Planning application · Meath County Council

10-year planning permission for development at the existing Navan Wastewater Treatment…

Navan Wastewater Treatment Works , Ferganstown and Ballymacon , Boyne Road

2560220 · MeathGranted
Reference
2560220
Planning authority
Meath County Council
Received
5 Mar 2025
Decided
28 Apr 2025
Status
Granted
Site area
5.4 ha

Proposed development

10-year planning permission for development at the existing Navan Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP). The development comprises upgrades to increase the capacity of the existing WwTP and consists of the following works: two new covered primary settlement tanks; new final (secondary) settlement tank; new sludge liquor buffer tank; new thickened sludge holding tank; new holding tank for alum sludge imports; additional centrifuge; replacement and refurbishment of screens, pumps and associated parts; application of covers to existing primary settlement tanks; upgrade of ventilation system and installation of odour control unit; provision of a containerised standby generator; construction of below ground storm attenuation tank; decommissioning of redundant sludge digestor tanks and related equipment; site access upgrades, and all ancillary landscaping and site development works above and below ground An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with this application

What happens next

Permission was granted on 28 Apr 2025. 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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