3137/23: Granted planning record / PlanIntel

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Application ref: 3137/23
Received: 31 January 2023
Decided: 02 November 2023
FI requested: Yes

Authority: Dublin City Council
Application type: Permission
Outcome: Grant permission
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3624/20The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for planning permission for development on a c. 5.6 ha site located within the existing Poolbeg Generating Station, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4 (Eircode D04 XD82), which is licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence [Ref. P0577-03]. The development will consist of a 75 MWe (electrical output) aero derivative gas fired turbine for the generation of electricity and will include the following elements: (a) c. 240 sq.m. aero derivative gas fired turbine module up to c. 15.6 m high with a c. 30 m high stack; (b) ancillary buildings including: c. 128 sq.m., c. 6 m high gas compressor building; c. 18 sq.m., c. 5 m high liquid fuel forwarding pumps building; c. 80 sq. m., c. 5 m high fire fighting pumps building; c. 209 sq. m., c. 5.4 m high water treatment plant building; c. 48 sq. m., c. 6 m high gas reducing building; c. 12.6 sq. m., c. 2.7 m high continuous emissions monitoring (CEMS) hut; c. 90.1 sq. m., c. 4.7 m high electrical equipment module; c. 90.1 sq. m., c. 4.7 m high control & instrumentation (C&I) communications module; c. 90.1 sq. m., c. 4.7 m high plant control module (PCM); c. 90.1 sq. m., c. 4.7 m high welfare facilities building; c. 39.6 sq. m., c. 3 m high fire suppression and compressed air system building; (c) industrial/ electrical plant including: c. 22.2 sq.m., c. 2.6 m high emergency diesel generator; c. 28 sq.m., c. 4 m high gas compressor cooler; de-mineralised water tank (c. 12 m high, c. 1,540 cubic metre capacity); c. 36 sq.m., c. 2.6 m high spare parts storage container; bunded liquid fuel tank (c. 9 m high, c. 182 cubic metre capacity); raw / fire water tank (c. 14 m high, c. 2,044 cubic metre capacity); c. 11.1 sq. m., c. 2.2 m high fire suppression cabinet; c. 3 sq. m., c. 2.4 m high liquid fuel forwarding skid; c. 7.5 sq. m., c. 1.8 m high water wash cart; c. 3.8 sq. m., c. 3.3 m high lube oil skid; c. 1,309 sq. m., c. 6.5 m high fenced transformer compound; c. 21 sq. m., c. 6.6 m high generator circuit breaker; c. 97 sq. m., c. 5 m high fin fan coolers; c. 11 sq. m., c. 3.7 m high water injection skid; c. 10.9 sq. m., c. 2.5 m high bunded house transformer; (d) various boundary and internal fencing and gates with different treatments including securi-mesh (c. 2.4 m high), palisade (c. 2.6 m high), and chainlink (c. 2.7 m high); (e) ancillary site clearance and development works including provision of areas of hardstanding and car parking, internal access roads, pipe bridges, onsite drainage and attenuation, temporary construction laydown area; and connections to site services networks including: telecommunications, gas, liquid fuel, electrical, water supply, surface water drainage/ attenuation, and wastewater. The primary access will be via the existing Poolbeg Generating Station entrance at Pigeon House Road with a temporary construction access via the existing entrance off the road immediately south of the site. The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring a licence from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Industrial Emissions Directive. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) which complies with the European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 296 of 2018) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The EIAR and NIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office hours at the offices of the planning authority. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. The application may also be viewed or downloaded on the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government's EIA Portal located at https://housinggovie.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d7d5a3d48f104ecbb206e7e5f84b71f1. / 0.1 km away / 07 May 2021Granted
3625/20Planning permission for development on a c. 5.3 ha site located within the existing Poolbeg Generating Station, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4 (Eircode D04 XD82), which is licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence [Ref. P0577-03]. The development will consist of: (a) The demolition of three existing disused modern buildings with a combined floor area of 3,240 sq.m. comprising: (1) a single storey [up to 3.6 m high], c. 166 sq.m. Safety Centre (Pavilion) building; (2) a single storey [up to 4.5 m high], c. 463 sq. m. Store building; (3) a multi-storey [up to 20 m high], c. 2,611 sq.m. Store / Workshop building; (b) Works including: (1) remediation and cladding of exposed northern façade of 5-storey [up to 20.4 m high], redundant former Administration building; (2) cladding of exposed western façade of turbine hall building on eastern boundary of development site; (3) ancillary site clearance, grading and surfacing; (c) Construction and operation of a 75 MW capacity battery energy storage system (BESS) facility within a secured compound including the following elements: (1) Up to 24 battery container unit arrangements comprising: 24 Concrete plinths (c. 110 sq. m., c. 0.5 m high) typically supporting battery containers (c. 2.6 m high); air conditioning (A/C) unit (c. 1.8 m high); inverter unit (c. 3.8 m high); battery transformer unit (c. 3.3 m high); ring main unit (RMU) (c. 3.3 m high); (2) a c. 126 sq. m., c. 4.7 m high control building; (3) industrial/ electrical plant including: (i) 3 lightning monopoles (c. 20 m high); (ii) SCADA communication mast (c. 18 m high); (iii) VAR support unit on concrete plinth (c. 24 sq. m., c. 3.4 m high); (iv) 2 bunded house transformers (c. 19.8 sq. m., c. 3.2 m high); (v) spare parts storage container (c. 36 sq. m., c. 2.6 m high); (vi) fenced transformer compound (c. 1,309 sq. m., c. 5.6 m high); (vii) cable trays (and associated service connections); (viii) pole mounted security cameras (c. 8.3 m high); (4) Removal of existing fencing and gates, and installation of: various boundary and internal fencing and gates with different treatments including palisade specification (c. 2.6 m high), and chainlink specification (c. 2.7 m high); (5) ancillary development works including provision of areas of hardstanding, internal access roads, onsite drainage and attenuation, temporary construction laydown areas; and connections to site services networks including: telecommunications, electrical, water supply, surface water drainage/ attenuation, and ancillary cabling. The primary access will be via the existing Poolbeg Generating Station entrance at Pigeon House Road with a temporary construction access via the existing entrance off the road immediately south of the Poolbeg Generating Station. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) which complies with the European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 296 of 2018) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The EIAR and NIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office hours at the offices of the planning authority. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. The application may also be viewed or downloaded on the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government's EIA Portal located at https://housinggovie.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d7d5a3d48f104ecbb206e7e5f84b71f1. / 0.1 km away / 07 May 2021Granted
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