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Fingal County Council · FW24A/0400E

Huntstown Power Station, In the townlands of Hunstown and Johnstown, C

  1. 2 Oct 2024Received
  2. 26 May 2025Grant permission
  3. 1 Jul 2025Final grant
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 26 May 2025
Council
Fingal County Council
Type
Permission
Site
11.85 ha

What’s proposed

1) A Battery Energy Storage System facility to include up to 85 no. co

The council feed cuts descriptions short; the full text is on the council register.

FW24A/0400E is a planning application to Fingal County Council for 1) A Battery Energy Storage System facility to include up to 85 no. co, received on 2 Oct 2024; permission was granted on 26 May 2025.

Planning details

Reference
FW24A/0400E
Local authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Final Grant
Received
2 Oct 2024
Observations close
6 Nov 2024 (closed 677 days ago)
Decision due
27 May 2025 · decided 26 May 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 26 May 2025
Proposed development
1) A Battery Energy Storage System facility to include up to 85 no. co
As published by the register. The Fingal feed cuts the description at 70 characters; the full text is on the council register.
Site area
11.85 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    HI - Heavy Industry: Facilitate opportunities for industrial uses, activities and processes which may give rise to land use conflict if located within other zonings. Such uses, activities and processes would be likely to produce adverse impacts, for example by way of noise, dust or visual impacts. HI areas provide suitable and accessible locations specifically for heavy industry and shall be reserved solely for such uses.

    C2.2 — Economic development and employment

    HI - Heavy Industry: Provide for heavy industry

    Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • EPA-licensed facility · 12
      Huntstown Power Company Limited; Huntstown Power Company Limited; Viridian Power Limited
    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 2
      Earthwork; R191428

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 58915). 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. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=FW24A/0400E.

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