Poolbeg 220kV Electrical Substation and adjacent land, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4 on site measuring 3.6haAB[ Ref:.
- 30 Jun 2023Received
- 29 Nov 2023Grant permission
- 4 Jan 2024Appealed
- 19 Mar 2025Appeal: Other
- 25 Sept 2025Final grant
- 11 Jun 2026Commenced
- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Grant permission · 29 Nov 2023
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 3.55 ha
- Appeal
- ACP 318795 · Other
What’s proposed
The development will consist of construction of a new 220kV gas insulated switchgear (GIS) Switchboard building measuring 65.2 x 51.8m and 17m high; construction of 2no. new shunt reactor units (each within a 4.3m x 8.2m x 5.5m enclosure) and 1no. new series reactor unit (within a 4.7m x 12.7m x 16.6m enclosure), associated connections to the 220kV GIS switchboard building an decommissioning and removal of 2no. existing shunt reactors; an extension of the existing internal access road around the new GIS switchgear building and 4no. car parking spaces; all ancillary and associated works to facilitate the development including removal of existing perimeter berm and new 2.6m high boundary fence around extended substation compound, perimeter planting, 3m high lightning protection to new GIS switchboard building, surface water drainage network including an attenuation pond, lighting and laying of 2 temporary cable circuits for the construction and commissioning period connection the existing AIS building to the new GIS switchboard building and all other associated site excavation, raising of site levels, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A Natura Impact (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
4057/23 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the development will consist of construction of a new 220kV gas insulated switchgear, received on 30 Jun 2023; permission was granted on 29 Nov 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- 4057/23
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “Appeal Decided”
- Received
- 30 Jun 2023
- Observations close
- 4 Aug 2023 (closed 1137 days ago)
- Decision due
- 29 Nov 2023 · decided 29 Nov 2023
- Decision
- Grant permission on 29 Nov 2023
- Proposed development
- The development will consist of construction of a new 220kV gas insulated switchgear (GIS) Switchboard building measuring 65.2 x 51.8m and 17m high; construction of 2no. new shunt reactor units (each within a 4.3m x 8.2m x 5.5m enclosure) and 1no. new series reactor unit (within a 4.7m x 12.7m x 16.6m enclosure), associated connections to the 220kV GIS switchboard building an decommissioning and removal of 2no. existing shunt reactors; an extension of the existing internal access road around the new GIS switchgear building and 4no. car parking spaces; all ancillary and associated works to facilitate the development including removal of existing perimeter berm and new 2.6m high boundary fence around extended substation compound, perimeter planting, 3m high lightning protection to new GIS switchboard building, surface water drainage network including an attenuation pond, lighting and laying of 2 temporary cable circuits for the construction and commissioning period connection the existing AIS building to the new GIS switchboard building and all other associated site excavation, raising of site levels, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A Natura Impact (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 3.55 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Full planning report for 53.33826, -6.19089
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
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0014322DC
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.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- EPA-licensed facility · 3
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- 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 88662). 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.
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