Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 14 November 2019

IDA Ireland, Belview Science and Technology Park, Gorteens Slieverue

Construction of a continental cheese manufacturing plant at Belview Science and Technology Park.

19668 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 20 September 2019

Reference
19668
Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
20 September 2019

Summary

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A seven-year planning permission is sought for a continental cheese manufacturing plant. The development includes a production building, a 10-bay milk intake building, storage silos up to 28 metres high, and an on-site wastewater treatment plant.

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Official record

Development description

For a seven year planning permission for a continental cheese manufacturing plant. The development will include a part single storey and part two storey production building approximately 14 metres high with intakes, processing plant and equipment, packing, stores, dispatch, offices, laboratories, utilities and personnel facilities; a 10 bay milk intake and cream dispatch building approximately 11 metres high and associated plant and equipment with office, milk testing and personnel facilities; storage silos up to 28 metres high for milk, whey and water; pipe and service bridges, salt silos and brine mixing; sprinkler storage tank and pumphouse; waste water treatment plant comprising balancing, waste water treatment and sludge drying and a truck wash; waste recovery compound and store and a monitoring building. Site development works will include earthworks; security fencing; traffic barriers; a new entrance; internal roads and paved areas; car, truck and bicycle parking; drains and services; connection to existing water main and foul drain in the park and a treated wastewater outfall pipeline from the on site wastewater treatment plant to the existing irish water outfall within the waterford city wastewater treatment plant at gorteens; attenuation ponds; fire water retention pond; site lighting; signage and landscaping. The application also seeks retention of and alterations to the existing construction compound which will be removed on completion of the works. The development consists of an activity for which an industrial emissions licence is required. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 3 June 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 March 2024.

Notified floor area: 26,043.1 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received20 September 2019
  2. Decision due14 November 2019
  3. Decision issued14 November 2019
  4. Appeal submitted13 December 2019
  5. Appeal decided30 June 2020
  6. Permission expiry29 June 2027

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