Deepwater Quay, Sligo
Doubling of waste capacity and acceptance of hazardous waste at Sligo Materials Recovery Facility.
17243 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 23 June 2017
- Reference
- 17243
- Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to increase the annual waste accepted from 25,000 to 50,000 tonnes. The proposal includes accepting commercial and domestic non-hazardous wastes, household and commercial hazardous waste, and adding new storage containers. This development requires a review of the EPA Industrial Emissions Licence.
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Official record
Development description
Development consisting of an increase in the amount of waste accepted annually from 25,000 tonnes to 50,000 tonnes; the acceptance of commercial and domestic non-hazardous wastes; the acceptance of household hazardous waste at the civic amenity area and commercial hazardous waste in the transfer building; the provision of additional waste receptacles in the civic amenity area and 3 no. Secure hazardous waste storage containers in the south-eastern yard at its existing materials recovery facility. The development will require the review of the industrial emissions licence granted by the environmental protection agency. An environmental impact statement (eis) accompanies the application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Objective: Facilitate the provision and improvement/upgrading of transport-related infrastructure and essential services/utilities such as power supply, telecommunications, gas infrastructure, waste facilities, water supply, wastewater treatment etc.”
National zoning type: Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses
Objective set by the Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Timeline
- Application received23 June 2017
- Decision due17 August 2017
- Decision issued16 August 2017
- Grant issued16 September 2017
- Permission expiry15 September 2022
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