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Site planning risk brief

Guiness Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Victoria Quay, Watling Street and Steevens Lane, Dublin 8

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

13% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 12,486 decisions within 5 km, 6 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1930 structured appeals.

Matched source
WEB2472/24
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage, per county. “Not yet covered” means the source dataset is not loaded for this local authority, so the brief draws no conclusion there and says where to check — it never reads as “no constraint found”.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

6 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

6 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for Dublin City Council and were intersected with the site; settlement boundary is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

No verified rural-housing citation is loaded for Dublin City Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

2 of 4 layers are loaded for Dublin City Council and were intersected with the site; flood and built heritage are not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for them.

2 matched

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

1930 structured nearby appeal records.

1,930 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the Dublin City Council development plan.

1 matched
12,486Nearby applications
6Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
1,930Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity1
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Nearest planning decisions

WEB2472/24

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development comprises a 10 year permission for works to facilitate the decarbonisation of the brewery and water recovery on site. Demolition and removal of the Old Keg Plant Building and Export Warehouse (part single storey, part two storey buildings – 6,482m2) and associated works including removal of a section of a steel pipe bridge structure. Construction of an Energy Centre comprising a two storey building containing electrical boiler room LV, MCC and HV Rooms with a primary parapet height of 15.15m and including 3 no. flues to a height of 23.65m (28.1m O.D) and external plant compound (72m2) containing transformer equipment. The overall GFA of the Energy Centre (2) Building is c. 788m2. A blue roof (for rainwater attenuation) is proposed at roof level. Construction of a two-storey Water Recovery Plant (WRP) Building with a primary parapet height of 17.35m containing WRP plant and ancillary staff facilities. The overall GFA of the WRP Building is 1,576m2. A blue roof is proposed at roof level. The Water Recovery Plant also includes the following external plant elements: External Equalisation Tank with height of 13.25m including external access stairway; 2 no. Biogas Scrubbers with a height of 6.3m above parapet level and 1 no. emergency flare at a height of 7.5m above parapet level. 2 no. anaerobic treatment tanks to a height of c. 21m above ground level and external odour control plant. Aerobic treatment aeration tank to a height of 12.04m (+17.33 O.D.) with external access stairway, external renewable Biogas Balloon, other external items including ancillary plant / equipment, enclosing bund walls and circulation infrastructure. Demolition and removal of the former Flaking Plant (c. 46m / 11 storey equivalent in height) located centrally within the site (3,001m2), 1 no. two-storey prefabricated building, 1 no. single storey electrical distribution room, 6 no. single storey cabins / containers, vehicular concrete ramp and section of steel pipe bridge structure (691m2). Construction of a Utilities Hub comprising a proposed split-level building comprising a single storey structure (at lower ground level) ranging in height from 4.2m to 9.2m containing heat pumps, workshop, staff accommodation and ancillary plant, and a single-storey structure (at upper ground level) for use as Energy Centre (1) containing electrical boiler room to a height to parapet level of 8.72m, 2 no. flues to a height of 17.22m above upper ground level and including external plant compounds containing transformer equipment at the upper ground level (258m2), and 3 no. external vessels 15m in height at lower ground level. A blue roof is proposed at roof level. External stairs, ancillary site works, hard and soft landscaping are proposed. The Utilities Hub will comprise a GFA of c. 1,996.2m2. The proposed development includes associated site development works including hard and soft landscaping and the extension of new site services routes (both underground and above ground) including ancillary pipe racks, providing electrical and utilities infrastructure, above and below ground drainage. An additional 26 no. bicycle parking spaces are proposed. The application site is located in the curtilage of a number of Protected Structures. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application and the EIAR and NIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority. The proposal is located within a site which has an approved IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (Ref: P0301-04).

Granted0.0 km14 January 2025
4104/21

The proposed development will consist of a new extension to the existing beer processing plant to include a two storey building and six processing tanks. The proposed two storey extension has a total GFA of c. 1,024 sq.m and a building height to parapet level pof c. 14.4 m (20.9m OD). The building will be accessed via ground level doors and serviced through roller shutter doors on the southern elevation. The extension will be designed using new composite brown metal cladding similar to existing building materials within the brewery. The extension has a flat roof with a small plant area (c. 24 sq.m) screened by metal cladding panels and supportive steel frames. Six processing tanks c.24.52m (30.47m OD) are proposed to the north of the proposed extension. These tanks will be smaller than but visually match the existing tanks on site to the east. There will also be associated drainage connections to be made. The proposed development is located centrally within the brewery and is in accordance with the continued use of the site as a brewery. The proposal is located within a site which has an approved IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (Ref No. P0301-04).

Granted0.1 km18 February 2022
3103/19

Diageo Ireland intend to apply for planning permission (temporary for 5 years) for development withing the existing Diageo brewery production facility at St. James's Gate, toward the northern boundary of the site facing Victoria Quay and the River Liffey, Dublin 8. The development will comprise a temporary storage warehouse (marquee) (675sq.m) and all associated works; all on a site of c.0.0909ha. The proposed development is located within a site which has an approved IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (Ref No. P0301-04).

Granted0.1 km19 July 2019
4416/22

The description of development is as follows: Removal of existing fence through the site and development of a Nitrogen Generation Plant to produce nitrogen enriched gas for use in the production of beer at a site located centrally within the brewery site. The development will include a lattice style cold box Instillation tower to a height of c. 26m, 2 no. cylindrical storage tanks to a height of c.21m and plant and machinery for the production of nitrogen including a cold box vaporiser installation, a warm end installation, a Lin pump cold box installation, an expander module, cold valves, ambient vaporisers, final control skid and all other associated works. A new fence around the proposed plant is also proposed. The proposal is located within a site which has an approved IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (Ref No. P0301-04).

Granted0.1 km31 August 2022
3584/21

The proposed development comprises a new single storey extension to an existing beer processing facility with plant at roof level. The proposed extension has a total GFA of c.84 sq.m and an overall building height, including the plant area, of c.19.14m (c.24.34m OD). The extension has a flat roof with a small plant area (c. 24sq.m) screened by metal cladding panels and supportive steel frames. The extension will be designed using new composite brown metal cladding similar to existing building materials within the brewery. There will also be associated drainage connections to be made and an enclosed new stair housing is to be provided to allow access to the new first roof extension from the existing beer processing area to the west side of the new extension and all other associated works. The proposed development is located centrally within the brewery and is screened by existing tanks and brewing infrastructure to the south taking into consideration potential views from James's Street. The proposal is located within a site which has an approved IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (Ref No. P0301-04).

Granted0.1 km22 November 2021
3289/19

Planning permission for development at a site centrally located site within the St. James's Gate brewery lands bound by James Street to the south, Watling Street to the east and Victoria Quay to the north and adjacent to an internal circulation route (Cooke's Lane). The development comprises an extension to an existing beer processing plant and includes: two-floor (height c.12m) metal clad extension (c.180sq.m) with pedestrian / forklift access on the north and west elevations; new tank (height c.14.5m); and all associated works; all on a site of c.0.012ha (c.119.4sq.m.). The proposed development is located within a site which has an approved IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (ref No. P0301-04).

Granted0.1 km12 August 2019

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