Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 20 February 2024

Tawnaghmore Upper and Tawnaghmore Lower, Killala, Co. Mayo

A 50 megawatt biomass-fueled electricity generating station on a 19-hectare site.

2360134 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 28 April 2023

Reference
2360134
Authority
Mayo County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
28 April 2023

Summary

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The proposal is for a nominal 50 megawatt electricity generating station combusting woody biomass chips and a small proportion of fuel oil. The development spans a 19-hectare site, with 7 hectares developed to include fuel storage, processing facilities, a boiler house, and associated infrastructure.

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Development description

A nominal 50 megawatt electricity generating station, combusting woody biomass chips (domestic and imported) as well as a small proportion of fuel oil for boiler start-up. The total site area is 19.0 ha of which approximately 7 ha will be developed. The elements of the station are: weighbridges (2 no. ), scale house, roundwood storage area, log deck, enclosed wood chipper, wood chip truck dump, wood chip receiving hopper, wood chip screen, wood chip hog, wood chip bins (2 no. ), wood chip storage building, wood chip reclaimer, wood chip conveyors with associated magnetic separators, fuel oil storage tank and associated pumps, fuel oil generator, boiler house, baghouse, ash silo, induced draft fan room, boiler stack, combustion air and flue gas fans, boiler additive material receiving hoppers (3 no. ), boiler additive conveyors with associated magnetic separators, boiler additive silos (3 no. ), boiler water treatment tanks and associated pumps, ammonia tank and associated pumps, turbine hall (existing), control room (existing), cooling tower and associated pumps, water treatment building, waste water storage tank, fire water storage tank and associated pumps, compressed air system, high voltage transfer lines (3 no. ), low voltage transfer lines (3 no. ), gsu transformer, switchyard, switchyard mcc room (existing), storage and maintenance building (existing), garage, car park, hgv parking, flagpoles (3 no. ), external lighting, cctv cameras, internal road system, signage, construction compound, landscaping, foul and storm water disposal systems, storm water attenuation, wheel washes, gatehouses (2 no. ), entrance gates, security fencing, and all associated site works and services. (see attached description of proposed development document for more details. )

Key dates

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  1. Application received28 April 2023
  2. Further information requested22 June 2023
  3. Further information received25 January 2024
  4. Decision due21 February 2024
  5. Decision issued20 February 2024
  6. Grant issued22 March 2024
  7. Permission expiry21 March 2029

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