Lands within the Poolbeg Generating Station complex, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4, D04 XD82
- 31 Jan 2023Received
- 2 Nov 2023Grant permission
- 11 Dec 2023Final grant
- 13 Apr 2026Commenced
- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Grant permission · 2 Nov 2023
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 7.24 ha
What’s proposed
The proposed development will consist of: 1. Demolition of the existing Babcock Store building; 1 No. Hydrogen Tank; the temporary Control Building; 1 No. Water Tank within the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) Bunded Area 2. Construction/ installation of an OCGT generating unit and associated plant and equipment, comprising the following main components: - An exhaust stack approx. 40m in height (approx. 8m diameter and 40m H) - Gas Turbine Air Intake (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 26m H) - Generator Enclosure (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 14.5m H) - Gas turbine enclosure including Gas Turbine auxiliaries and loading / rotor turning area (approx. 53m L x 15mW x 26m H) - Exhaust Diffuser (approx. 14.5m L x 10.4m W x 10.5m H) - Gas Turbine Power Control and Electrical Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Module (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 10m H) - 9No. Fin Fan Coolers (approx.27m L x 19m W x 8m H) - Main Transformer (approx. 12.2m L x 7.5m W x 9.3m H), including - 17.5m x 18m bund; and -3No 12m high Blast Walls - Auxiliary Transformer (approx.4.9m L x4.7m W x 6.9m H) - 6.8m x 7.5m bund; and - 2No 12m high Blast Walls - Demineralised Water Treatment Plant (approx.20m L x 10m W x 5.4m H) - Demineralised Water Tank (approx.22.3m diameter and 14.6m H) - Raw/Fire Water Tank (approx.15.2m diameter and 14.6m H) - 8,000m3 Distillate Fuel (Secondary Oil Tank (approx.27.2m diameter and 17.6m H) - Including 8No 1.7m high Baffle Walls surrounding the tank - Fuel Oil Forwarding Pump (approx.8.9m L x 7.8m W x 2.2m H) - Fire Fighting Pumphouse (approx. 12m L x 7m W x 5.4m H) - 1 No. <1 MW thermal output emergency diesel generator 250KWe (approx. 10m L x 4m W x 5m H) - Generator Circuit Breaker (approx.8.8m L x5.1m W x 4m H) - 2 No. Water (replacement) Firewater Tanks for NORA (approx.13m diameter and 14.6m H) - 3-Bay 220kV Indoor Switchgear Building (approx.30m L x 18m W x 18m H) and 3 No. bolted connections (approx.12.5m L x 15m W x 15m H) - Gas Conditioning Compound (approx. 42.2m L x 11.4m W x 3.6m H) which includes: - Gas Compressor and Auxiliaries Building (approx. 24m L x 7.5m W x 5m H) - Gas Compressor Reducing Building (approx. 8m L x 6m W x 6m H); and - Gas Compressor Cooler (approx. 7m L x 4m W x 5m H) - Hydrogen Storage Compound (approx. 6m L x 3.5m W x 3m H) - Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) (approx. 3.5m L x 2.5m W x 5m H) - CCGT Stores Building (approx. 15m Lx 14m W x 10m H) - Workshop, Stores and Administration Building (approx. 23m L x 22m W x 15m H) 3. Connection to the existing gas Above Ground Installation (AGI); 4. Connection to the National Grid via the existing 220kV Poolbeg Substation; and 5. All associated works to facilitate the development (e.g. temporary construction compound, perimeter fencing, blast and baffle walls, above-ground pipe racks, underground cables, a new lighting arrangement, lightning and telecommunication masts, parking and surface water drainage network including a new stormwater outfall. All works will take place within the grounds of the ESB Poolbeg Generating station complex. The development consists of an activity for which an Industrial Emissions Licence is required. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) which compiles with the European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I 296 of 2018 and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
3137/23 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the proposed development will consist of: 1. Demolition of the existing Babcock Store, received on 31 Jan 2023; permission was granted on 2 Nov 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- 3137/23
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
- Received
- 31 Jan 2023
- Observations close
- 7 Mar 2023 (closed 1287 days ago)
- Decision due
- 2 Nov 2023 · decided 2 Nov 2023
- Decision
- Grant permission on 2 Nov 2023
- Proposed development
