Planning application · Cork County Council

Amendment to the permission granted under ref.15/4926 as extended by ref 20/5549…

Inchera Little Island Co.Cork

23/5586 · CorkOn Site
Reference
23/5586
Planning authority
Cork County Council
Received
3 Aug 2023
Decided
17 Nov 2023
Status
On Site
Commenced
5 Jan 2026

Proposed development

Permission for an amendment to the permission granted under ref.15/4926 as extended by ref 20/5549 for renewable bioenergy plant. The amendment consists of: 1) omission of one permitted combined heat and power (CHP) enclosure to reduce the CHP capacity from 4MW to 1MW, 2) replacement of the CHP capacity by installation of a biogas upgrade unit to generate renewable gas from biogas, 3) installation of a gas grid entry unit to facilitate the export of renewable gas to the national gas grid, 4) installation of a carbon capture and storage unit to take the carbon dioxide stream from the biogas with associated tank and filling area to facilitate off-site export for use in industry, 5) amendments to the permitted tank farm to; a) reduce the number of tanks from the permitted 16 process tanks to 9 process tanks. All tanks will remain within the max permitted capacity and height. b) reduce the footprint of the tank farm and increase the bund wall height by 1.3m, 6)ancillary development works include installation of pipe runs, reorganisation of permitted car parking layout, relocation of a weighbridge, relocation of permitted boiler and stack and biogas holder, all to facilitate the proposed amendments. The proposed development is wholly within the permitted site boundary and relates to changes confined to the east of the site covering an area of approximately 0.7ha. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an industrial emissions directive licence issued by the environmental protection agency reg no. P1018-01.

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