Planning Permission Ireland
WithdrawnEnergyDecided 2 June 2021

Lands to the south of Belcamp 220 kV substation, Dublin 17

A new 50 MW gas reciprocating engine power plant on lands south of the Belcamp substation.

4004/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 December 2020

Reference
4004/20
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
21 December 2020

Summary

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The application seeks permission for a new gas reciprocating engine power plant capable of generating 50 MW of electricity. The development spans 1.1 hectares within Dublin City Council and 1.7 hectares within Fingal County Council, featuring a gas above-ground installation compound, internal access roads, and security fencing.

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Official record

Development description

  • A new gas reciprocating engine power plant which will have the capability to generate 50 mw of electricity. The footprint of the development site area within dublin city council is 1.1 hectares, a further 1.7 hectares is located within fingal county council's administrative area. The proposed development within dublin city council area comprises
  • A gas above ground installation (agi) compound which will contain the pressure regulating & metering building (approx. 3.0 m width by 11.0 m length x 4.1 m height); control & instrumentation building (approx. 3.0 m width by 4.0m length x 4.3 m height); chromatography building (approx. 2.5 m width by 2.5 m length by 4.2 m height)
  • Access to the power plant development will be via the r139 and one emergency exit is also provided
  • Internal access roads, two bridges to access the remainder of the site within the fingal county council area, and the overall development will be enclosed with a 2.6 m high palisade security fencing
  • All other ancillary site development works including water supply pipeline, firewater and stormwater drainage, as required to facilitate the development
  • For clarification, the electricity generating power plant is located within the administrative area of fingal county council and will be the subject of a separate planning application. The planning application is accompanied by a natura impact statement. This application also relates to a development that will require an industrial emission directive licence from the environmental protection agency

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs)RS
To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
12 Clonshaugh Lawn, Coolock, Dublin 17Jul 2025€405,000350 m
10 Clonshaugh Lawn, Coolock, Dublin 17Sept 2025€442,000358 m
29 Moatview Drive, Priorswood, ClonshaughMar 2025€265,000473 m
18 Clonshaugh Drive, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17Jul 2025€380,000491 m

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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

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  1. Application received21 December 2020
  2. Decision due23 February 2021
  3. Decision issued2 June 2021

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