GrantedIndustrialDecided 23 April 2025

Killoran, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Construction of a healthcare waste treatment and recycling facility with three buildings and associated infrastructure in Killoran.

2460978 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 14 November 2024

Reference: 2460978
Authority: Tipperary County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 November 2024

Summary

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The development will consist of a state-of-the-art healthcare waste treatment and recycling facility and a waste transfer station. It includes three buildings, rooftop solar panels, a battery energy storage system, rainwater harvesting, and wastewater treatment systems. The facility is designed to process 10,000 tonnes of healthcare waste and 15,000 tonnes of hazardous waste annually.

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Floor area: 2,539 m²

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Development description

A state-of-the-art healthcare waste treatment and recycling facility and a waste transfer station. The development will include the construction of 3 no. Buildings; building 1 (total gross floor area of circa (ca. ) 2,242m2 and ca. 9m tall), building 2 (total gross floor area of ca. 229m2 and ca. 6m tall) and building 3 (total gross floor area of ca. 68m2 and ca. 4m tall) along with associated ancillary development including rooftop solar photovoltaic panels, 1no. Battery energy storage system (total gross floor area of ca. 34m2 x 2m tall) and inverter, onsite tank with bunding, vehicle parking, rainwater harvesting tank, surface water retention ponds, firewater retention pond, firewater storage pillow tank, an on-site wastewater treatment system and associated polishing filter bed percolation area, dedicated container storage yard for the temporary storage of container units, signage, landscaping, perimeter security fencing and all ancillary works. The total development area will be ca. 3.75 hectares(ha). The development will intake ca. 10,000 tonnes per annum of healthcare waste for treatment and recycling and an additional ca. 15,000 tonnes per annum of hazardous waste will be accepted, temporarily stored, handled and consolidated onsite for onward transfer - an eiar has been submitted with the application

Key dates

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Application received14 November 2024
Further information requested17 January 2025
Further information received27 February 2025
Decision due23 April 2025
Decision issued23 April 2025
Grant issued27 May 2025
Permission expiry26 May 2030

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