Townland of Rathpeacon, Killeens, Cork City

The development involves the conversion of the existing Killeens Wastewater Treatment Plant to a Pumping Station, with wastewater pumped away to the Cork City drainage network. The development will consist of: Decommissioning of existing infrastructure at the Wastewater Treatment Plant site, including the inlet works, stormwater holding tank, primary settlement tank, Rotating Biological Contactors (2 No.), sand filter, sludge holding tank, final clarifiers (2 No.), outlet meter chamber, balancing tank, New infrastructure on the current Wastewater Treatment Plant site associated with its intended use as a pumping station, including pump sump and valve chamber, flowmeter chamber, Motor Control Centre (MCC) kiosk, new stormwater holding tank, odour control chemical storage tank and dosing plant, New access road and entrance gate on the eastern boundary of the site, post and rail fencing/screen planting/entrance gate/farm gates along the new access road. Use of the existing entrance off the N20 will be discontinued. Rising main pipeline through Gleann Iris estate and along Rathpeacon Road, with a passive Odour Contol Unit at the high point on the rising main, and a gravity sewer pipeline from that high point to a connection point on the public sewer at Northpoint Business Park. New ground mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels together with mounting structures and inverters Biodiversity enhancement including planting of native woodland on part of the discontinued site access road off the N20, amenity grassland, removal of existing Leylandii trees along North-Eastern site boundary and replacement with native planting. Site development including landscaped and hard standing areas, internal roads on the Wastewater Treatment Plant site.

Location

Cork City, Co. Cork Map

Council

Cork City Council

Planning reference

2443191