GrantedInfrastructureDecided 21 August 2024

Dublin Airport, Swords, Co. Dublin

Major upgrades to the surface water drainage infrastructure at Dublin Airport.

F23A/0636 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 27 June 2024

Reference: F23A/0636
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 June 2024

Summary

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The proposed development includes upgrades to existing drainage infrastructure and construction of additional drainage infrastructure to improve the surface water management system. It will consist of a contamination detection and response system, clean water supply pipelines, airfield contaminated pipelines, and upgrades to the West Apron network including an underground attenuation tank.

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Development description

In the townlands of pickardstown, coultry, huntsown, forrest great, forrest little, and collinstown; and to the east of the airfield in the townlands of cloghran, corballis, commons, toberbunny, stockhole and clonshagh. The proposed development includes upgrades to existing drainage infrastructure and construction of additional drainage infrastructure to improve performance of the surface water management system at dublin airport and will consist of: a. A contamination detection and response (cd&r) system comprising detection devices, network decision points (dps), control kiosks, and ancillary infrastructure including local access roads, local drainage and communications and power ducts; b. Clean water supply pipelines consisting of large diameter trunk pipelines; c. Airfield contaminated pipelines consisting of large diameter trunk pipelines; d. Upgrades to the west apron surface water collection network including reconfiguration of the existing network, construction of an underground attenuation tank, installation of a local cd&r system, network dps and a control kiosks, construction of an underground pollution storage tank, a pumping station, and ancillary development including local ductwork, local access roads and local drainage; e. Upgrades to the existing surface water collection network in the vicinity of the south apron including reconfiguration of the existing network, construction of network dps, upgrade of the existing flow diversion structure (fds) and reconfiguration of the existing cuckoo supply channel; f. A central pollution control facility (cpcf) consisting of underground pollution control storage tanks, a pumping station, a discharge pipeline to the uisce eireann network, mechanical and electrical equipment, a control building, an electrical substation, and ancillary development including a local access road, enhanced flood bund, local drainage and ducting; g. A cpcf pipeline consisting of a large diameter trunk pipeline; h. A central supervisory control and data acquisition (scada) system comprising kiosks and associated electrical power and signal connections; i. Repurposing of the central section of the existing airfield trunk culvert (atc) as a contaminated pipeline; and j. Ancillary and associated development including pipework, mechanical and electrical service connections and upgrades, temporary compounds and site works. This planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report and natura impact statement. Ai received 13/06/24 sai received 27/06/24

Land-use zoning

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DA - Dublin AirportTU

“Ensure the efficient and effective operation and development of the airport in accordance with an approved Local Area Plan”

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Application received27 June 2024
Decision due21 August 2024
Decision issued21 August 2024
Appeal submitted16 September 2024
Appeal decided16 June 2026

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