Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedInfrastructureDecided 8 June 2022

Site within the townland of Ballymakaily, West of Newcastle Road (R120), Lucan, Co. Dublin

Amendments to a permitted electrical substation compound and structures in Lucan.

SD22A/0105 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 14 April 2022

Reference
SD22A/0105
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
14 April 2022
Floor area
1687 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The application proposes changes to a previously permitted substation. This includes extending the compound to 0.77 hectares, reorienting and altering the two-storey GIS substation building, and replacing the client control building with five modular units.

Infrastructuresubstationinfrastructureelectricity
Storeys
2

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to the electrical substation compound and structures permitted under reg. Ref. Sd19a/0042 and abp ref. 305948-19 comprising of amendment to the layout and extent of the permitted substation compound, to include an extension of the compound area to c. 0.77 hectares; reorientation of the gas insulated switchgear (gis) substation building to a north­south orientation, and associated amendments to the building footprint, layout, and elevations, providing for a two storey building with a gross floor area (gfa) of c. 1,456 sq. M; alterations to the permitted single storey client control building to provide for the substitution of this structure with 5 single storey modular client control units, with a combined total gfa of c. 231 sq. M (gfa of c. 46.2 sq. M per module); associated amendments to the permitted substation access arrangements (3 gated access points provided), transformers, security fencing (to be 2.6 metres high in place of the 2.4 metre high fencing permitted), lighting, services, mv substation, parking, utility cabling, amendments to permitted landscaping and berms adjoining the substation compound and associated and ancillary works.

Land-use zoning

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EESI
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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Key dates

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  1. Application received14 April 2022
  2. Decision due8 June 2022
  3. Decision issued8 June 2022
  4. Grant issued19 July 2022

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