Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedInfrastructureDecided 14 February 2025

Longwood Waste Water Treatment Plant, Longwood, County Meath

Major upgrades to the Longwood Waste Water Treatment Plant, including a new pumping station and flood wall.

2460535 · Meath County Council · Lodged 15 July 2024

Reference
2460535
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
15 July 2024

Summary

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The project involves extensive upgrades to the treatment plant, including a new pumping station, aeration tank, settlement tanks, and a sludge holding tank. It also features a solar PV panel installation for power generation and a new flood protection wall.

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Official record

Development description

  • The development will consist of the following
  • Construction of a new pumping station to transfer flows to the new treatment stream
  • Construction of a flow splitting
  • Construction of a new dual cell aeration tank including dual anoxic zones
  • Construction of 2 no. New final settlement tanks
  • Construction of both waste activated sludge (was) and return activated sludge (ras) pumping stations
  • Installation of ferric sulphate dosing system including bunded chemical storage tank
  • Construction of a control kiosk
  • Construction of a new sludge holding tank
  • Solar pv panel installation capable of a maximum power generation of 10% of wwtp power requirements
  • Construction of new influent & effluent site pipework to & from the proposed infrastructure
  • Extension of the existing site roads to the proposed infrastructure
  • Construction of a new flood protection wall. This wall is to be constructed within the site boundary to a level of 300mm above the 0.1% annual exceedance probability (aep) (1-in-1000 year) flood level
  • Site landscaping & finishes. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Rural AreaRU
“Rural Area”

National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'

Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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  1. Application received15 July 2024
  2. Further information requested6 September 2024
  3. Further information received20 November 2024
  4. Decision due20 February 2025
  5. Decision issued14 February 2025
  6. Grant issued27 March 2025
  7. Permission expiry26 March 2030

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