Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 23 May 2023

Damastown Road, Damastown Industrial Park, Dublin 15, Dublin, D15 YE36

Construction of a 2.4 MW ground-mounted solar farm at Damastown Industrial Park.

FW23A/0075 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 29 March 2023

Reference
FW23A/0075
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
29 March 2023

Summary

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The development consists of a 2.4 MW solar PV farm comprising 12,082 square meters of ground-mounted photovoltaic panels on 2.47 hectares of land. The electricity generated will power the adjacent Guerbet Pharmaceutical plant, with ancillary infrastructure including transformer and spare parts cabins.

Energysolarindustrialgreen energy
Floor area
12,082 m²

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Development description

Erect 12,082 m2 of photovoltaic panels on a ground mounted system. The development will comprise of a 2.4 mw solar pv farm on a site at damastown road, damastown industrial park, dublin 15, dublin. D15 ye36, on 2.47 hectares land located to the northwest of the existing guerbet pharmaceutical plant. The electricity generated will be used by the guerbet pharmaceutical site that currently operates under an industrial emissions (ie) license (po050-02) and greenhouse gas permit (ghg permit) no. Ie-ghg019-10349-02, under part iv of the environmental protection agency act 1992 (as amended for the protection of the environment act, 2003). The development will comprise of photovoltaic panels with ground mounted frames together with all ancillary cabling and electrical infrastructure; 1 no. Transformer cabin; 1 no. Spare parts cabin; using all temporary ways, temporary construction compound / set-down area; boundary security fencing included on the application, granted under planning permission reference no. Fw21a/0185 and underground medium voltage electrical connection from transformer building, also under application fw21a/0185, into the immediately adjoining industrial site; and all associated site development works, all on a site of 12.22 hectares.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

HT - High TechnologyCOE
“Provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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  1. Application received29 March 2023
  2. Decision due23 May 2023
  3. Decision issued23 May 2023

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