Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedEnergyDecided 6 February 2026

Killough Quarry, Gaile Townland, Holycross Co. Tipperary

Construction of a bio-renewables production facility with anaerobic digestion and solar generation.

2560019 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 13 January 2025

Reference
2560019
Authority
Tipperary County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
PERMISSION
Received
13 January 2025

Summary

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The development consists of a proposed bio-renewables production facility incorporating anaerobic digestion on a 6.3-hectare site. The facility will convert feedstocks to bio-methane, CO2, green electricity, and organic fertilisers, and includes the demolition of a 158 sq. m. quarry store building and construction of a two-storey administration building.

Energybio energyanaerobic digestionsolarquarry
Storeys
2
Floor area
664 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • An overall planning application site area of c. 6.3 hectares consisting of a proposed bio-renewables production facility, buffer screening, ancillary facilities and site access via the existing permitted quarry entrance
  • The proposed bio-renewables production facility (incorporating anaerobic digestion) compound will cover an area of c. 4 hectares. The production facility will convert feedstocks to end of line co-products, namely bio-methane (gas), compressed bio-methane (bio-cng), carbon dioxide (co2), electricity (green), organic fertilisers (pelleted) and water, with integrated solar energy generation. The adjacent roadstone killough quarry plant will utilise the electricity, bio-methane and water. Pelletised fertiliser will be available for supply to local agriculture and traders off-site. Cng and co2 will be pressurised and stored for ongoing draw-off by tankers to points of re-use off-site. Demolition of existing quarry store building (c. 158m²) to facilitate the proposed development
  • The facility will consist of the following elements to be constructed: a) two-storey administration building with (gross floor area 664m² and 8.15m in height) to accommodate reception and storage areas, canteen, laboratory, first aid room, control room/electrical switch room, storage room, toilets, offices, conference room, training room and kitchenette, and roof solar panels 315m²; b) dry matter reception building (gross floor area 5,215m² and 12.7m in height) with roof solar panels 4,000m²; c) workshop building (gross floor area 122.1m² and 8.9m in height) to accommodate workshop and internal gantry crane, store and office at ground level and office at mezzanine level; d) bio-conversion building (gross floor area 3,257m² and 12.5m in height) with roof solar panels 2,400m²; e) pre-treatment, equalisation and gas upgrading building (gross floor area 5,685m² and 12m in height) to accommodate pre-treatment & equalisation area (3,527m²), utilities area (376m²), heat recovery plant area (361m²), water treatment recovery area (316m²), and gas upgrading facility (1,105m²) with roof solar panels 3,850m²; f) digestate handling building (gross floor area 692m² and 8.6m in height) to accommodate palletiser station/packing station area (150m²), solid dryer/vacuum evaporator area (392m²) and nutrient adjustment facility (150m²); g) warehouse storage building (gross floor area 158m² and 11.2m in height); h) bio-filling station building (gross floor area 300m² and 9.75m in h

Key dates

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  1. Application received13 January 2025
  2. Further information requested7 March 2025
  3. Further information received5 December 2025
  4. Decision due7 February 2026
  5. Decision issued6 February 2026
  6. Appeal submitted5 March 2026

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