Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedInfrastructureDecided 24 June 2021

RAMELTON MILFORD AND RATHMULLAN, CO DONEGAL

Construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and associated infrastructure in Donegal.

2051157 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 25 August 2020

Reference
2051157
Authority
Donegal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
25 August 2020

Summary

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The project involves building a new wastewater treatment plant in Tirroddy with process tanks, sludge storage, and an administration building. It also includes a 1,590m effluent pipeline with a marine section in Lough Swilly, and a main pumping station in Ramelton.

Infrastructurewastewaterinfrastructuremarineutility

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Development description

1)construction of a new wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) in the townland of tirroddy with associated and ancillary development works including internal access road, inlet works, wwtp process tanks, sludge storage tanks, chemical storage tanks, ancillary treatment units, administration & esb sub-station building, sludge press building, internal pumping stations, surface water attenuation pond, 2.4m high boundary fence around the perimiter of the wwtp works, 1.2m fencing around the site boundary, entrance via an existing coillte roadway and entrance onto l-5612-1 and widening and strenghtening of l-5612-1 2)construction of approximately 1,590m of treated effluent outfall pipeline in the townlands of tirroddy and brownknoe, including approximately 160m marine section & outfall diffuser located in lough swilly3) construction of 1 no. Main wastewater pumping station at ramelton in the townland of ramelton including all ancillary development works, demolition of existing single-storey building, flood protection measures, below ground storage tank & structures, pump house building, esb sub-station unit, rubble stone perimiter walls, new entrance onto castle street, reconstruction of an existing stone boundary wall approximately 15m long along castle street and connection to existing storm outfalls 4)construction of 1 no. Main wastewater pumping station at rathmullan in the townland of rathmullan & ballyboe including all ancillary development works, flood protection measures, below ground storage tank & structures, pump house building, rubble stone perimeter walls, esb sub-station unit, demolition of an existing subterranean municipal septic tank, new turning hammerhead at the end of the existing turning circle at abbey view estate, new entrance to abbey view estate, temporary working area during construction and connection to existing storm outfalls 5)construction of 1 no. Network wastewater pumping station at rathmullan in the townland of rathmullan & ballyboe including all ancillary development works, flood protection measures, below ground pumping station, storage tank & structures, low-level control kiosk, 7.6m high ornate ventilation stack, rubble stone perimeter walls, demolition of an existing subterranean municipal septic tank, new entrance onto main street, temporary working area during construction, temporary entrance onto main street during construction, relocation and upgrading of existing storm drain and connection to existing storm outfall......

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received25 August 2020
  2. Further information requested15 October 2020
  3. Further information received16 February 2021
  4. Decision due1 July 2021
  5. Decision issued24 June 2021
  6. Appeal submitted21 July 2021
  7. Appeal decided12 April 2022
  8. Permission expiry11 April 2027

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