Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 17 November 2010

Site 646, Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin

Construction of a 4.5 MW geothermal electricity generation plant in Rathcoole.

SD10A/0283 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 September 2010

Reference
SD10A/0283
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
23 September 2010
Floor area
794 m²

Summary

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The application is for a 4.5 MW geothermal electricity generation plant featuring a 9.5m high building and two 4,000m deep wells. The project includes temporary construction works such as a 42m high drilling rig, and an Environmental Impact Statement has been submitted.

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Development description

Construction of a 4.5 mw geothermal electricity generation plant comprising a 9.5m high, 675sq. M. Building; 2 x 4000m deep wells (production and injection); 3.51m high, 110sq. M. Enclosure; external air cooling fans; underground water attenuation tank; 8 no. Car parking spaces; formation of a new vehicular access and ancillary works including the erection of a 2.5m high boundary paladin fence; paving; hydrocarbon interceptor; esb compound (2.6m high, 9sq. M. ) and site development works within a planning application area of 3.5ha on a site previously granted planning permisison for 2 no. Light industrial buildings (register reference sd07a/0580). Temporary construciton phase works to consist of a 42m high drilling rig mounted on a working pad, drilling mud circulation system (including an attenuation pond and drill cuttings storage area), covered water tank, 4 no. Diesel generators, bunded diesel storage tank, cement silos; containerised compound for offices, canteen, workshops and portaloo toilets. An environmental impact statement has been submitted in connection with this application.

Land-use zoning

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EESI
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 received23 September 2010
  2. Decision due17 November 2010
  3. Decision issued17 November 2010
  4. Grant issued5 January 2011

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