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5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS 2 EXISTING SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING SITE The site at Ballynalurgan, Kilmainhamwood, Kells, Co. Meath is situated approximately 2.4 km northeast of the village of Kilmainhamwood, 6 km northwest of the village of Nobber, Co. Meath, and 4 km south of Kingscourt, Co.Cavan. The site, of approximately 13.2 hectares, is in the townlands of Ballynalurgan and Newcastle. The site is made up of two fields. One field, of approximately 7.7 hectares, extends from the Kingscourt to Nobber road (R162) in the southwest to a second inner field, of approximately 5.5 hectares, to the northeast of the site. This 7.7 hectare field, in the form of a narrow strip of land, runs parallel to an original passage/driveway and is set in permanent grass. This field is bordered to the northwest by a wire fence. The original passage/driveway is divided from this strip of land by an earthen bank which is topped with shrubs and some mature trees. The southern end of this field which adjoins the R162 road is bordered by a stream which runs from east to west where it goes under the original passage/driveway passage then under the road where it descends into Newcastle Lough. The second inner field, of approximately 5.5 hectares, previously planted for commercial forestry, is now the location of the existing Kilmainhamwood Compost facility. Planted trees were cleared from the centre of this field, an area of approximately 1.4 hectares, for the development of the existing facility. This field is bordered on all sides by a traditional earthen bank topped with a variety of trees and shrubs, except for the northern boundary which borders on open ditch where the water flows from west to east. The northern section of the earthen bank to the east of the field borders on open ditch where the water flows from northwest to southeast. For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. The original vehicle passage/driveway of approximately 0.7 km in length existed prior to the development of the existing facility and runs from the inner field to the Kingscourt / Nobber road (R162). As part of the development of the existing facility, a 5m wide road of approximately 0.85km in length was constructed from the facility to the R162 regional road to facilitate the movement of delivery vehicles to the composting facility located in the inner field. This road is parallel to the existing passage/driveway and on the opposite side of the earthen bank such that the earthen bank separates the original passageway from the recently constructed road. As this road approaches the R162 regional road, it diverges (to the south) away from the original passage/driveway so as to provide adequate visibility on both sides of the site entrance. The gross floor area of the existing composting buildings (indoor area) is approximately 4550m 2 .The existing facility buildings are a steel portal frame design featuring 3.0m high mass concrete walls and green cladding. The apex of the roof is 12.5m above ground level. The existing facility comprises of 22 No. positively aerated composting bays and 2 No. positively aerated Animal By-product (ABP) treatment tunnels. Each composting bay is 5.750m wide and 9 EPA Export 01-06-2010:03:55:50
5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS 11.575m long, and each ABP treatment tunnel is 7.950m wide and 25.425m long. The existing composting facility also includes a waste reception area, a compost screening area and an odour abatement area. The gross footprint of the existing composting buildings and odour abatement area is approximately 5639m 2 . An ESB substation building is located adjacent to the composting facility buildings as shown on Drawing No. 5361-2402. The floor area of this building is approximately 34m 2 . The existing infrastructure at the site is described in further detail herein. Plate 1 Existing Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The facility is currently permitted, as per EPA waste licence W0195-01 and its associated Technical Amendment A (Appendix 2.1), to accept and process 20,800 tonnes of biodegradable waste per annum. The current facility has been operational since September 2006.Thorntons Recycling now propose to extend the existing facility to accept and process up to 40,000 tonnes of biodegradable waste per annum. For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Proposed Extensions to Facility Buildings The current application proposes to extend the existing facility buildings in order to provide sufficient processing capacity for the additional tonnage. It is proposed to construct a 38m x 25m front extension (approximately 1167m 2 – including a 201m 2 ramp for waste acceptance) on the southwest side of the existing facility and a rear extension 39m x 30m (approximately 1043m 2 ) on the northeast side of the existing facility. The proposed extensions to the facility buildings are shown on Drawing No. 5361– 2402 and Drawing No. 5361-2403. The extensions to the buildings will be a steel portal frame design featuring 3.0m high mass concrete walls and green cladding (to match character of the existing buildings). The height of the proposed extensions will not be any higher than the existing buildings. 10 EPA Export 01-06-2010:03:55:50
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