Local Authority Projects (LAPS) – An Bord Pleanála

Rossinver Wastewater Treatment Plant and Ancillary Works

Leitrim County Council proposes to seek approval of An Bord Pleanála for a wastewater treatment plant and ancillary works in the townlands of Gubalaun and Sraud (Conolly). The proposed development comprises:

Wastewater Treatment Plant (100 population equivalent), including:
- Primary settlement tank
- 2 No. Rotating Biological Contactors (RBC)
- Final settlement tank
- Chemical storage tank
- Sludge picket fence thickener
- Control kiosk
- Reed bed (nature based polishing filter)
- Security fencing and gates
Conversion of a wastewater holding tank to a pumping station
Rising main pipeline from the pumping station to the wastewater treatment plant
Gravity sewer on R282 and through Gublaun Estate (307m long)
Access road from R282 to the wastewater treatment plant (3.5m wide)
Flood storage basin

An Bord Pleanála may give approval to the application for development with or without conditions or may refuse the application for development. A copy of the Plans and Particulars for the development, the Natura Impact Statement, and the Appropriate Assessment Screening Report will be available for inspection at the following locations during working hours from Wednesday 18th September 2024 to Wednesday 30th October 2024 inclusive:

The offices of Leitrim County Council:
- Planning Office, Áras an Chontae, Carrick on Shannon, Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4pm (open through lunch).
- Available for inspection on Leitrim County Council’s website below
The Offices of An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, between the hours of 9.15am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday

An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and may be inspected free of charge or purchased on payment of a specified fee (which shall not exceed the reasonable cost of making such copy).

Submissions or observations may be made in writing only to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 D01V902 during the above-mentioned period relating to:

The impact of the proposed development, if carried out, for proper planning and sustainable development in the area or areas concerned.
The likely effects of the proposed development on the environment, and

The likely significant effects of the proposed development on a European site.

Submissions or observations must be received by An Bord Pleanála not later than 5.30 pm on Wednesday 30th October 2024.

Please note that this notice refers only to the reopening of the period for submissions of the planning application submitted to An Bord Pleanála on 26th June 2024, as a result of an extension of the list of Prescribed Bodies that have been notified of the proposed development, and that the details of the application submitted in June 2024 have not changed in any way.

A person may question the validity of a decision by An Bord Pleanála by way of an application for judicial review, under Order 84 of the rules of the Superior Courts (S.I. No.15 of 1986) in accordance with Section 50 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).

Practical information in respect of the judicial review process can be accessed on the Board’s website: www.pleanala.ie

or on the Citizens Information Service website: www.citizensinformation.ie.