Planning application · Cork County Council

An extension to the existing production building, expansion of the site utility services…

Ballytrasna Little Island Co. Cork

20/5627 · CorkGranted
Reference
20/5627
Planning authority
Cork County Council
Received
30 Jul 2020
Decided
20 Nov 2020
Status
Granted

Proposed development

An extension to the existing production building, expansion of the site utility services, and provision of a new waste water treatment plant at this site. The proposed development will comprise of: (i) a three storey 1,723 sqm extension to a maximum height of 21.145m, including roof mounted equipment, to the north-west side of the existing single storey production building (maximum height of 9.35m), (ii) expansion of the utility yard to the west and north of the extension which will include; a chilled water system and buffer tanks, a clean-in-place system, a bunded diesel storage tank, a diesel generator and associated flue, a new boiler flue, a juice unloading bund, a 24 sqm single storey extension to the sprinkler pump house, and associated equipment access platforms and pipe racks (iii) a 118 sqm single storey chemical drum store lean-to enclosure (iv) a new waste water treatment plant, which will include c.1,856 sqm area of bunded tanks, a 165sqm single storey control building, a 64 sqm single storey electrical substation building, and a reconfigured access from the public road (v) the decommissioning and relocation of 40 No. existing car parking spaces from the existing R&D facility to a proposed extension to the car park (under construction) permitted under planning application reference 19/06776, and the addition of 13 No. new parking spaces (vi) temporary contractor’s compound, and (vii) all associated underground services, site development works and landscaping. The proposed development will also include the demolition and removal of redundant structures and equipment and the decommissioning of the existing waste water treatment plant. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

What happens next

Permission was granted on 20 Nov 2020. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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