Ringsend Waste Water Treatment Plan, Pigeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Planning application 5319/22
DecisionGrant permission
Decided30 January 2023
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Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- WEB1558/24PERMISSION The development will consist of a 220kV underground cable measuring approximately 4.0m in length, from the Ringsend Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) plant permitted under application ref: PWSDZ3074/23 and the existing Irishtown 220kV substation, to facilitate electricity generated to be transferred to the national grid, and includes all associated works to facilitate the development. / 0.3 km away / 28 June 2024Granted
- 3646/20Planning permission for development on a c. 3.5 ha site bounded by Shellybanks Road to the east and by South Bank Road to the south; being also to the south of the existing Dublin Bay Power Station, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4, D04 Y5N2. The development will consist of: A 30 MW capacity battery energy storage system (BESS) facility within a secured compound and will include the following elements: (a) Up to 11 battery container unit arrangements comprising: (1) 6 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) 5 Concrete plinths (c. 123 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); (b) a c. 135 sq. m., c. 4.7 m high control building; (c) industrial/electrical plant including: (i) SCADA communications mast (c. 18 m high); (ii) c. 1,309 sq. m., c. 5.6 m high fenced transformer compound; (iii) VAR support unit on a concrete plinth (c. 24 sq. m., c. 3.4 m high); (iv) 4 lightning monopoles (c. 20 m high); (v) c. 19.8 sq. m., c. 3 m high bunded house transformer; (vi) cable trays and associated service connections; (vii) pole mounted security cameras (8.3 m high); (d) 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), chainlink specification (c. 2.7 m high), and wall mounted blunt top railing and gates (c. 2.6 m high); (e) ancillary site clearance and development works including provision of areas of hardstanding, internal access roads, onsite drainage and attenuation, temporary construction laydown areas; and (f) connections to site services networks including telecommunications, electrical, water supply, surface water drainage / attenuation, and ancillary cabling. These encompass connections within the aforementioned Dublin Bay Power Station (licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence [Ref. P0486-02] and a Lower Tier COMAH site and therefore falling under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations, 2015). Access will be from South Bank Road on the southern boundary and via the existing access to the east from Shellybanks Road. A minor part of the application – being a minor area of land identified for use as a temporary construction laydown area and for access, relates to development in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). 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 application may also be viewed or downloaded on the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government’s EIA Portal located at http://housinggovie.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d7d5a3d48f104ecbb206e7e5f84b71f1 / 0.3 km away / 18 June 2021Granted
- PWSDZ3074/23PERMISSION:The proposed development will consist of the following elements: 1.Demolition of two storage buildings and demolition of four oil tanks within the bunded area of the NORA Ringsend oil farm 2.Construction/installation of an Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) generating unit and associated plant and equipment, comprising the following main components: • Gas Turbine Air Intake (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 26m H) • Generator Enclosure (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 14.5m H) • Gas turbine enclosure including Gas Turbine auxiliaries and loading/ rotor turning area (approx. 53m L x 15m W x 26m H) • Exhaust Diffuser (approx. 14.5m L x 10.4m W x 10.5m H) • An exhaust stack 40m in height (approx. 8.0m diameter and 40m H) •Gas Turbine Power Control and Electrical Control & Instrumentation(C&I) Module (approx.24m L x 18m W x 10m H) •10 No. Fin Fan Coolers (approx. 45m L x 12.7 m W x 8m H) •Main Transformer (approx. 12.2 m L x7.5m W x 9.3 m H) • Main Transformer Bund including 3no blast walls (approx. 19.3 m L x 18.9 m W x 12m H) •Auxiliary Transformer (approx. 4.7m L x 4.0m W x 6.9m H) • Auxiliary Transformer Bund including 2no blast walls (approx.8.9m L x 8.5m W x 12m H) • Demineralised Water Treatment Plant (approx. 20m L x 10m W x 5.4m H) • Demineralised Water Tank (approx. 22.2m diameter and 14.7m H) • Water Supply / Gas Supply Rack (approx. 89.8m L x 102m W x 7m H) •Raw/Fire Water Tank (approx. 15.2m diameter and 14.7m H) • Fuel Oil Forwarding Pumps (approx. 10m L x 4m W x 5m H) •Combined Fire Fighting and Demin Water Forwarding Pumphouse (approx. 12m L x 5m W x 5.4m H) • 1No <1MW thermal output emergency diesel generator-250KWe (approx. 10m L x 4m W x 5m H) • Generator Circuit Breaker (approx. 8.8m L x 5.1m W x 4m H) •Gas Conditioning Compound (approx. 33.4m L x 25.3m W x 3.6m H), which includes: Gas Compressor and Auxiliaries Building (approx. 24m L x 7.5m W x 5m H) Gas Compressor Reducing Building (approx. 8m L x 6m W x 6m H) Gas Compressor Cooler (approx. 7m L x 4m W x 5 m H) Gas Compressor Blast Wall (approx. 30m L x 20m W x 8m H) • Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) (approx. 3.5m L x 2.5m W x 5m H) •220kV Indoor Switchgear Building (approx. 30m L x 18m W x 18m H) and 3No bolted connections (approx. 12.5m L x 15m W x 15m H) •Hydrogen Storage Compound (approx. 6.5m L x 3.5m W x 3m H) • Containerised Office Building (approx. 12.2m L x 2.4m W x 2.6m H) • Containerised Storage (approx. 12.2m L x 2.4m W x 2.6m H) •Cable Joint Chamber (Underground) (approx. 5m L x 3m W) 3.Construction of bund wall between the proposed OCGT and NORA oil farm (approx. 69m L x 1.2m W x 3.5m H) 4.Connection to the existing gas Above Ground Installation (AGI) 5. All associated works to facilitate the development e.g. temporary construction compound, security fencing and gates, baffle walls, underground cables, new lighting arrangement, lightning and telecommunication masts, parking and surface water drainage network. The development consists of an activity for which an Industrial Emissions Licence is required. The application is located within lands which are categorised as Lower Tier and Upper Tier COMAH sites (Dublin Bay Power Station and NORA oil farm respectively) and therefore fall under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations, 2015. The application is partially located within Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme area. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) which com- plies 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. / 0.3 km away / 13 February 2024Granted
