Red iii development at Thornhill and Annaholty, Birdhill
Thornhill and Annaholty, Birdhill, Co. Tipperary
up to 2 storeys · 12.81 ha · Lodged
Planning application 2660621 to Tipperary County Council: Red iii development which will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years for the construction, at Thornhill and Annaholty, Birdhill. A council decision is due by 29 September 2026.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council decision due
Key facts
Homes and mix
- 1 ESB substation
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Proposed development
RED III development which will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years for the construction and operation of a biogas renewable energy facility comprising of 2 no. primary anaerobic digesters (height c. 18.5m); 1 no. secondary digester/storage tank (dome height c. 16.5m); 1 no. digestate storage tank (dome height c. 16.5m); 2 no. manure reception tanks (dome height c. 12m); 1 no. desulphurisation unit (ground floor area (GFA) c. 13m2, height c. 3.3m), 1 small tank (height c. 3.2m) and 2 larger tanks (height c 9.8m & c 11.8m); 2 no. pasteurization tanks (height c. 5.6m) and 2 no. cooling tanks (height c. 5.6m); 1 no. external Solid Input Device (SID); 1 no. pump room (GFA 300m2, height 3.1m); these components will be located within a containment bund (height c. 1.5m). The proposed development will also consist of: 1 no. feedstock reception hall (GFA 1,800m2, height c.15m) with air filtration unit (stack height c. 20.5m), 1 no. underground mixing tank (diameter c.16m, height c. 4m), 1 no. SID, offices, and workshop; 5 no. silage clamps (GFA 8,640m2, height c. 5m); 1 no. storage shed (GFA 228m2, height c. 5m); 1 no. rainwater harvesting tank (height c. 6m); 1 no. fire water storage tank (height c. 5.5m); 1 no. plant room (GFA c. 90m2, height c. 5.3m); 2 no. CHP units and chillers (GFA 44m2 each, maximum height c. 7.5m to flue); 1 no. bunded biofuel tank (length c. 6.2m, height c. 2.3m); and diesel tank (length c. 4m, height 2.5m); 1 no. dewatering storage building (GFA c. 263m2, height c. 5.5m) with air filtration unit (stack height c. 9.5m); 1 no. ESB substation building (GFA c. 65m2, height c. 3.8m); 1 no. biomethane upgrade unit (GFA c. 235m2, height c. 13.2m); 1 no. carbon dioxide capture unit (GFA c. 885m2, height c. 16.7m); 1 no. two storey admin building containing offices, laboratories, and welfare facilities (GFA 228m2, height c. 8.2m); 1 no LPG compound (GFA 98m2) with bunded wall (height c. 2.5m) containing 2 no. propane tanks (diameter c. 1.5m, length c. 4.8m); 1 no. emergency flare (height c. 7.7m); 1 no. Gas Networks Ireland (‘GNI’) compound (‘Biomethane Network Entry Facility’) kiosk (GFA c. 24m2, height c. 5.1m (antenna)) with two parking bays; firewater retention pond (c. 1,750m3); infiltration basin (c. 2300m3); underground silage clamp tank, (c. 3,725m3), boundary treatments and ancillary works that will include: tree felling to facilitate construction and operation of the proposed development; new site entrance off the L94
Planning status
The application has been lodged and validated. The council has eight weeks to decide, unless it asks for further information. The council's decision is due by 29 Sept 2026.
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Nearby applications
Other applications on the Tipperary register close to this address.
- 2560984Thornhill and Annaholty, Birdhill, Co TipperaryClosed
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- 262Annaholty, Birdhill, Co. TipperaryGranted
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