosure. Installation of 3 no. Self-bunded chemical bulk storage tanks adjacent to the wtp building and 2 dosing kiosk enclosures. Installation of a concrete flocculation tank adjacent to the wtp building. Construction of 3 no. Concrete combined used wash water equalisation and settlement tanks. Construction of sludge infrastructure including a precast concrete sludge balancing tank, a precast concrete picket fence thickener tank and a precast concrete sludge holding tank. Construction of a canopy onto the west elevation of the sludge building. Installation of emergency standby diesel generator with bunded fuel storage and acoustic enclosure on a concrete plinth. Installation of a new primary flow gauge within the river slaney. Upgrade and extension of access road within the site. Site service and landscaping. All associated ancillary site development works above and below ground. A natura impact statement accompanies this application.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

UtilitiesTU

“To provide for transport infrastructure and public utilities”

National zoning type: Wastewater

Objective set by the Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Rathvilly Small Town Plan (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
28 Slaney Bank, Rathvilly, Carlow	Jun 2026	€445,000	355 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received3 March 2021
Further information requested22 April 2021
Further information received19 November 2021
Decision due22 January 2022
Decision issued20 January 2022
Grant issued22 February 2022
Permission expiry21 February 2027

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