Extension plan for Roscrea factory

Tipperary Co Council has received a planning application for an extension of the Rosderra pig slaughtering and processing factory at Parkmore.

The plan involves three facets, including: a) Indefinite retention of a bike shelter, a control panel shelter, an emergency response base, alterations to the forklift charging building, an extension of the Lairage, the enclosure of an external loading dock, two plant rooms, three prefabricated offices, a smoking shelter and a sow shed; (b) Permission to erect extension to the existing factory to accommodate a replacement pre-slaughter pig stunning installation, a new value-added product chill, a new returnable packaging store, relocation of existing loading dock, and new general materials store; (c) Extend existing car park together with associated site development works.

 

The council is to make a decision on the application in January.