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THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS AND STRUCTURES ON-SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND PROCESSING OF UP TO 90,000 TONNES PER ANNUM OF HOUSEHOLD, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL (C&I), AND CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) WASTE. ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. (1) THE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING SITE AGRICULTURAL SHEDS AND STRUCTURES ON-SITE (WHICH COVER AN AREA OF 1,417 M2). (2) THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY, COMPRISING: (A) A SITE ENTRANCE, (B) A WEIGHBRIDGE, (C)TRUCKING SET DOWN AND PARKING AREAS, (D) STAFF PARKING, COMPRISING 24 PARKING SPACES INCLUDING DISABLED PARKING AND EV CHARGING, (E) A CONCRETE YARD AREA, (F) A FUEL STORAGE AREA, (G) EXTERNAL WASTE STORAGE BAYS, (H) SKIP / BIN STORAGE AREAS, (I) A PERIMETER BOUNDARY WALL (4 M IN HEIGHT) AND PERIMETER FENCING (2.1 M IN HEIGHT), (J) A STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND ATTENUATION SYSTEM, (K) AN ADMINISTRATION TWO-STOREY BUILDING (WITH AN OVERALL FLOOR AREA OF C. 396M2 AND C.7.35M IN HEIGHT), (L) A SINGLE STOREY MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY (WITH AN OVERALL FLOOR AREA OF C. 2,850M2 TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF C.13M), (M) A TRUCK LOADING BAY, (N) AN ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, ASSOCIATED PERCOLATION AREA AND ANCILLARY SERVICES, (O) AN ON-SITE ESB SUB-STATION AND ADJOINING ELECTRICAL ROOM (WITH A COMBINED FLOOR AREA OF 61 M2 AND 2.175 M IN HEIGHT), (P) SOLAR PANELS (COVERING A TOTAL AREA OF 737 M2) MOUNTED ATOP THE PROPOSED ADMINISTRATION AND MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY BUILDINGS. THE APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL ACCEPT UP TO 50,000 TONNES OF WASTE PER ANNUM AND OPERATE UNDER A WASTE FACILITY PERMIT FROM OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL DURING PHASE 1 OF OPERATIONS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL ACCEPT UP TO 90,000 TONNES OF WASTE PER ANNUM AND OPERATE UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS LICENCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DURING PHASE 2 OF OPERATIONS