Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 6 May 2025

Former Lisheen Mine Site, Killoran Moyne, Thurles Co. Tipperary

Construction of an anaerobic digestion plant at the former Lisheen Mine site.

2460936 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 2 November 2024

Reference
2460936
Authority
Tipperary County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
2 November 2024

Summary

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The development consists of a large anaerobic digestion plant featuring multiple primary and secondary digester tanks, feed hoppers, technical rooms, and storage tanks. It also includes feedstock storage clamps, sheds, a biomethane upgrading plant, and a loading facility.

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Development description

Construction of an anaerobic digestion plant comprising: 4 no. Primary digester tanks (each measuring c. 7.6 m in height); 3 no. Secondary digester tanks (each measuring c. 14.5 m in height); 4 no. Feed hoppers; 4 no. Technical rooms (ranging in size from c. 35 sq m to c. 95 sq m gfa); 2 no. Biogas conditioning units; process, storage and buffer tanks (comprising: 1 no. Buffer digestate storage tank (c. 7.5 m in height), 1 no. Suspension buffer tank (c. 8 m in height), 1 no. Process area runoff storage tank (c. 4.5 m in height); 1 no. Buffer digestate process tank (c. 4.5 m in height), 1 no. Treated digestate liquids recycle storage tank (c. 4.5 m in height); 1 no. Roofed liquids feed-mix tank (c. 3 m in height)); these components will be located within a containment bund constructed c. 3 m below ground level. The proposed development will also consist of: feedstock storage (comprising 3 no. Storage clamps (c. 1,050 sq m in area each) and 2 no. Storage sheds (c. 500 sq m gfa each)); a biomethane upgrading plant (including natural gas compression unit); a biomethane loading facility (comprising 4 no. Loading bays with associated gates and safety features measuring c. 490 sq m in area); a biomass boiler with its associated pellet storage silo (c. 12.5 m in height); combined heat and power (chp) plant and associated heat exchanger; a single storey bio-based fertiliser processing and storage unit (c. 3,890 sq m gfa) (including digestate dewatering plant, fertiliser pasteurisation plant and bio-based fertiliser loading facilities); a single storey office building (c. 105 sq m gfa) (including offices, meeting room, control room, laboratory, welfare facilities, storeroom and a first-aid facility); bin storage; 9 no. Car parking spaces (including 5 no. Standard parking spaces, 2 no. Electric vehicle (ev) spaces and 1 no. Accessible car parking space); electric vehicle (ev) charging infrastructure; 10 no. Bicycle parking spaces; vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access / egress and associated circulation routes; 2 no. Weighbridges; a vehicle steam wash area; fuel storage tank and associated bund; an emergency flare (c. 7.6 m in height); a process area runoff lagoon; an attenuation pond; an esb sub-station; boundary treatments [including gates, piers and fencing]; site lighting; all hard and soft landscaping; provision of sustainable urban drainage systems (suds); and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and all other associated site excavation

Key dates

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  1. Application received2 November 2024
  2. Further information requested3 January 2025
  3. Further information received5 March 2025
  4. Decision due8 May 2025
  5. Decision issued6 May 2025
  6. Appeal submitted29 May 2025
  7. Appeal decided5 December 2025
  8. Permission expiry4 December 2030

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