Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 18 June 2021

Dublin Bay Power Station, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4, D04 Y5N2

Construction of a 75 MWe gas-fired turbine for electricity generation at Dublin Bay Power Station.

3647/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 October 2020

Reference
3647/20
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
29 October 2020

Summary

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The project involves installing a 75 MWe aero-derivative gas-fired turbine for electricity generation on a 6.1-hectare site. The development includes a turbine module with a 30-metre-high stack and several ancillary plant buildings.

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development on a c. 6.1 ha site to the south of the existing dublin bay power station, pigeon house road, dublin 4, d04 y5n2, and bounded by south bank road to the south. 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. 15.6 m high with a c. 30 m high stack; (b) ancillary buildings including: c. 9 sq. M. , c. 5 m high demineralised water forwarding pumps building; c. 90.1 sq. M. , c. 4.7 m high plant control module (pcm); c. 39.6 sq. M. , c. 3 m high compressed air and fire suppression building; c. 90.1 sq. M. , c. 4.7 m high control & instrumentation (c&i) communications module; c. 90.1 sq. M. , c. 4.7 m high welfare facilities building; c. 90.1 sq. M. , c. 4.7 m high electrical equipment module; c. 18 sq. M. , c. 5 m high liquid fuel forwarding pumps building; c. 48 sq. M. , c. 6 m high gas reducing building; c. 128 sq. M. , c. 6 m high gas compressor building; c. 12.6 sq. M. , c. 2.4 m high continuous emissions monitoring system (cems) hut; (c) industrial/electrical plant including: c. 3 sq. M. , c. 2.4 m high liquid fuel forwarding skid; c. 3.8 sq. M. , c. 3.3 m high lube oil skid; demineralised water tank (c. 14.4 m high and 1,923 cubic metre capacity); c. 1,309 sq. M. , c. 6.5 m high fenced transformer compound; c. 22.2 sq. M. , c. 2.6 m high emergency diesel generator; fire ring main; bunded liquid fuel tank (c. 9 m high and 477 cubic metre capacity); c. 28 sq. M. , c. 4 m high gas compressor cooler; c. 11.1 sq. M. , c. 2.2 m high gaseous fire suppression cabinet; c. 97 sq. M. , c. 5 m high fin fan coolers; c. 7.5 sq. M. , c. 1.8 m high water wash cart; c. 11 sq. M. , c. 3.7 m high water injection skid; c. 21 sq. M. , c. 6.6 m high generator circuit breaker; c. 10.9 sq. M. , c. 2.5 m high bunded house transformer; (d) removal of existing fencing and gates, and installation of various boundary and internal fencing and gates with different treatments including securi-mesh (c. 2.4 m high), palisade (c. 2.6 m high), chainlink (c. 2.7 m high), and wall mounted blunt top railing 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, pipe bridges, onsite drainage, temporary construction laydown area; and (f) connections to site services including telecommunications, gas, electrical, liquid fuel, water supply, surface water drainage, and wastewater. These encompass connections within the aforementioned dublin bay power station (licenced by the environmental protection agency (epa) under an industrial emissions (ie) licence [ref. P0486-02] and being a lower tier comah site and therefore falling under the requirements of the control of major accident hazard (comah) regulations, 2015). Liquid fuel connections are also proposed including into the existing national oil reserves agency (nora) ltd site, shellybanks road, ringsend, dublin 4 (this being an upper tier comah site and therefore falling under the requirements of the control of major accident hazard (comah) regulations, 2015); and between the aforementioned dublin bay power station fuel oil storage tanks and the aforementioned national oil reserves agency ltd (nora) site. Access will be via the two existing access points located on the southern boundary, from south bank road. A minor part of the application – being a minor area of land identified for use as a temporary construction laydown area and for the construction of connections to site services, relates to development in the poolbeg west strategic development zone (sdz). The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring a licence from the environmental protection agency under the industrial emissions directive. 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 application may also be viewed or downloaded on the department of housing, planning and local government’s eia portal located at http://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 24 August 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 6 March 2024.

Notified floor area: 47 m²

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

  1. Application received29 October 2020
  2. Further information requested17 December 2020
  3. Further information received26 April 2021
  4. Decision due18 June 2021
  5. Decision issued18 June 2021
  6. Grant issued6 August 2021

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