Uisce Éireann submit planning for wastewater treatment plant in rural Carlow

Uisce Éireann has submitted a planning application to Carlow County Council to expand the current wastewater treatment plant in rural Carlow.

A 10-year planning permission application for the development within the existing Ballinabrannagh/Killeeshal Wastewater Treatment Plant has been made.

The current facility is situated in the townland of Killeeshal.

The proposed development includes a permission request to expand the existing wastewater treatment plant site to the north and east.

The expansion will include a below-ground inlet pumping station and Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Screen Chamber, an administrative building, two below-ground final sedimentation tanks, a sludge holding tank, and two chemical storage and dosing systems, among many other things.

25 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels, along with the decommissioning and removal of all existing structures, have also been included in the application.

The Ballinabrannagh/Killeeshal Wastewater Treatment Plant currently has a red capacity status.

This means the treatment plant is operating at or above its design limits “based on current loads received from existing homes, businesses, and developments,” according to the Uisce Éireann website.

Uisce Éireann submitted the application on November 6th, with a decision from Carlow County Council due on January 1st, 2027.

Submissions to the development must be made by December 12th.