More info call on waste plant application

A request from KCC planners for further information on the proposed waste recycling and vehicles end of life facility at Knockbounce, requires answers under 34 headings, writes Brian Byrne.

And on at least one of those, it seems that the application is unlikely to succeed, as it requires permission from the management of the business park where the facility is to be located to connect to the park's sewerage system, part of which is in private ownership.

The owners of the enterprises who comprise this management are in fact among the objectors to the planning application by Christopher and Catherine Dolly. One of those owners told the Diary that under no circumstances would he be prepared to support the application. "I can't speak for the others, but that's my position," says Tony Gahan of Structural Concrete Bonding Services.

The RFI request also notes that Kildare County Council's Transportation Department is concerned that traffic associated with the proposed development may have an adverse impact on traffic in Kilcullen. The planners are requesting an estimate of the number and type of traffic movements the proposed development is likely to generate, and the routes by which such traffic would access the site.

The Council is also concerned about 'a lot of vehicle manoeuvering and noisy transfers' occurring close to adjoining residential properties.

The residents of those properties, in Cnoc na Greine Woods, are among the large number of objectors to the application.

Other concerns in the RFI include 'excessive' opening times for the facility, an 'unacceptable' entrance design, possible pollution of local watercourses, and the need to know the annual tonnage and descriptions of all waste types planned for the enterprise.


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