Planning precedent report

The construction of a single storey 5,000m2 research and development building, which will specialise in developing pilot scale circular economy solutions for a range of discarded resources; including associated office and welfare facilities. The development includes fencing and boundary treatment, signage, internal access roadways and a site entrance. Permission is also sought for all associated site works and services. AI deemed significant 01/04/21 Revised notices received 19/04/21

We Rathdrinagh Land Unlimited Company (Trading as Irish Recycling LTD) intend to apply to the aforementioned Planning Authority for permission for development on lands at Huntstown Townland and Coldwinters Townland, Co Dublin. The development will consist of the construction of a Materials Recovery Facility along with a Food Container Cleaning Plant. The development is phase one of the Huntstown Circular Economy Hub and will include for the following works: 1. The development will consist of the erection 2no. separate buildings and associated site area for use as a Circular Economy Hub. 2. The processes to be carried out within the Materials Recovery Facility building include for the sorting of range of wastes into recoverable and recyclable streams. Recoverable wastes to processed will include for potential recyclables. This building will include for an external odour control plant with associated flue. 3. The processes to be carried out in the Food Container Cleaning Plant building will provide a centralised washing/sterilisation facility for large food retailers in the area to facilitate re-use of containers. 4. The 2no. buildings to be constructed wil incorporate ancillary office and staff facilities along with solar PV panels and signage. 5. The development of associated access roads, turning/loading areas, footways, parking areas, electric vehicle charge points, landscaping, lighting, fencing, bicycle and bin storage facilities and associated site works. 6. The provision of an ESB substation. 7. The provision of ancillary external storage areas. 8. The reprofiling of existing ground levels within the site and associated works to include for infilling and reprofiling of lands within the overall site area. 9. The provision of a new site entrance with associated works to facilitate vehicular and pedestrian access along with associated upgrade works to the adjacent public road to include for provision of footpaths and cycle paths. 10. The provision of a weighbridge and associated staff building at the entrance. 11 The provision of perimeter fencing and security gates. 12. The provision of all associated hard and soft landscaping works. 13. Provision of attenuation tanks and associated infrastructure as part of the surface water system along with installation of a bypass petrol interceptor. 14. All ancillary site development, landscaping and construction works to facilitate foul; water and service networks. The Materials Recovery Facility will require an EPA Industrial Emissions Licence. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared and accompanies this application. AI Rcvd 18/12/23

The development will consist of the installation of electrical infrastructure between Finglas substation and Huntstown Power Station to facilitate the retirement of existing Electricity Supply Board overhead powerlines and facilitate site clearance for the future development of a data centre and substation (subject to separate planning applications). This will include (i) the installation of approximately three underground cable circuits of 1.2km length (110kV) and one circuit 1.2km length (38kV) and associated underground ducting, joint bays and infrastructure between the existing ESB Finglas substation and an agreed location within Huntstown Power Station (ii) installation of one c.28m double circuit 110 kV cable end tower and one c.17 single circuit 110kV angle mast (iii) removal of 10Nr. existing 110kV timber polesets, 9 Nr. existing 38kV timber polesets, 3 Nr. 38kV lattice steel tower & associated overhead line electrical infrastructure; all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and construction works, all within the townlands of Johnstown, Huntstown, Coldwinters & Balseskin at Blanchardstown & Finglas, County Dublin. An Environmental Impact Assessment report (EIAR) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application.

• Demolition of 2 no. existing residential dwellings and ancillary structures to the east of the site (c.344qm total floor area); • Construction of 2 no. data hall buildings (Buildings A and B) comprising data hall rooms, mechanical and electrical galleries, ancillary offices including meeting rooms, workshop spaces, staff areas including break rooms, toilets, shower/changing facilities, storage areas, lobbies, outdoor staff areas, loading bays and docks, associated plant throughout, photovoltaic panels and screened plant areas at roof levels, circulation areas and stair and lift cores throughout; • External plant and 58 no. emergency generators located within a generator yard to the east and west of Buildings A and B at ground level. The area is enclosed by a c.6.5m high louvred screen wall; • The proposed data halls (Buildings A and B) are arranged over 3 storeys with a gross floor area of C.37,647sqm each; • The overall height of the data hall buildings is c28m to roof parapet level and c32m including roof plant, roof vents and flues. The total height of Buildings A and B does not exceed 112m OD (above sea level); • The proposed development includes the provision of a temporary substation (c.32sqm), water treatment building (c. 369sqm and c.7.7m high), 7 no. water storage tanks (2,800m3 in total and c.6.4m high each), 2 no. sprinkler tanks (c.670m3 each and c.7.9m high each) with 2 no. pump houses each (c.40sqm and c. 6m high each); • The total gross floor area of the data halls and ancillary structures is c.75,775sqm; • All associated site development works, services provision, drainage upgrade works, 2 no. attenuation basins, landscaping and berming (c.6m high), boundary treatment works and security fencing up to c.2.4m high, new vehicular entrance from the North Road, secondary access to the south west of the site from the existing private road, all internal access roads, security gates, pedestrian/cyclist routes, lighting, 2 no. bin stores, 2 no. bicycle stores serving 48 no. bicycle spaces, 208 no. parking spaces including 10 no. accessible spaces, 20 no. electric vehicle charging spaces and 8 no. motorcycle spaces; • Existing electricity overhead lines traversing the site will be undergrounded under concurrent application Ref. FW21A/0144; • A proposed 220kv substation located to the south west of this site will be subject of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development application to An Bord Pleanála under section 182A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended); • An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) is submitted with this application. AI received 11/02/2022 AI deemed significant ** revised public notices 24/2/2022

Permission for a new shed (floor area 180m²) for horticultural related

The construction of a single storey extension to the rear and side of an existing light industrial/warehouse unit. The development will include ancillary offices, staff toilets, trade counter/display area, carparking, elevation signage on the front elevation and all necessary site works. Demolition of a double single storey flat roofed domestic garage building is also included.