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Iarnrod Eireann, Inchicore Railway Works, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Construction of a new two-storey maintenance facility at Inchicore Railway Works.

0316/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 July 2025

Reference
0316/25
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Received
23 July 2025

Summary

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Iarnród Éireann is proposing a new two-storey facility for the Overhead Electrification Maintenance Department to support the DART+ Southwest line. The building will provide support and staff welfare facilities within the Inchicore Railway Works.

Infrastructurerailwaydartinfrastructure
Storeys
2
Floor area
985 m²

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Development description

Expp: protected structure: construction of a facility for the overhead electrification maintenance department for the new dart + sw electrified line which is part of the dart expansion project (dep). The building will provide support and staff welfare facilities for the ie overhead electrification maintenance team within inchicore railway works. The dep is a critical element of national infrastructure included in project ireland 2040 and the national development plan 2017 to 2028 which have prioritised the sequencing of investment in dart expansion. Its expressed focus is to deliver additional passenger capacity and services as early as possible through maximising the use of existing rail infrastructure with targeted improvement works. The proposed building will be a 2-storey facility of approximately 985 m2 total floor area and approximately 7.5 metres in height. It is located approximately30 metres from the southern boundary of the railway works and approximately 95 metres from the jamestown road entrance to the railway works. The existing uses on the adjacent jamestown road are predominantly light industrial storage/distribution units. It is iarnród eireann’s view that the proposed use of this electrification maintenance support facility fails within the intent of class 23 of the planning acts and is exempted development. A similar electrification maintenance facility was the subject of a previous section 5 submission for a site in the railway sidings at fairview dublin 3 in mid-2019. Application no: 0132/19 and received a declaration of exemption.

Key dates

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  1. Application received23 July 2025
  2. Decision due20 August 2025
  3. Decision issued20 August 2025

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