GrantedEnergyDecided 7 May 2021

Poolbeg Generating Station, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4

Demolition of three buildings and construction of a 75 MW battery energy storage system at Poolbeg Generating Station.

3625/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 October 2020

Reference: 3625/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 October 2020

Summary

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This application seeks permission to demolish three disused modern buildings with a combined floor area of 3,240 sq.m. In their place, a 75 MW capacity battery energy storage system (BESS) facility will be constructed within a secured compound, alongside remediation and cladding works on adjacent buildings.

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Floor area: 3,240 m²

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development on a c. 5.3 ha site located within the existing poolbeg generating station, pigeon house road, dublin 4 (eircode d04 xd82), which is licenced by the environmental protection agency (epa) under an industrial emissions (ie) licence [ref. P0577-03]. The development will consist of: (a) the demolition of three existing disused modern buildings with a combined floor area of 3,240 sq. M. Comprising: (1) a single storey [up to 3.6 m high], c. 166 sq. M. Safety centre (pavilion) building; (2) a single storey [up to 4.5 m high], c. 463 sq. M. Store building; (3) a multi-storey [up to 20 m high], c. 2,611 sq. M. Store / workshop building; (b) works including: (1) remediation and cladding of exposed northern façade of 5-storey [up to 20.4 m high], redundant former administration building; (2) cladding of exposed western façade of turbine hall building on eastern boundary of development site; (3) ancillary site clearance, grading and surfacing; (c) construction and operation of a 75 mw capacity battery energy storage system (bess) facility within a secured compound including the following elements: (1) up to 24 battery container unit arrangements comprising: 24 concrete plinths (c. 110 sq. M. , c. 0.5 m high) typically supporting battery containers (c. 2.6 m high); air conditioning (a/c) unit (c. 1.8 m high); inverter unit (c. 3.8 m high); battery transformer unit (c. 3.3 m high); ring main unit (rmu) (c. 3.3 m high); (2) a c. 126 sq. M. , c. 4.7 m high control building; (3) industrial/ electrical plant including: (i) 3 lightning monopoles (c. 20 m high); (ii) scada communication mast (c. 18 m high); (iii) var support unit on concrete plinth (c. 24 sq. M. , c. 3.4 m high); (iv) 2 bunded house transformers (c. 19.8 sq. M. , c. 3.2 m high); (v) spare parts storage container (c. 36 sq. M. , c. 2.6 m high); (vi) fenced transformer compound (c. 1,309 sq. M. , c. 5.6 m high); (vii) cable trays (and associated service connections); (viii) pole mounted security cameras (c. 8.3 m high); (4) removal of existing fencing and gates, and installation of: various boundary and internal fencing and gates with different treatments including palisade specification (c. 2.6 m high), and chainlink specification (c. 2.7 m high); (5) ancillary development works including provision of areas of hardstanding, internal access roads, onsite drainage and attenuation, temporary construction laydown areas; and connections to site services networks including: telecommunications, electrical, water supply, surface water drainage/ attenuation, and ancillary cabling. The primary access will be via the existing poolbeg generating station entrance at pigeon house road with a temporary construction access via the existing entrance off the road immediately south of the poolbeg generating station. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) which complies with the european union (planning and development) (environmental impact assessment) regulations 2018 (s. I. 296 of 2018) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The eiar and nis will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office hours at the offices of the planning authority. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of dublin city council 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. The application may also be viewed or downloaded on the department of housing, planning and local government's eia portal located at https://housinggovie. Maps. Arcgis. Com/apps/webappviewer/index. Html? Id=d7d5a3d48f104ecbb206e7e5f84b71f1.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z7: Employment (Heavy)SI

“To provide for the protection and creation of industrial uses, and facilitate opportunities for employment creation including Port Related Activities.”

National zoning type: General industry

Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 8 April 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 9 March 2023.

Notified floor area: 23 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received23 October 2020
Further information requested17 December 2020
Further information received15 March 2021
Decision due7 May 2021
Decision issued7 May 2021
Grant issued22 June 2021

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