LNG Terminal for Shannon Estuary: Planning Hearing this week
In late September 2007, Shannon LNG Ltd displayed detailed plans for a €500 million terminal to convert highly pressurised liquid gas for use on the national grid.
The plan is to open the terminal in 2012.
If granted planning permission, the north Kerry facility has the potential to provide 40% of the country’s natural gas requirements.
The plans were first sent to An Bord Pleanala as part of their planning application for the facility and were then made public on September 28 2007.
The submission of this application is the culmination of months of research, he said.
According to LNG's managing director: “The EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) is a very comprehensive document addressing all aspects of the project including environmental impacts, construction and traffic issues, safety requirements and the strict standards to be employed during both construction and operation,” he said.
The cost of the project has risen by €100 million since last year when the company began a site investigation.
Yesterday it said €500m was a more accurate reflection of the cost.
Once An Board Pleanála has received the application a seven-week window will open for the public to register objections.
The proposed complex will be built on the Kerry side of the estuary in the townlands of Ralappane and Kilcolgan Lower, situated between Ballylongford and Tarbert.
This is a land-bank owned by Shannon Development — earmarked to harness the economic potential of its deep-water access.
The terminal will involve a network of jetties, four giant gas storage tanks and buildings where the liquid gas will be converted from minus 160°.
It will require a number of fire safety measures and the establishment of an emergency plan in case of a major accident on the site.
As the terminal is considered a strategic piece of infrastructure, the planning application goes directly to An Bord Pleanála.
Kerry County Council has already approved the rezoning required to allow the complex to be built.
Chairman of Shannon Development John Brassil said the gas terminal will be a big employment boost for the north Kerry area.
From September 28 the public can view the plans at An Bord Pleanála in Dublin, in Shannon LNG’s offices in Listowel, at Kerry County Council in Tralee and at www.shannonlngplanning.ie
Thursday, 20 September 2007, (Irish Town Planners Blog): http://buckplanning.blogspot.com/2007/09/500m-gas-terminal-seeks-planning.html
"Residents fear Kerry LNG gas terminal will threaten their homes"
Up to 50 people living directly adjacent to the landbank between Tarbert and Ballylongford came together at a public meeting in Tarbert on Thursday night, where they presented their issues to two representatives of the Shannon LNG company, which is behind the proposed gas terminal.
It is expected that a residents group in Tarbert, Count Kerry, will lodge a detailed objection to An Bord Pleanála outlining their fears over the proposed LNG terminal. If their objections are upheld and plannning permisison is refused, it could sound the death knell for the multi-million euro project that is expected to create 650 jobs during construction and 50 jobs when the plant is up and running
At a public meeting in Tarbert on Thursday, members of the Kilcolgan Residents Association comprised of people living directly on the landbank said they are worried their homes would be within the immediate fall-out zone in the event of an accident. We have very legitimate concerns over the gas terminal, not least the threat it would pose to our homes, group member Adam Kearney, told The Kerryman. Weve done a lot of research and can see the many dangers worldwide associated with plants of this nature.
While Shannon LNG insist that the terminal would be extremely safe with gas being piped in at low pressure, residents on the landbank are not placated.It seems that an exclusion zone of at least 2kms should be placed on it but where are the plans for this. Within 2 kms of the site there are upwards of 30 homes, Mr Kearney said. The tanks will also be a huge presence on the landscape and were not happy with how the company are proposing to heat their plant because of the environmental effect it would have.
Friday, 2 November 2007 (Irish town planners blog): http://buckplanning.blogspot.com/2007/11/residents-fear-kerry-lng-gas-terminal.html
An oral hearing into a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal between Tarbert and Ballylongford on the Shannon Estuary has opened in Tralee, Co Kerry.The hearing is being conducted by An Bord Pleanála and is the first to be heard under legislation designed to fast-track planning for projects of strategic economic importance.
Shannon LNG proposes to build a liquefied natural gas terminal and four giant storage tanks on a 280-acre site.
Millions of gallons of natural gas would be stored at the facility before being pumped into the national grid, via a pipeline 30km long.
The oral hearing is scheduled to last a week, with An Bord Pleanála promising a decision by the end of March.
(RTE News): Monday, 21 January 2008 http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0121/gas.html?rss
A copy of the Friends of the Irish Environment's submission to An Bord Pleanala outlining their concerns can be found at: http://friendsoftheirishenvironment.net/?do=friendswork&action=view&id=645
The plan is to open the terminal in 2012.