- The proposed development will consist of: 1. Demolition of the existing Babcock Store building; 1 No. Hydrogen Tank; the temporary Control Building; 1 No. Water Tank within the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) Bunded Area 2. Construction/ installation of an OCGT generating unit and associated plant and equipment, comprising the following main components: - An exhaust stack approx. 40m in height (approx. 8m diameter and 40m H) - Gas Turbine Air Intake (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 26m H) - Generator Enclosure (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 14.5m H) - Gas turbine enclosure including Gas Turbine auxiliaries and loading / rotor turning area (approx. 53m L x 15mW x 26m H) - Exhaust Diffuser (approx. 14.5m L x 10.4m W x 10.5m H) - Gas Turbine Power Control and Electrical Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Module (approx. 24m L x 18m W x 10m H) - 9No. Fin Fan Coolers (approx.27m L x 19m W x 8m H) - Main Transformer (approx. 12.2m L x 7.5m W x 9.3m H), including - 17.5m x 18m bund; and -3No 12m high Blast Walls - Auxiliary Transformer (approx.4.9m L x4.7m W x 6.9m H) - 6.8m x 7.5m bund; and - 2No 12m high Blast Walls - Demineralised Water Treatment Plant (approx.20m L x 10m W x 5.4m H) - Demineralised Water Tank (approx.22.3m diameter and 14.6m H) - Raw/Fire Water Tank (approx.15.2m diameter and 14.6m H) - 8,000m3 Distillate Fuel (Secondary Oil Tank (approx.27.2m diameter and 17.6m H) - Including 8No 1.7m high Baffle Walls surrounding the tank - Fuel Oil Forwarding Pump (approx.8.9m L x 7.8m W x 2.2m H) - Fire Fighting Pumphouse (approx. 12m L x 7m W x 5.4m H) - 1 No. <1 MW thermal output emergency diesel generator 250KWe (approx. 10m L x 4m W x 5m H) - Generator Circuit Breaker (approx.8.8m L x5.1m W x 4m H) - 2 No. Water (replacement) Firewater Tanks for NORA (approx.13m diameter and 14.6m H) - 3-Bay 220kV Indoor Switchgear Building (approx.30m L x 18m W x 18m H) and 3 No. bolted connections (approx.12.5m L x 15m W x 15m H) - Gas Conditioning Compound (approx. 42.2m L x 11.4m W x 3.6m H) which includes: - Gas Compressor and Auxiliaries Building (approx. 24m L x 7.5m W x 5m H) - Gas Compressor Reducing Building (approx. 8m L x 6m W x 6m H); and - Gas Compressor Cooler (approx. 7m L x 4m W x 5m H) - Hydrogen Storage Compound (approx. 6m L x 3.5m W x 3m H) - Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) (approx. 3.5m L x 2.5m W x 5m H) - CCGT Stores Building (approx. 15m Lx 14m W x 10m H) - Workshop, Stores and Administration Building (approx. 23m L x 22m W x 15m H) 3. Connection to the existing gas Above Ground Installation (AGI); 4. Connection to the National Grid via the existing 220kV Poolbeg Substation; and 5. All associated works to facilitate the development (e.g. temporary construction compound, perimeter fencing, blast and baffle walls, above-ground pipe racks, underground cables, a new lighting arrangement, lightning and telecommunication masts, parking and surface water drainage network including a new stormwater outfall. All works will take place within the grounds of the ESB Poolbeg Generating station complex. The development consists of an activity for which an Industrial Emissions Licence is required. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) which compiles with the European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I 296 of 2018 and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 7.24 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Full planning report for 53.33921, -6.18739
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0013999DC
- Seven day notice SN0013809DC
- Seven day notice SN0013810DC
- Seven day notice SN0012291DC
- Seven day notice SN0012009DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z7: Employment (Heavy): To provide for the protection and creation of industrial uses, and facilitate opportunities for employment creation including Port Related Activities.
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.
Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.
A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- EPA-licensed facility · 3
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 2
- Special Area of Conservation · 1
- Recorded monument · 6
- Special Protection Area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 89028). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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