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Unit 8, Advance Business Park, Swords Rd, Santry, Co. Dublin

Extension of a recycling facility to double its annual waste handling capacity.

F24A/0324 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 10 April 2024

Reference: F24A/0324
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 10 April 2024

Summary

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The application seeks to construct a 111.1 square metre lean-to extension to an existing Materials Recycling Transfer Facility. This extension will allow the facility to handle an additional 25,000 tonnes of dry waste per year, doubling its total capacity to 50,000 tonnes.

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Floor area: 111 m²

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Official record

Development description

Apply for planning permission to extend the existing materials recycling transfer facility (mrtf). The development will consist of the construction of a lean-to extension, to the exterior of the existing materials recycling and transfer facility, this extension will increase the existing units gross floor area by 111.1 sq. M. This extension enables an additional 25,000 tonnes per annum of dry waste to be handled at the facility. The planned total capacity of waste to be handled on site is 50,000 tonnes per annum. All recycling activities will occur indoors only at the existing materials recycling and transfer facility. This is to include all associated site works. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) will be submitted to the planning authority as part of the application. Ai received 29/11/2024

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

GE - General EmploymentSI

“Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
17 Turnapin Cottage, Cloghran, Dublin	Jan 2026	€450,000	208 m
21 Turnapin Cottages, Cloghran, Dublin	Mar 2026	€521,000	237 m

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Key dates

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Application received10 April 2024
Decision due31 January 2025
Decision issued31 January 2025

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