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Carranstown and Caulstown, Platin Duleek, County Meath

Amendments to an approved power plant to increase electrical output and add a gas connection.

2560926 · Meath County Council · Lodged 29 August 2025

Reference: 2560926
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 August 2025

Summary

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The proposed amendments to the approved power plant include removing the gas turbine buildings while keeping the turbines, adding a cooler unit, revising the water treatment plant, and adding a gas connection. These changes will increase the electrical output from 170MW to 190MW when fuelled on gas.

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Floor area: 256 m²

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Development description

The proposed amendments include
Removal of the gas turbine buildings housing the approved ocgt units (turbines, generators and auxiliary equipment). The ocgt units will remain in place
Addition of finfan cooler unit and associated plant
Revised water treatment plant (‘wtp’) design and layout, incorporating: replacement of de-ionising building with modular demineralised water plant; addition of air compressor container, waste water and oily water collection sumps, and chemical dosing skid; revised position for chemical storage area and bund; replacement of firefighting water tank with firefighting foam tank
Addition of raw water and demineralised water pumps within water storage area
Reduction in height and area of service building, from 6m high to 3m high and from 520 sq. M. To 256 sq. M
Revised positioning of hydrotreated vegetable oil (‘hvo’) storage tanks within approved fuel storage area
Addition of gas above ground installation (‘agi’) and connection to gas main running to the north of the site to facilitate the use of gas as a fuel option for the approved ocgt units. Electrical output will increase from 170mw to 190mw when fuelled on gas
Addition of gas filtration, heating and pressure reduction skids
Change in height of 110kv transformers, from 5m to 6.8m
Addition of 4 no. Auxiliary transformers
Modularisation of switchgear building, resulting in revised area (increase from 160.43 sq. M. To 225.20 sq. M. )
Addition of emergency generator
All associated ancillary development, site works and services. The application relates to a development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an industrial emissions directive (ied) licence. The application relates to the provision of an establishment to which the chemicals act (control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances) regulations 2015 (s. I. 209 of 2015) apply. A natura impact statement accompanies the application, which takes account of the proposed amendments and also additional minor development on the site (mv substation building and associated underground cabling) that has been applied for under a separate application

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Address	Date	Price	Distance
Drogheda Rd, Duleek, Meath	May 2026	€500,000	332 m

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Application received29 August 2025

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