GrantedEnergyDecided 4 September 2017

Former Jacobs/Allied Biscuits Site, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Temporary gas-powered generation plant on the former Jacobs site in Tallaght.

SD17A/0177 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 10 August 2017

Reference: SD17A/0177
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 10 August 2017
Floor area: 2850 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought for a temporary gas-powered generation plant within a fenced yard. The development will contain 12 generator units, 2 back-up diesel generators with 18m high flues, and a gas meter plant.

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Official record

Development description

(1) temporary gas powered generation plant within a 2,850sq. M fenced yard containing 12 generator units and 2 back-up diesel generator units with associated flues (each 18m. High), attenuation screen (15m. High) and auxiliary installations, (2) gas meter and incoming gas stream reduction plant within a separate 40sq. M fenced yard and (3) sundry ancillary works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

REGENRE

“To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 23 August 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 15 February 2018.

12 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Mayberry Park, Kilnamanagh Dublin 24, Dublin	Mar 2025	€470,000	345 m
23 Mayberry Park, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24	Oct 2025	€480,000	364 m
7 Redwood Court, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght	Oct 2025	€450,000	394 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received10 August 2017
Further information requested27 July 2017
Further information received10 August 2017
Decision due4 September 2017
Decision issued4 September 2017
Grant issued9 October 2017

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