Planning precedent report

The development will consist of 1.) Construction of a single storey ESB Substation & Switchroom located adjacent to the existing terminal entrance/exit gate onto Shelly Banks Road. 2.) All associated site works. These works are sought as an addition to the parent planning permission ref 2656/16 previously granted on the site. These development works will result in the site being upgraded to Upper Tier under the SEVESO regulations.

The proposed development will consist of: 1. Demolition of the existing Babcock Store building; 1 No. Hydrogen Tank; the temporary Control Building; 1 No. Water Tank within the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) Bunded Area 2. Construction/ installation of an OCGT generating unit and associated plant and equipment, comprising the following main components: - An exhaust stack approx. 40m in height (approx. 8m diameter and 40m H) - 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 15mW x 26m H) - Exhaust Diffuser (approx. 14.5m L x 10.4m W x 10.5m H) - Gas Turbine Power Control and Electrical Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Module (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 10m H) - 9No. Fin Fan Coolers (approx.27m L x 19m W x 8m H) - Main Transformer (approx. 12.2m L x 7.5m W x 9.3m H), including - 17.5m x 18m bund; and -3No 12m high Blast Walls - Auxiliary Transformer (approx.4.9m L x4.7m W x 6.9m H) - 6.8m x 7.5m bund; and - 2No 12m high Blast Walls - Demineralised Water Treatment Plant (approx.20m L x 10m W x 5.4m H) - Demineralised Water Tank (approx.22.3m diameter and 14.6m H) - Raw/Fire Water Tank (approx.15.2m diameter and 14.6m H) - 8,000m3 Distillate Fuel (Secondary Oil Tank (approx.27.2m diameter and 17.6m H) - Including 8No 1.7m high Baffle Walls surrounding the tank - Fuel Oil Forwarding Pump (approx.8.9m L x 7.8m W x 2.2m H) - Fire Fighting Pumphouse (approx. 12m L x 7m W x 5.4m H) - 1 No. <1 MW thermal output emergency diesel generator 250KWe (approx. 10m L x 4m W x 5m H) - Generator Circuit Breaker (approx.8.8m L x5.1m W x 4m H) - 2 No. Water (replacement) Firewater Tanks for NORA (approx.13m diameter and 14.6m H) - 3-Bay 220kV Indoor Switchgear Building (approx.30m L x 18m W x 18m H) and 3 No. bolted connections (approx.12.5m L x 15m W x 15m H) - Gas Conditioning Compound (approx. 42.2m L x 11.4m 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); and - Gas Compressor Cooler (approx. 7m L x 4m W x 5m H) - Hydrogen Storage Compound (approx. 6m L x 3.5m W x 3m H) - Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) (approx. 3.5m L x 2.5m W x 5m H) - CCGT Stores Building (approx. 15m Lx 14m W x 10m H) - Workshop, Stores and Administration Building (approx. 23m L x 22m W x 15m H) 3. Connection to the existing gas Above Ground Installation (AGI); 4. Connection to the National Grid via the existing 220kV Poolbeg Substation; and 5. All associated works to facilitate the development (e.g. temporary construction compound, perimeter fencing, blast and baffle walls, above-ground pipe racks, underground cables, a new lighting arrangement, lightning and telecommunication masts, parking and surface water drainage network including a new stormwater outfall. All works will take place within the grounds of the ESB Poolbeg Generating station complex. The development consists of an activity for which an Industrial Emissions Licence is required. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) which compiles with the European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I 296 of 2018 and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

The 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.

Planning 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.

The development will consist of 1 no. gas analyser kiosk, minor road extension, rooftop-mounted solar panels, modification to the entrance gate and all ancillary services and associated site work. Part of the works will include decommissioning and removal of existing PRS building, Water Baths Heaters and associated pipework.

Planning Permission for the construction of 1 no. 8 m CCTV pole and all associated works