If granted planning permission, the north Kerry facility has the potential to provide 40% of the country’s natural gas requirements.
The plans were first sent to An Bord Pleanala as part of their planning application for the facility and were then made public on September 28 2007.
The submission of this application is the culmination of months of research, he said.
According to LNG's managing director: “The EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) is a very comprehensive document addressing all aspects of the project including environmental impacts, construction and traffic issues, safety requirements and the strict standards to be employed during both construction and operation,” he said.
The cost of the project has risen by €100 million since last year when the company began a site investigation.
Yesterday it said €500m was a more accurate reflection of the cost.
Once An Board Pleanála has received the application a seven-week window will open for the public to register objections.
The proposed complex will be built on the Kerry side of the estuary in the townlands of Ralappane and Kilcolgan Lower, situated between Ballylongford and Tarbert.
This is a land-bank owned by Shannon Development — earmarked to harness the economic potential of its deep-water access.
The terminal will involve a network of jetties, four giant gas storage tanks and buildings where the liquid gas will be converted from minus 160°.
It will require a number of fire safety measures and the establishment of an emergency plan in case of a major accident on the site.
As the terminal is considered a strategic piece of infrastructure, the planning application goes directly to An Bord Pleanála.
Kerry County Council has already approved the rezoning required to allow the complex to be built.
Chairman of Shannon Development John Brassil said the gas terminal will be a big employment boost for the north Kerry area.
From September 28 the public can view the plans at An Bord Pleanála in Dublin, in Shannon LNG’s offices in Listowel, at Kerry County Council in Tralee and at www.shannonlngplanning.ie
Thursday, 20 September 2007, (Irish Town Planners Blog): http://buckplanning.blogspot.com/2007/09/500m-gas-terminal-seeks-planning.html
"Residents fear Kerry LNG gas terminal will threaten their homes"
Up to 50 people living directly adjacent to the landbank between Tarbert and Ballylongford came together at a public meeting in Tarbert on Thursday night, where they presented their issues to two representatives of the Shannon LNG company, which is behind the proposed gas terminal.
It is expected that a residents group in Tarbert, Count Kerry, will lodge a detailed objection to An Bord Pleanála outlining their fears over the proposed LNG terminal. If their objections are upheld and plannning permisison is refused, it could sound the death knell for the multi-million euro project that is expected to create 650 jobs during construction and 50 jobs when the plant is up and running
At a public meeting in Tarbert on Thursday, members of the Kilcolgan Residents Association comprised of people living directly on the landbank said they are worried their homes would be within the immediate fall-out zone in the event of an accident. We have very legitimate concerns over the gas terminal, not least the threat it would pose to our homes, group member Adam Kearney, told The Kerryman. Weve done a lot of research and can see the many dangers worldwide associated with plants of this nature.
While Shannon LNG insist that the terminal would be extremely safe with gas being piped in at low pressure, residents on the landbank are not placated.It seems that an exclusion zone of at least 2kms should be placed on it but where are the plans for this. Within 2 kms of the site there are upwards of 30 homes, Mr Kearney said. The tanks will also be a huge presence on the landscape and were not happy with how the company are proposing to heat their plant because of the environmental effect it would have.
Friday, 2 November 2007 (Irish town planners blog): http://buckplanning.blogspot.com/2007/11/residents-fear-kerry-lng-gas-terminal.html
An oral hearing into a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal between Tarbert and Ballylongford on the Shannon Estuary has opened in Tralee, Co Kerry.The hearing is being conducted by An Bord Pleanála and is the first to be heard under legislation designed to fast-track planning for projects of strategic economic importance.
Shannon LNG proposes to build a liquefied natural gas terminal and four giant storage tanks on a 280-acre site.
Millions of gallons of natural gas would be stored at the facility before being pumped into the national grid, via a pipeline 30km long.
The oral hearing is scheduled to last a week, with An Bord Pleanála promising a decision by the end of March.
(RTE News): Monday, 21 January 2008 http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0121/gas.html?rss
A copy of the Friends of the Irish Environment's submission to An Bord Pleanala outlining their concerns can be found at: http://friendsoftheirishenvironment.net/?do=friendswork&action=view&id=645
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2 Comments:
i live in milford haven were building of a lng site is taking place. the construction of the tanks is helping my town with jobs and money being put into local charties. there have been no problems since the start 2005.
the local econamy has been greatly boosted by this project
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