GrantedEnergyDecided 5 December 2023

3-4, Crag Avenue, Clondalkin Industrial Estate, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Alterations to a permitted energy centre in Clondalkin, including gas turbines and steam turbines.

SD23A/0158 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 July 2023

Reference: SD23A/0158
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 12 July 2023

Summary

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The proposed alterations to previously permitted developments include a revised energy centre design to accommodate alternate generation technology. This will feature 10 gas generation turbines with flues up to 33 metres high, 2 steam turbines with generator enclosure buildings, and associated infrastructure.

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Floor area: 522 m²

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Official record

Development description

Alterations to the development permitted under reg. Ref. : sd18a/0068, as previously amended under reg. Ref. : sd19a/0185 and reg. Ref. : sd20a/0242, and to the development permitted under reg. Ref. : sd20a/0309, as previously amended under reg. Ref. : sd22a/0093. The proposed alterations in summary comprise the provision of an altered energy centre design and all associated development, along with minor alterations to the permitted site layout, provision of a gas agi, and all ancillary works. The development, for which a 5-year planning permission is sought, will comprise the following: construction of a revised energy centre in the western part of the subject site, to accommodate alternate generation technology, including 10 no. Gas generation turbines (all with associated flues, 8 no. C. 33 metres (m) in height and 2 no. C. 15 m in height), 2 no. Steam turbines including 2 no. Steam turbine generator enclosure buildings with a gross floor area (gfa) of 219 sq. M each and a height of c. 6.2 m, associated steam turbine generator distribution and control structure with a gfa of 84 sq. M and an overall height of c. 4.2 m, and 2 no. Steam turbine / air cooled condenser structures with a height of c. 25.4 m. Construction of 8 no. 33/20kv transformer bays to the southeast of the energy centre, with a further 12 no. Gas / steam transformers to serve the proposed turbines to the west of the energy centre. Provision of 3 no. 13.6 m high fuel storage tanks, a fuel oil enclosure building (with a gfa of 50 sq. M and an overall height of c. 3.8m), a fire pump enclosure building (with a gfa of 65 sq. M and an overall height of c. 3.2 m) along with 3 no. C. 14.1 m high sprinkler tanks, a c. 14.5 m high water tank, and a water treatment plant building (with a gfa of 218 sq. M and a maximum height of c. 17 m including rooftop plant). Provision of 6 no. Black-start / emergency generators to the south of the energy centre with an overall height of c. 5 m; provision of a single storey over basement level powertrunk building (with a gfa of 932 sq. M and an overall height of c. 4.1 m) to the southeast of the proposed energy centre. Provision of a 3-storey over basement medium voltage / low voltage building (with a gfa of 3,161 sq. M and an overall height of c. 16.3 m) to the southwest of the proposed energy centre. Provision of 2 no. Transformers adjacent to the substation constructed under reg. Ref. : sd18a/0068, as amended by reg. Ref. : sd19a/0185 (located to the southwest of the proposed energy centre). Provision of a guard hut with a gfa of 21 sq. M and with a height of c. 3.2m, to the west of the medium voltage / low voltage building. Provision of a gas agi (above-ground installation) to the southwest of the subject site within a fenced compound, accommodating a single storey control room building with a gfa of 10 sq. M and overall height of c. 3 m, a plant kiosk with a gfa of 17 sq. M and an overall height of c. 3 m, and a boiler house with a gfa of 13 sq. M and an overall height of c. 3m. Reorientation of permitted ict facility building no. 4 to accommodate the revised energy centre layout (with no other change to this permitted building). Associated and ancillary alterations to the site layout relating to landscaping, parking (including 18 no. Car parking spaces, and bicycle parking within a covered bicycle shelter to serve the energy centre) and roads layouts, lighting and services, boundary treatments, drainage, landscaping, and all associated and ancillary works. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application and the eiar will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority. An epa-industrial emissions directive (ie) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of the proposed development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 8 February 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 24 June 2025.

Notified floor area: 49.9 m²

9 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
Apt 18 Block A Aras Na Cluaine, Yellow Meadows Road, Nangar Rd	May 2025	€257,000	246 m
28a Aras Na Cluaine, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Feb 2026	€210,000	246 m
C125 Aras Na Cluaine, Nangor Rd, Clondalkin Dublin 22	Apr 2025	€265,000	249 m
73 B Aras Na Cluaine, Woodford Walk, Nangor Rd Clondalkin	Dec 2025	€227,000	249 m
59b Aras Na Cluaine, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Mar 2026	€246,000	249 m
167 Aras Na Cluaine, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Mar 2025	€250,000	284 m
181 Aras Na Cluaine, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	May 2025	€262,000	284 m
Apt 172c, Aras Na Cluaine, Yellow Meadows Rd Dublin 22	Jan 2025	€217,000	284 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

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Application received12 July 2023
Decision due5 September 2023
Decision issued5 December 2023
Permission expiry15 January 2028

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