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Carranstown & Caulstown, Platin, Duleek Co. Meath

Construction of a 208MW open cycle gas turbine power plant with associated infrastructure and storage tanks.

LB181494 · Meath County Council · Lodged 13 December 2018

Reference: LB181494
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 December 2018

Summary

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The proposed development comprises a 208MW electrical output gas turbine power plant. It will include four containerised peaker plant units with exhaust stacks, a water treatment plant, fuel storage tanks, and associated infrastructure.

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Development description

The proposed development will comprise a 208mw (electrical output) open cycle gas turbine (ocgt) power plant & comprises the following elements: a) 4 no containerised peaker plant units (each 248m2 and c. 8m wide x 31m long x 3.5m high), each housing a fully enclosed & roofed turbo generator comprising of 2no. Turbines with a common generator, all on a concrete plinth of 615m2; b) each unit has two exhaust stacks (15m in height) one for each turbine; c) water treatment plant comprising: 275m2 water treatment (demineralisation) building (6m high x 11m wide x 25m long); a 120m2 raw water treatment tank of 1000m3 (c. 10m high); a 315m2 deionized (treated water) water storage tank (max. Volume of 4900m3) c. 16m high; hydrochloric acid tank (5m3) c. 3m high; sodium hydroxide tank (2.5m3) c. 2m high; waste water storage tank (40m3) (c. 2.5m high); 25m2 firewater module measuring 5m wide x 5m length x 5m high; foul water pump station (slab area of 121m2) d) 2 no fuel storage tanks to each hold a maximum volume of 4,900m3 per tank (each c. 16m high), & associated fuel pumping & filtering equipment & pipework, all within a 2350m2 concrete bund e) 3 no. Waste storage containers, each 80m2 (c. 3m wide x 26m length x 4m high) f) diesel generator with floor area of 32m2 (c. 4m wide x 8m length x 4m high) g) 2 no transformers each 160m2, & each measuring c. 8m wide x 10m length x 9m high h) a 830m2 office & ancillary services building (c. 20 wide x 47 length x 6m high) i) a 570m2 switchgear (mv) building (c. 13 wide x 54 length x 5m high) j) all other miscellaneous & ancillary site works, including:12 no. Car parking spaces & 3no unloading bays, widened & upgraded entrance from the r152, two lowered site platform areas & internal circulation road & hard & soft landscaping, a temorary construction compound, & palisade fencing. K) new road markings, including deceleration lane approaching the site, on the r152. The proposed development will include connection to public water & wastewater provision, supplied by irish water. The application relates to a development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an industrial emissions directive (ied) licence & full details of the proposed development & its anticipated environmental impacts will be notified to the environmental protection agency. A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application

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

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Address	Date	Price	Distance
Drogheda Rd, Duleek, Meath	May 2026	€500,000	316 m

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Application received13 December 2018

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