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Not exempt — permission neededInfrastructureDecided 9 January 2015

Dublin Weston Airport, Lucan, Co. Dublin

A declaration is sought for runway safety upgrades and lighting changes at Dublin Weston Airport.

ED14/0038 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 December 2014

Reference
ED14/0038
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Declaration of Exemption Section 5
Received
5 December 2014

Summary

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The application seeks a Section 5 declaration on whether runway safety measures are exempt from planning. The works include revising runway markings for safety areas, installing new runway lighting and indicators, and decommissioning a parallel taxiway.

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Development description

  • Application under s. 5 of the planning and development act 2000, as amended for a declaration on whether implemention of measures described below is or is not development or is or is not exempted development
  • Revision of the position of the visual navigational aids (runway markings) to facilitate the inclusion of runway end safety areas (resas) at both ends of the licenced runway of dublin weston airport (dwa) as required by eu regulation 139/2014 and the irish aviation authority (iaa) the competent authority for the purposes of licensing and regulating airports and aerospace in ireland
  • The installation of additional visual navigational aids (consisting of runway lighting and precision approach pathway indicators or papis)
  • The decommissioning (closure) of part of a parrallel taxi way that is not currently required
  • The section of the licensed, permitted runway, as referred to by an bord pleanala inspector robert speer in the assessment of south dublin county council reg. Ref. Sd08a/0779 and kildare county council reg. Ref. 08/2018, and indicated on the image included within appendix one of this document, having regard to the planning history and factual circumstances described more fully below. 2(a): section of exempted development regulations under which exemption is claimed (if known): section 32

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“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

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  1. Application received5 December 2014
  2. Decision due9 January 2015
  3. Decision issued9 January 2015

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