Kilkenny business seeks to relocate operations
CTB Recycling Ltd, based in Gowran, have submitted plans to Kilkenny County Council to relocate their existing business to the opposite side of the road and decommission the existing activity and business in its current location.
Also planned is the relocation of the existing weigh bridge and prefabricated building, a new entrance with 2.2m high walls and electric gates, a new earth mound with landscaping and a proposed 5m high wire mesh fence around perimeter of proposed site.
Other items sought in the application include a site office with treatment plant and percolation area, a proposed yard which will be a mixture of concrete and hard standing area with underground storage tank and a petrol oil inceptor and soakaway.
All machinery associated with the storage of agricultural plastic wrap are planned to be relocated and a shredder is proposed for timber waste.
Notably, permission is being sought for the existing business site to revert back to agricultural use incorporated into the existing farm complex.
A decision is due by August 18, 2024.