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Fingal County Council · FW24A/0400E · Permission

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

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FW24A/0400E is a planning application for permission at Huntstown Power Station, In the townlands of Hunstown and Johnstown, C, received by Fingal County Council on 2 Oct 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 1) A Battery Energy Storage System facility to include up to 85 no. co… The council granted permission on 26 May 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Nov 2024. The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 12 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.

Appeal window closes 23 Jun 2025 closed 446 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (26 May 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

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

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Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission on 26 May 2025
Final grant
1 Jul 2025
Site (from polygon)
11.85 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 2 Oct 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Nov 2024
  • 22 Nov 2024
    Further information requested
  • 30 Apr 2025
    Further information received
  • 26 May 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 23 Jun 2025

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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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