Planning precedent report

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for planning permission for development on a 4.8 ha site located in the townlands of Goddamendy and Cruiserath to the north of the existing ESB National Supply Store, Corduff Road, Dublin 15 (Eircode D15 KX23). 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. 15.4 m high with a c. 30 m high stack; (b) ancillary buildings comprising: (1) c. 390 sq.m., c. 5.1m high liquid fuel treatment building; (2) c. 11.1 sq.m. single storey gaseous fire suppression cabinet; (3) c. 200 sq.m., c. 5.4 m high water treatment plant and pumps building; (4) c. 21 sq.m., c. 6.6 m high generator circuit breaker building; (5) c. 11.9 sq. m., single storey continuous emissions monitoring hut; (6) c. 29.7 sq.m., single storey spare parts storage building; (7) c. 87 sq.m., c. 4.7 m high control & instrumentation communications module; (8) c. 87 sq.m., c. 4.7 m high power control module; (9) c. 87 sq.m., c. 4.7 m high electrical equipment module; (10) c. 36 sq.m., single storey compressed air and fire suppression system building; (11) c. 128 sq.m., c. 6 m high gas compressor building; (12) c. 75 sq.m., single storey fire fighting pumps building; (13) c. 48 sq.m., c. 6 m high gas reducing station building; (14) c. 150 sq.m., c. 5.1 m high welfare facilities building; (c) industrial / electrical plant comprising: (1) c.12 m high liquid fuel tank (c. 1,501 cubic metre capacity) within a c. 1,296 sq.m. bunded area; (2) c. 3.8 sq.m., c. 3.3 m high lube oil skid; (3) c. 3 sq.m., c. 2.5 m high liquid fuel forwarding skid; (4) c. 10.5 sq.m., c. 3.7 m high water injection skid; water wash cart (c. 4.8 m in length, c. 2.2 m wide, and c. 1.8 m high); (5) a transformer compound enclosed on three sides (c. 195 sq.m., c. 5.6 m high) housing a main transformer and a unit transformer; (6) demineralised water tank (c. 12 m high, c. 1,501 cubic metre capacity); (7) raw fire water tank (c. 16 m high, c. 2,650 cubic metre capacity); (8) a house transformer compound enclosed on three sides (c. 11 sq.m., c. 2.5 m high); (9) fin fan coolers c. 46 sq.m., c. 5 m high; (10) gas compressor cooler c. 28 sq.m., c. 4 m high; (11) fenced gas receiving & metering station containing various items of industrial plant, and elevated pipework c. 1,200 sq. m.; and (12) an emergency diesel generator; (d) boundary and internal palisade fencing 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, landscaped berms and planting, pipe bridges, and on-site services including site drainage and attenuation. The site will be accessed from the existing entrance off the Corduff Road with a new 2.6m high palisade entrance gate located to the west of the existing entrance gate. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10 years. The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring a licence from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Industrial Emissions Directive. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority 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. Add Info received 16th September 2020.

The Electricity Supply Board ( ESB) intends to apply for planning permission for development on a 0.12 ha site located in the townland of Goddamendy to the north of the existing ESB National Supply Store, Corduff Road, Dublin 15 (Eircode D15 KX23). The development will consist of minor modifications and reconfigurations to the consented Gas Receiving and Metering Station (GRMS) which forms part of the wider consented Corduff Flexible Generation Facility (FCC Reg. Ref. FW20A/0053) -which is licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence [Ref. P1138-01]. The amended GRMS will include the following elements: Development of a GRMS encompassing: (a) modular structures, including an electrical instrumentation kiosk (c. 9 sq. m.; 2.9 m high) and a gas chromatograph kiosk (c. 5 sq. m.; 2.9 m high); and (b) all other ancillary plant, equipment and structures including lighting, CCTV, internal roadways, services and elevated pipework; all being within a fenced and gated compound (c. 1200 sq. m.). The site will be accessed from within the consented Corduff Flexible Generation Facility boundary.

The proposed development will consist of alterations to the car parking and its extension to the rear of the site to provide: a roofed shelter above 4 No. relocated and 2 No. new EV charging spaces (6 No. in total); associated plant; signage (6 x 2.5 sq m signs and a 9.5 sq m single-sided internally illuminated totem sign); an additional 20 No. customer and 14 No. staff car parking spaces; motorbike parking spaces; sheltered cycle parking spaces; ESB Substation (24 q m); revised boundary treatments and all other development works above and below ground. (Total car parking will increase from 50 No. plus 4 No. EV charging spaces to 84 No. plus 6 No. EV charging spaces.) The alterations will replace the HGV fuelling facility (which was to consist of underground and overground tanks; dispenser islands and pumps; canopy) previously permitted, but not constructed, under FCC Reg. Ref. FW19A/0042. The development will also consist of the omission of alterations to the vehicular exit on to the N2/N3 Link Road permitted under FCC Reg. Ref. FW19A/0042, thereby maintaining the existing vehicular exit arrangement. AI received 08/02/23

The Planning Application is for (a) the extension of the forecourt at

Permission for alterations to previously approved planning permission Reg. Ref. FW20A/0198 related to amendments to a petrol filling station incorporating a retail unit and drive-through restaurant (Fingal County Council Reg Refs. FW15A/0166; FW16A/0171; FW17A/0123 and FW19A/0042) at a site of c 0.8 ha at Maxol Filling Station Ballycoolin, Goddamendy, N2/N3 Link Road, Dublin 15 (Eircode D15 VK8F). The proposed development will consist of; the removal of Condition No. 3 (b)(ii) for the omission of the Sign S5 from the rear elevation of the building and erection of the 3.6 sqm illuminated sign.

Planning permission and retention permission for development to amend a previously permitted petrol filling station incorporated a retail unit and drive-thru restaurant (Fingal County Council Reg. Refs FW15A/0166; FW16A/0171; FW17A/0123 and FW19A/0042) at a side of c. 0.8 ha at Maxol Filling Station, Ballycoolin, Goddamendy, N2 N3 Link Road, Dublin 15 The proposed development will consist of the construction of single storey extensions to the existing two storey building comprising a new chiller/freezer and lobby 17.5 sq m) and a drive thru pick up hatch (4.5 sq m) with canopy above, resulting in total gross floor area of 857 sq m; and the provision of 14 No signs, comprising 6 No internally illuminated fixed signs ( 1.92 sq m; 2.5 sq m; 3.5 sq m; 5 sq m and 2. No x 1.5 sq m ); a fixed sign (0.75 sq m); additional logo on the permitted internally illuminated totem sign (0.3 sqm); 6 No. signs mounted on the building facade (0.6 sq m; 0.5 sq m; and 3 No. x 3 sq m, including 1 internally illuminated sign (0.5 sq m). The development to be retained consists of 21 No. signs: 7 No. internally illuminated signs located inside the shopfront (6 No. x 0.12 sq m; and 1 No. 0.25 sq m in area); 6 No signs mounted on the building facade (5 No. x 0.5 sq m; and 1 No. x 3 sq m); 5 No. fixed signs (0.75 sq m, 1.5 sq m; 2 sq m and 4.5 sq m) including 1 No. internally illuminated (1.25 sq m); a fixed 3D sign (2 sq m); 2 No free standing signs (1.75 sq m each).