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RED III development which will consist of planning permission for a period of 10…

Thornhill and Annaholty , Birdhill , Co. Tipperary

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The story so far

Application timeline

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  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 2f9e510c8ac1a81375e08d48382393821b759d0d0194d9b6e277d369df0b0bd1 · field: ReceivedDate

What changed

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Decision due date: 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-29

Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Thornhill and Annaholty , Birdhill , Co. Tipperary. Proposal excerpt: “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. 1…”

Location & nearby applications

Thornhill and Annaholty , Birdhill , Co. Tipperary

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Documents & sources

Tipperary County Council · Reference 2660621

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 2f9e510c8ac1a81375e08d48382393821b759d0d0194d9b6e277d369df0b0bd1

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 2f9e510c8ac1a81375e08d48382393821b759d0d0194d9b6e277d369df0b0bd1

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:55:37.543594+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
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
Application details
Reference
2660621
Site address
Thornhill and Annaholty , Birdhill , Co. Tipperary
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
June 25, 2026
Decision due
September 29, 2026
Authority
Tipperary County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-09-23
    • decision due date: 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-29

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