Permission Oct 14 CORK COUNTY Kilboultragh, Macroom, Co. Cork John O' Leary and Nephin Renewable Gas - Macroom Ltd. intend to apply for Permission for development at Kilboultragh, Macroom, Co. Cork. The site is partially greenfield ( surrounded by agricultural lands ) and partially brownfield, with disused intensive agricultural units located to the north of the site, and includes a proposed access road route to the west and southwest of the main site area leading to a new site entrance at the L7451, along with upgrades to the public road and underground services extending from the main site area to the southwest. The site comprises an area of c.8.39 hectares. The proposed development comprisies the construction of an anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable biomethane, and a bio based fertiliser from organic material. The total gross floor area of the proposed development ( including internal plant areas and ancillary structures ) will be c. 3,317.6 sq.m. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive. The development will consist of the following,
Permission for:
• Demolition of 13 no. existing disused intensive agricultural structures (former piggery) comprising sheds, silos, and tanks (with a combined gross floor area (GFA) of c. 2,256.3 sq.m), located within the northeastern section of the site and site clearance works.
• Construction of 3 no. digesters (c. 15.5m in height), 1 no. digestate storage tank (c. 15.5m in height), located in the northeastern portion of the main site area.
• 2 no. liquid feed tanks (c. 7.2m in height), a pump house (with a GFA of c. 14 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), and a pump skid (c. 0.8m in height) located adjacent to the digesters.
• 3 no. pasteurisation tanks (each c. 6m in height), a post pasteurisation cooling tank (c. 6m in height) a pre fertiliser manufacturing tank (c. 6m in height), ferric chloride storage tank (c. 6m in height), and rain water storage tank (c. 6m in height), located to the west of the digesters, in the central portion of the site.
• An O2 generation unit (with a GFA of c. 13.9 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), an O2 container (with a GFA of c. 13.9 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), an electrical container (with a GFA of c. 13.9 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), and a pump container (with a GFA of c. 16.9 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), located within the eastern section of the main site area, between the digesters.
• A part single-storey and part two-storey reception hall (with a GFA of c. 1,964.4 sq.m and an overall height of c. 16.5m) to accommodate a laboratory, panel room, tool store, workshop, storage areas, and a liquid feed intake area, with an adjacent fire water storage tank (c. 7.7m in height) and well with water treatment equipment, located north of the reception hall, all located in the north-central portion of the site, to the west and northwest of the digesters.
• A single-storey solid digestate storage and nutrient recovery building (with a GFA of c. 879.9 sq.m and an overall height of c. 12.4m, a fuel tank (c. 1.6m in height), a backup generator (c. 2.3m in height), located to the south of the reception hall, in the central portion of the site.
• Odour abatement plant (c. 12m in height to stack) and equipment and a digestate offtake area to the south of the solid digestate storage and nutrient recovery building.
• 2 no. biogas treatment skids (c. 4.1m in height), a combined heat and power (CHP) unit and panel room (with a maximum height of c. 10m to top of flue), 2 no. biogas compression systems (c. 2.6m in height), a gas boiler (with a GFA of c. 13.1 sq.m and a height of c. 5.6m to top of flue), and a biogas upgrading module (with a GFA of c. 27.8 sq.m and a height of c. 4.6m), located in the southern portion of the main site area.
• An emergency dual fuel flare (c. 11.3m in height) and 2 no. propane tanks (c. 1.3m in height), located to the west of the biogas treatment structures, within the southern portion of the main site area.
• An ESB substation (with.
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