Ballyneal Townland, Clonea Power, County Waterford Ireland
Construction of a new wetland wastewater treatment plant and decommissioning of the old plant in Clonea Power.
2660182 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 20 March 2026
- Reference
- 2660182
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new constructed wetland wastewater treatment plant with four ponds, a maintenance road, a new access point, and a terminal pumping station. The existing Clonea Power wastewater treatment plant will be decommissioned.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
A 10 year planning permission for development at the site. The development will consist of: (1) provision of constructed wetland (cw) type wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) for the treatment of wastewater from the agglomeration comprising 1 no. Septic tank and 4 no. Cw ponds; (2) construction of maintenance road surrounding the cw ponds; (3) provision of new access to the cw wwtp site from the public road; (4) provision of a new terminal wastewater pumping station (wwps) including mcc kiosk, wet kiosk, stairs with access gate to the kiosks, vent stack (6m high), and stormwater management (36m3) located at the car park opposite to ss cuan and broghan church, off the main road; (5) decommission of the existing clonea power wwtp; (6) ancillary works associated with the development including the associated pipework, fencing, proposed wwtp site drainage, and landscaping. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with this application.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and promote the character of the Rural Village and promote a vibrant community appropriate to available physical and community infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Built up area
Objective set by the WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received20 March 2026
- Further information requested13 May 2026
- Further information received29 June 2026
- Decision due26 July 2026
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