GrantedEnergyDecided 14 June 2023

a 1.233 hectare Site Located at Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Alterations to a previously approved Peaker Power Plant at Grange Castle Business Park.

SD23A/0079 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 April 2023

Reference: SD23A/0079
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 20 April 2023

Summary

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The application proposes alterations to a 10-year permission for a Peaker Power Plant. Changes include increasing the building footprint for office space, staff facilities, and a boiler room, alongside roof and elevation updates.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Alterations to a previously approved development (reg. Ref. Sd15a/0061 and reg. Ref. Sd16a/0398) which relates to a 10-year permission for the construction of a peaker power plant in a single storey building with a mezzanine level, together with associated plant equipment including water & fuel tanks. The alterations to the previously approved development (reg. Ref. Sd15a/0061 & sd16a/0398) include the following: (i) alterations to the previously approved building within the eastern portion of the site as follows: (a) an increase in the overall footprint of the building to the north-west to include office space, and staff facilities at ground floor level; and to the north-east to include a boiler room at ground floor level; (b) revised roof footprint to the rear of the building, with the roof being lowered to the rear; (c) relocation of stair cores and updates to building elevations, including the introduction of additional glazing; (d) amendments to the external open service yard to the north of the building including the removal of the previously approved transformer rooms, addition of containerised plant and minor alterations to the location of shaft towers; (e) a minor increase in the height (by 600mm) of the screen to the service yard. Alterations to the western portion of the site include; (ii) minor amendments to the positioning of the internal roadway; (iii) amendments to the tank bund area and tank arrangement to the west of the site, and the addition of contained plant and a pump house building; (iv) minor amendment to the location of the approved tanker unloading area; (v) relocation of car parking spaces from the south of the site to the north of the main bund areas, with the exception of the approved accessible parking space; (vi) provision of a gas skid & support structure to the south-west of the site; (vii) provision of an enlarged plant compound to the west of the bund area and relocation of transformers to this compound; (viii) revisions to the positioning and an increase in size of the approved pipe bridge to align with services; (ix) provision of a new bicycle parking shelter comprising 8 no. Parking spaces; (x) amendments to soft landscaping to accommodate the revised layout and; (xi) drainage, boundary treatments, site lighting, ev car charging ports; and all associated site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. The capacity of the plant will be 115mw as approved under reg. Ref. Sd15a/ 0061. This application relates to development which comprises of an activity which requires an industrial emissions licence in accordance with the first schedule of the epa act 1992 as amended.

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A commencement notice records works starting on 27 November 2023.

Notified floor area: 42 m²

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.

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Application received20 April 2023
Decision due14 June 2023
Decision issued14 June 2023

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