HomeMy WebLinkAbout2660018 - Submission - Maxine CrowePlanning Department Maxine Crowe
Monaghan County Council Drumcall,
1 Dublin Street Monaghan Drum,
H18 X982. Co' Monaghan
Re; Planning Reference: 2660018 H16 HR83
Applicant: Stream BioEnergy Ireland Limited.
Development address: Maghernakelly, Drumcall and Drumgole,
Drum, Co. Monaghan.
Development description: Renewable Biogas Plant.
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Dear Sir / Madam, ; !i
I wish to lodge my objection to the above development.
As a registered disabled person with severe mobility problems I must first draw your attention to the fact that the method
for making local residents aware of proposed developments is fundamentally flawed.
Due to being a wheelchair user with many issues restricting being outdoors except in the kindest of weather, the signs at
the development site on a road with an 60kmh speed limit are useless.
Had my family situation been different, despite being less than 500 metres from proposed development I would not know
of this application.
Monaghan council should adopt a postal notification policy to residents for industrial applications within 1 km.
I have studied reports on the operation of A D installations and understand the part they will play in the future
management of power generation and the harnessing of resources.
Regarding the siting of this proposed plant it is simply incredible to think that at planning meeting has taken place
whereby it could be suggested that this is the correct place for such a huge installation.
On a Monaghan Drumlin 100 metres from a point of archaeological interest.
Destroying the views of the green landscape from all directions.
On the direct route to Drumcorrin National school.
The foul air chimney at 40 metres high would emit the smells not to mention Methane, Ammonia, Sulphur & Oxides of
Nitrogen at the same level as the elevated properties surrounding. Mine included.
With my health issues and a limited window for any outdoor time the effects this plant would have are simply life ruining.
If the plans are passed it will render all local properties virtually unsaleable. And I will be financially unable to move to a
healthier location (like the one I currently have!) Which we have adapted by building a wet room, converting for a
downstairs bedroom & widening doorways.
This plant would a huge negative effect on anyone contemplating visiting the area. Artists & Poets at the Tyrone Guthrie
house, anglers, walkers, cyclists etc.
Causing huge disruption & danger during the excavating and installation period and ongoing dangers during operation of
such a facility.
A local concern group recently visited a plant in Ballymena operated by Stream Bioenergy. In a monitored 45 minute
period 5 x 40 tonne trucks entered emptied and left the site. That's ten HGV movements in less than one hour.
The Ballymena plant is half the size/half the operating capacity of the proposed site here. Stream state that there would
be no more than two trucks per hour using the proposed development. One of many untruths.
At a presentation by Stream bioenergy they stated there will be NO SMELL.
Members of our group canvassed numerous residents local the Ballymena site. They confirmed there is ongoing and
numerous disturbing stories of excessive and unbearable odours. Another untruth from Stream Bioenergy.
Stream actually full time employ an agent to travel the area and report back to the facility in an attempt to reduce foul
smells.
On periods of maintenance the local residents have to endure extremely unpleasant periods of foul emissions.
It's pertinent to point out the Ballymena plant was built at a former quarry has one entry road specific for the facility and
is set back from surrounding travel ways. The unfortunate residents at least purchased their property knowing they were
next to an industrial site so there was a heightened chance of some form of development. Subsequently their purchase
price will have reflected this.
We however researched the midlands before purchasing and renovating and adapting a property suitable to our needs
and in an environmentally suitable position. Not adjacent to any industrial or potential industrial developments.
Of the many relatively recent Biogas developments I researched in Ireland and further afield, they have been installed in
or on former industrial sites. This proposal is to excavate a Drumlin, 100 metres from a site of archaeological interest.
Permanently scarring the landscape and impacting the lives of local residents and visitors alike.
If approved Monaghan council would be setting a terrible precedent regarding the preservation of undeveloped greenfield
sites countrywide. I understand that there is a need for these plants but good sense needs to prevail and a more suitable
site needs to be sourced to accommodate Monaghans needs.
I strongly urge you to decline this planning application.
Yours faithfully
Maxine Crowe.