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Coolaboy Dromcollogher and, Mundellihy Ballinlongig Cloonmore Tulligmacthomas Cloonpasteen, Co. Limerick.

Construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and a 6.5km outfall pipe to the River Deel, with decommissioning of the old plant.

2560698 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 July 2025

Reference: 2560698
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 July 2025

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Uisce Éireann is seeking 10-year planning permission to construct a new wastewater treatment plant to serve a population equivalent of up to 1,550. The project includes a 6.5km outfall pipe running primarily along public roads to discharge into the River Deel. The existing treatment plant will be decommissioned and demolished upon completion.

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Development description

Uisce éireann intends to apply for a 10-year planning permission to construct a new wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) at coolaboy, dromcollogher, co. Limerick. The proposed development will comprise the construction of a new wwtp to provide treatment capacity for a population equivalent (pe) of 1,350 (10 years) and 1,550 (30 years). The wastewater will be treated and discharged via an outfall pipe into the river deel at a location approximately 6.5 kilometres to the northwest of the wwtp. The outfall pipe will be located primarily in public roads in the townlands of coolaboy, mundellihy, ballinlongig, cloonmore and tulligmacthomas. The existing wwtp will be decommissioned and demolished upon completion of the proposed development. The proposed development will comprise: i) development of a new preliminary wastewater treatment plant including infrastructure such as bypass channels and screens; grit and fats, oils, greases (fog) removal plant; storm water overflow tank; sludge drying reed beds; flash mixer chamber; return liquor pumping station facilities; caustic and ferric dosing storge tanks; flow to full treatment (fft) pumping station; final settlement tank flow split chamber; 2 no. Final clarifiers; sludge draw off chamber (return-activated sludge and waste-activated sludge pumping station); static mixer; wash water pumping station; tertiary disk filter; and final effluent pumping station. Ii) development of an esb sub-station, control building, and fuel tank. Iii) provision of approx. 54m of new gravity sewer to direct flows to the new wwtp. This will replace an existing combined sewer overflow which will be decommissioned after the process switchover. Iv) provision of adequate site lighting, access gates, access stairs, walkways, car parking and electric charging facilities, and site boundary hedging and fencing. V) provision of photovoltaic (pv) panels on the site of the existing wwtp following its decommissioning. Vi) provision of site drainage infrastructure including a hydrocarbon interceptor, construction of outfall pipe along public roads, and headwall in tulligmacthomas. Vii) realignment and widening of existing site entrance, including provision of a new access road into the site and a bridge within the site. Viii) all hard and soft landscaping throughout the site, and all associated and ancillary site works. The proposed development will be accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis)

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
North Road, Main Street, Dromcollogher	Jan 2025	€90,000	197 m
The Square, Dromcollogher, Co Limerick	Mar 2025	€80,000	341 m

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Application received17 July 2025
Further information requested9 September 2025
Further information received22 May 2026
Decision due16 July 2026

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