114 Megawatt gas fired peaking power plant (which will be capable of running on a mix…
Croaghaun West Srahnakilly and Bellacorick townlands , Bellacorick , Co. Mayo
Proposed development
The development will consist of a 114 Megawatt gas fired peaking power plant (which will be capable of running on a mix of natural gas and hydrogen) comprising the ’electricity generating station’. The electricity generating station will comprise of 2 no. open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) generators each consisting of an air intake filter system, exhaust stack (28 metres high), air vent stack, inter cooler system, turbine control room and transformers. In addition the development will include: • Above Ground Installation (AGI) to facilitate connection to the Gas Network, with compound area of 1,600 m²; • 3 no. Gas AGI buildings; • Admin & welfare block; • Electrical Substation with area of 3,800 m²; • 1 no. Substation building; • Electrical building; • 3 no. Secondary fuel storage tanks with volume of 3,600 m³; • Fire Water Storage Tank & Pumphouse; • Sludge Tank & Pump House; • Resurfacing, Repair and Improvement of Existing Site Entrance; • Replacement Bridge; • Gatehouse; • Internal Access Roads; and • Associated Grid Connection Works within the L52925 Public Roadway. The development will include the provision of 12 no. parking spaces, footpaths, landscaping, fencing and all other associated site development plant and equipment and other works including surface water and foul wastewater drainage infrastructure. The development includes for the demolition and removal of a dwelling (112 m²) and associated farmyard barn and outbuildings (94 m², 15 m², 17 m² and 45 m²), all within a total overall application boundary of 4.35 ha. It should be noted in respect of this planning application that permission is sought for a period of 25 years.
What happens next
Permission was granted on 22 Dec 2023. 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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