- 3647/20Planning permission for development on a c. 6.1 ha site to the south of the existing Dublin Bay Power Station, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4, D04 Y5N2, and bounded by South Bank Road to the south. 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. 9 sq.m., c. 5 m high demineralised water forwarding pumps building; c. 90.1 sq.m., c. 4.7 m high plant control module (PCM); c. 39.6 sq.m., c. 3 m high compressed air and fire suppression building; 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 welfare facilities building; c. 90.1 sq.m., c. 4.7 m high electrical equipment module; c. 18 sq.m., c. 5 m high liquid fuel forwarding pumps building; c. 48 sq.m., c. 6 m high gas reducing building; c. 128 sq.m., c. 6 m high gas compressor building; c. 12.6 sq.m., c. 2.4 m high continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) hut; (c) industrial/electrical plant including: c. 3 sq.m., c. 2.4 m high liquid fuel forwarding skid; c. 3.8 sq.m., c. 3.3 m high lube oil skid; demineralised water tank (c. 14.4 m high and 1,923 cubic metre capacity); c. 1,309 sq.m., c. 6.5 m high fenced transformer compound; c. 22.2 sq.m., c. 2.6 m high emergency diesel generator; fire ring main; bunded liquid fuel tank (c. 9 m high and 477 cubic metre capacity); c. 28 sq.m., c. 4 m high gas compressor cooler; c. 11.1 sq.m., c. 2.2 m high gaseous fire suppression cabinet; c. 97 sq.m., c. 5 m high fin fan coolers; c. 7.5 sq.m., c. 1.8 m high water wash cart; c. 11 sq.m., c. 3.7 m high water injection skid; c. 21 sq.m., c. 6.6 m high generator circuit breaker; c. 10.9 sq.m., c. 2.5 m high bunded house transformer; (d) Removal of existing fencing and gates, and installation of various boundary and internal fencing and gates with different treatments including securi-mesh (c. 2.4 m high), palisade (c. 2.6 m high), chainlink (c. 2.7 m high), and wall mounted blunt top railing and gates (c. 2.6 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, temporary construction laydown area; and (f) connections to site services including telecommunications, gas, electrical, liquid fuel, water supply, surface water drainage, and wastewater. These encompass connections within the aforementioned Dublin Bay Power Station (licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence [Ref. P0486-02] and being a Lower Tier COMAH site and therefore falling under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations, 2015). Liquid fuel connections are also proposed including into the existing National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) Ltd site, Shellybanks Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4 (this being an Upper Tier COMAH site and therefore falling under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations, 2015); and between the aforementioned Dublin Bay Power Station fuel oil storage tanks and the aforementioned National Oil Reserves Agency Ltd (NORA) site. Access will be via the two existing access points located on the southern boundary, from South Bank Road. A minor part of the application – being a minor area of land identified for use as a temporary construction laydown area and for the construction of connections to site services, relates to development in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). 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 application may also be viewed or downloaded on the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government’s EIA Portal located at http://housinggovie.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d7d5a3d48f104ecbb206e7e5f84b71f1 / 0.3 km away / 18 June 2021Granted
- 3041/24PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission for development consisting of the construction of plant, comprising silos and blender, compressor room, cooling tank and pump room, storage, feed conveyors, retaining walls, new palisade fencing encompassing an increased site area, incorporating both a new vehicular sliding access gate, replacing the existing vehicular swing gates and the repositioning of the existing vehicular exit gate, creating a new vehicular entrance to the east of the site, revision of car park layout, together with associated site works. Retention permission is also sought for silos, office and laboratory together with permission for the demolition of structures, both permanent and temporary to include cooling tanks, compressor room, mill feed, silo and blender, retaining wall and palisade fencing and wall. / 0.4 km away / 12 August 2024Granted
- 3417/23PROTECTED STRUCTURE: permission for a single storey sorting building and canopy to the rear of the site of their construction and demolition recycling facility. The northern and western boundary walls of the premises are within the curtilage of a listed protected structure in the currently City Development Plan. The facility has a current waste licence ( WFP-DC-10-0020-01). / 0.4 km away / 06 December 2023Granted
- PWSDZ3890/24Permission for development at South Bank Road Irishtown, Dublin4, D04 H998. The development consists of: the continuation of use of an existing concrete batching plant and associated facilities (previously granted under Reg Refs No PWSDZ3469/22; 2482/19; 2209/13 & ABP Ref No PL 29S.241965; 1420/04 & ABP Ref No. PL29S.207144 for a temporary period of 3 years. The application site is located within the Poolbeg West Stategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme Area. / 0.5 km away / 14 August 2024Granted
- PWSDZ3469/22Planning permission for the continuation of use of an existing concrete batching plant and associated facilities (previously granted under Reg. Refs. No 2482/19; 2209/13 & ABP Ref. No PL29S.241965; 1420/04 & ABP Ref. No. PL29S.207144) for a temporary period of five years at South Bank Road, Irishtown, Dublin 4. The application is located within the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme area. / 0.5 km away / 29 April 2022Granted