GrantedEnergyDecided 14 January 2025

Guiness Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Victoria Quay, Watling Street and Steevens Lane, Dublin 8

Decarbonisation and water recovery works at the Guinness Brewery, including demolition of old buildings and building a new Energy Centre.

WEB2472/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 November 2024

Reference: WEB2472/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 11 November 2024

Summary

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A 10-year permission is sought for works to facilitate brewery decarbonisation and water recovery. This includes the demolition of the Old Keg Plant Building and Export Warehouse, and the construction of a two-storey Energy Centre and a two-storey Water Recovery Plant. The site is a protected structure.

Energybrewerydecarbonisationdemolitionindustrial

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 2,364 m²

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Development description

Protected structure: the proposed development comprises a 10 year permission for works to facilitate the decarbonisation of the brewery and water recovery on site. Demolition and removal of the old keg plant building and export warehouse (part single storey, part two storey buildings
6,482m2) and associated works including removal of a section of a steel pipe bridge structure. Construction of an energy centre comprising a two storey building containing electrical boiler room lv, mcc and hv rooms with a primary parapet height of 15.15m and including 3 no. Flues to a height of 23.65m (28.1m o. D) and external plant compound (72m2) containing transformer equipment. The overall gfa of the energy centre (2) building is c. 788m2. A blue roof (for rainwater attenuation) is proposed at roof level. Construction of a two-storey water recovery plant (wrp) building with a primary parapet height of 17.35m containing wrp plant and ancillary staff facilities. The overall gfa of the wrp building is 1,576m2. A blue roof is proposed at roof level. The water recovery plant also includes the following external plant elements: external equalisation tank with height of 13.25m including external access stairway; 2 no. Biogas scrubbers with a height of 6.3m above parapet level and 1 no. Emergency flare at a height of 7.5m above parapet level. 2 no. Anaerobic treatment tanks to a height of c. 21m above ground level and external odour control plant. Aerobic treatment aeration tank to a height of 12.04m (+17.33 o. D. ) with external access stairway, external renewable biogas balloon, other external items including ancillary plant / equipment, enclosing bund walls and circulation infrastructure. Demolition and removal of the former flaking plant (c. 46m / 11 storey equivalent in height) located centrally within the site (3,001m2), 1 no. Two-storey prefabricated building, 1 no. Single storey electrical distribution room, 6 no. Single storey cabins / containers, vehicular concrete ramp and section of steel pipe bridge structure (691m2). Construction of a utilities hub comprising a proposed split-level building comprising a single storey structure (at lower ground level) ranging in height from 4.2m to 9.2m containing heat pumps, workshop, staff accommodation and ancillary plant, and a single-storey structure (at upper ground level) for use as energy centre (1) containing electrical boiler room to a height to parapet level of 8.72m, 2 no. Flues to a height of 17.22m above upper ground level and including external plant compounds containing transformer equipment at the upper ground level (258m2), and 3 no. External vessels 15m in height at lower ground level. A blue roof is proposed at roof level. External stairs, ancillary site works, hard and soft landscaping are proposed. The utilities hub will comprise a gfa of c. 1,996.2m2. The proposed development includes associated site development works including hard and soft landscaping and the extension of new site services routes (both underground and above ground) including ancillary pipe racks, providing electrical and utilities infrastructure, above and below ground drainage. An additional 26 no. Bicycle parking spaces are proposed. The application site is located in the curtilage of a number of protected structures. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application and the eiar and nis will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority. The proposal is located within a site which has an approved ie (industrial emissions) licence (ref: p0301-04)

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

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
49 Steevens Gate, James St, Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€435,000	226 m
25 The Maltings, Bonham Street, Dublin 8	May 2025	€264,000	229 m
48 The Maltings, Bonham St, Dublin 8	Apr 2026	€280,000	229 m
56 The Maltings, Bonham Street, Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€228,000	229 m
36 The Maltings, Bonham St, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€277,500	229 m
Apt 38 Steevens Gate, 126 - 133 James Street, Dublin 8	Feb 2025	€545,000	249 m
Apt 9, St James'S Court, Echnlin Street	Mar 2026	€280,000	262 m
105 The Maltings, Bonham St, Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€232,000	276 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received11 November 2024
Decision due14 January 2025
Decision issued14 January 2025
Permission expiry27 May 2035

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