Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedInfrastructureDecided 8 August 2024

a site of approximately 4.26ha, bounded by the South Parallel Road (R108) to th, Harristown Lane to the west, Horizon, In the townlands of Harristown

Demolition of a cattle pen to construct a 950-space airport staff car park extension with EV charging and a new bus shelter.

FW24A/0253E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 14 June 2024

Reference
FW24A/0253E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
14 June 2024

Summary

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The project involves demolishing a cattle pen to construct a westward extension to the Holiday Blue Long-Term Car Park. The new surface car park will provide 950 airport staff parking spaces, including EV charging points, bicycle spaces, a new bus shelter, and a new internal road layout crossing the Santry River.

Infrastructureairportcar parkinfrastructuredemolition
Floor area
911 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • The proposed development will consist of
  • The demolition of existing cattle pen and hard standing area (total 911m2) and the removal of 1 no. Existing gated site entrance from the south parallel road (r108), and the construction of a westwards extension to the existing holiday blue long-term car park to provide an extended surface car park which will comprise 950 no. Airport staff car parking spaces, of which 48 no. Will be provided for persons with reduced mobility (prm) and 96 no. Will be serviced by electric vehicle (ev) charging points, to be accessed off the south parallel road (r108) via an upgraded existing former temporary construction access/egress, with an emergency access also to be provided through the existing holiday blue long-term car park immediately east of the proposed development site via a tie in, with security barriers, to the existing internal roundabout
  • 30 no. Bicycle spaces
  • 1 no. New bus shelter
  • New internal road layout, with set down areas for buses and footpaths, incorporating 2 no. Existing culverts (one of which is to be extended) and 1no. New culvert over the santry river
  • Proposed riparian corridor either side of the santry river
  • 1 no. Single-storey substation
  • 1 no. New single storey welfare building
  • 1 no. New single-storey security hut with security barriers
  • New foul and surface water drainage system works incorporating attenuation
  • The erection of cctv equipment, security fencing, electrical enclosure, lighting, signage, and boundary fencing; and
  • All other associated site development works, including temporary construction compound, and all hard and soft landscaping. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and natura impact statement (nis) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

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

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received14 June 2024
  2. Decision due8 August 2024
  3. Decision issued8 August 2024
  4. Appeal submitted4 September 2024
  5. Appeal decided27 April 2026

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