ESB lands located to the south of the existing Ringsend 110kV Substation on the Poolbeg Peninsula,, Southbank Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4
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PWSDZ3791/24 is a planning application for permission at ESB lands located to the south of the existing Ringsend 110kV Substation on the Poolbeg Peninsula,, Southbank Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4, received by Dublin City Council on 30 May 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PERMISSION for development at this c 2.4 ha site on ESB lands located to the south of the existing Ringsend 110 kV Substation on the Poolbeg Peninsula, Southbank Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4. The development will consist of the removal of the existing Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) electrical substation and the construction of a new 110 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) electrical substation and will include the following elements: a. Construction of a new substation compound of approximately 3916 m², with a c. 2.6 m high palisade fence around the entire perimeter of the substation. The compound comprises a new indoor 20 bay GIS building measuring c. 1,090 sq.m (c. 44.5 (m) x c. 24.5 (m) x c. 16.3 (m); b. Provision of new electrical plant and equipment within the substation including: -2 no. Transformer bunds (Length (c. 22.9m) x Width (c. 10.9m) x Height (c. 7.0m)); -2 no. 110 kV electrical transformers and associated outdoor electrical equipment to facilitate underground cable connections between the existing transmission circuits and the proposed GIS building: c. Provision of site services including compound lighting, telecommunications, access roads and drainage; d. Subsurface ground surface water attenuation tank (c. 143 m2 ); e. All associated and ancillary site development works to accommodate the construction of the substation and transferring of the cable circuits from the existing AIS to the new GIS Building; and f. Retirement and removal of the above ground elements associated with the existing AIS. The application is partially located within Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme area. Planning permission is being sought for a period of 10 years. The application includes a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The council granted permission on 24 Jul 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 4 Jul 2024. A commencement notice (SN0014545DC) was lodged on 31 Jul 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 33 other decided applications in the last five years and 2 appeals.
Proposal
PERMISSION for development at this c 2.4 ha site on ESB lands located to the south of the existing Ringsend 110 kV Substation on the Poolbeg Peninsula, Southbank Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4. The development will consist of the removal of the existing Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) electrical substation and the construction of a new 110 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) electrical substation and will include the following elements: a. Construction of a new substation compound of approximately 3916 m², with a c. 2.6 m high palisade fence around the entire perimeter of the substation. The compound comprises a new indoor 20 bay GIS building measuring c. 1,090 sq.m (c. 44.5 (m) x c. 24.5 (m) x c. 16.3 (m); b. Provision of new electrical plant and equipment within the substation including: -2 no. Transformer bunds (Length (c. 22.9m) x Width (c. 10.9m) x Height (c. 7.0m)); -2 no. 110 kV electrical transformers and associated outdoor electrical equipment to facilitate underground cable connections between the existing transmission circuits and the proposed GIS building: c. Provision of site services including compound lighting, telecommunications, access roads and drainage; d. Subsurface ground surface water attenuation tank (c. 143 m2 ); e. All associated and ancillary site development works to accommodate the construction of the substation and transferring of the cable circuits from the existing AIS to the new GIS Building; and f. Retirement and removal of the above ground elements associated with the existing AIS. The application is partially located within Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme area. Planning permission is being sought for a period of 10 years. The application includes a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 24 Jul 2024
- Final grant
- 24 Jul 2024
- Site (from polygon)
- 2.41 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 30 May 2024New applicationObservation window closed 4 Jul 2024
- 24 Jul 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 21 Aug 2024
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0014545DC
Zoning at the site
Poolbeg SDZ (ZD03)
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.
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 · 4
- Special Area of Conservation · 1
- Special Protection Area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88939). 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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