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Planning near you · Cork · Ref 26/2649

Permissin for: • Demolition of 13 no. existing disused intensive agricultural structures…

Kilboultragh, Macroom, Co. Cork

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Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 25 October 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Kilboultragh, Macroom, Co. Cork. Proposal excerpt: “Permissin for: • Demolition of 13 no. existing disused intensive agricultural structures (former piggery) comprising sheds, silos, and tanks (with a combined gross floor area (GFA) of c. 2,256.3 sq.m), located within the…” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

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Kilboultragh, Macroom, Co. Cork

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Cork County Council · Reference 26/2649

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Latest source observation retained: 2026-10-25T15:39:30.091716+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-10-19.

Full description from the council file
Permissin for: • Demolition of 13 no. existing disused intensive agricultural structures (former piggery) comprising sheds, silos, and tanks (with a combined gross floor area (GFA) of c. 2,256.3 sq.m), located within the northeastern section of the site and site clearance works. • Construction of 3 no. digesters (c. 15.5m in height), 1 no. digestate storage tank (c. 15.5m in height), located in the northeastern portion of the main site area. • 2 no. liquid feed tanks (c. 7.2m in height), a pump house (with a GFA of c. 14 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), and a pump skid (c. 0.8m in height) located adjacent to the digesters. • 3 no. pasteurisation tanks (each c. 6m in height), a post pasteurisation cooling tank (c. 6m in height) a pre fertiliser manufacturing tank (c. 6m in height), ferric chloride storage tank (c. 6m in height), and rain water storage tank (c. 6m in height), located to the west of the digesters, in the central portion of the site. • An O2 generation unit (with a GFA of c. 13.9 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), an O2 container (with a GFA of c. 13.9 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), an electrical container (with a GFA of c. 13.9 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), and a pump container (with a GFA of c. 16.9 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m), located within the eastern section of the main site area, between the digesters. • A part single-storey and part two-storey reception hall (with a GFA of c. 1,964.4 sq.m and an overall height of c. 16.5m) to accommodate a laboratory, panel room, tool store, workshop, storage areas, and a liquid feed intake area, with an adjacent fire water storage tank (c. 7.7m in height) and well with water treatment equipment, located north of the reception hall, all located in the north-central portion of the site, to the west and northwest of the digesters. • A single-storey solid digestate storage and nutrient recovery building (with a GFA of c. 879.9 sq.m and an overall height of c. 12.4m, a fuel tank (c. 1.6m in height), a backup generator (c. 2.3m in height), located to the south of the reception hall, in the central portion of the site. • Odour abatement plant (c. 12m in height to stack) and equipment and a digestate offtake area to the south of the solid digestate storage and nutrient recovery building. • 2 no. biogas treatment skids (c. 4.1m in height), a combined heat and power (CHP) unit and panel room (with a maximum height of c. 10m to top of flue), 2 no. biogas compression systems (c. 2.6m in height), a gas boiler (with a GFA of c. 13.1 sq.m and a height of c. 5.6m to top of flue), and a biogas upgrading module (with a GFA of c. 27.8 sq.m and a height of c. 4.6m), located in the southern portion of the main site area. • An emergency dual fuel flare (c. 11.3m in height) and 2 no. propane tanks (c. 1.3m in height), located to the west of the biogas treatment structures, within the southern portion of the main site area. • An ESB substation (with a GFA of c. 27 sq.m and a height of c. 3.4m, a grid injection unit (with a GFA of c. 21.7 sq.m and a height of c. 2.8m), which will be connected to the gas grid via an underground connection by Gas Networks Ireland, within a fenced compound, and a grid offtake skid, located in the western portion of the main site area. • Construction of a two-storey ancillary office and administration building (with an overall height of c. 8.7m and a GFA of c. 305.2 sq.m) located within the northwestern portion of the main site area. • Alterations to the L7451, the L7451 / Masseytown Road / L3417 junction, and the L3417, to the southwest of the main site area, to allow for improved access and safety, including the provision of a new site entrance, road widening, boundary setback, the trimming of overhanging tree branches and vegetation, and signage. • Construction of a site access road from the L7451 leading to the main site area, including a new entrance gate. • Provision of a discharge pipe route extending from the main anaerobic digestio
Application details
Reference
26/2649
Site address
Kilboultragh, Macroom, Co. Cork
Application type
Permission
Latest reported outcome
Not yet valid
Date received
October 14, 2026
Decision due
December 08, 2026
Authority
Cork County Council

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