Planning precedent report

The site is adjacent to Breakwater Road and Jetty Road. The development consists of removal of twelve bitumen & lubricant oil storage tanks with total capacity 3,105m3, removal of the associated equipment and removal of a control room building, followed by the installation of a new bitumen storage tank of 28m in diameter and 13.45m in height with a volume of approximately 8,275m3 and installation of a pump platform.

Modifications to existing workshop, ancillary office and welfare facilities to provide additional accommodation on existing site. Construction of 264 sq.m, 9.565m high extension to existing industrial building for additional workshop space. Construction of 246sq.m enclosed mezzanine office area with associated access lift, internal and external stairways, and additional windows to northern and western facades. Relocation of existing access ladder to roof on southern facade. Installation of 132sq.m of solar panels to extension roof. All associated diversions to existing drainage and water supply within the site.

Planning Permission for development at this site address: Circle K Yard 3, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1. This site is regulated by the Major Accidents Directive. The development will consist of: Increasing the containment volume of the existing bund. Modifications will include raising the height of the existing bund wall by circa 0.5m, extending the bund to the east and lowering the ground level in the area of this bund extension from approximately 4.07m to 3.8m. The site's storm water, fresh water and foul sewer drainage will be modified to accommodate the bund extension.

The development will consist of: Demolition of an existing single storey building and construction of a new two storey building with a footprint of 14.9m by 5.6m. The building will consist of concrete foundations, blockwork walls, an external cladding and plaster finish, a trapezoidal roof, an internal concrete stairs and an external steel stairs. The building will be subdivided into a production area and store at ground floor level and an office and store rooms at first floor level. The building will be connected to the site's existing storm drainage and electrical services.

Removal of the existing Tank 3 (378.5 tonnes bitumen) and installing Tank 4C (198.45 tonnes bitumen), also adding horizontal walkway from Tank 2 to portion of spiral stair on Tank 4C and another horizontal walkway linking Tank 4B to Tank 4C.

The development consists of: Removal of three bitumen storage tanks of size 60 tonne, 80 tonne & 500 tonne and installation of four bitumen storage tanks of size 50 tonne, 235 tonne, 235 & 15 tonne. Also included is the modification of an existing electrical plant building, modifications include installation of a staircase and additional floor to the building. The new floor of the building will be used as an electrical plant room and will raise the height of the building from approximately 4 metres to 7.3 metres.