Drogheda MacBride Railway Station, Marsh Road, Drogheda Co Louth

What’s proposed

Permission for the development of electrical charging infrastructure for its Battery Electrical Multiple Units (BEMU) fleet at Drogheda MacBride Railway Station. Comprising of the construction of a modular 10kv ESB/traction substation in the lower car park of the railway station, overhead line charging facilities at 2 no. platforms and 1 no. depot track and electrical cables in ducts form the substation to the charging facilities, together with all necessary ancillary works. The proposed works include: - ESB/Traction substation, comprising two separate adjacent compounds (one for ESB and one for Iarnród Éireann) with - ESB compound comprisin ga building c.4.4m x 4.9m x 2.95m high, dedicated pedestrian and vehicular access, 2 no. dedicated car parking spaces and security fencing; - A number of car parking spaces within the lower car park will be removed to accommodate the proposed substation, reducing the available car parking spaces from 98 to 44 spaces; - Iarnród Éireann compound comprising up to 5 no. modular containerised units, c. 2.6m x 8.0m x 3.5m high, pedestrian access and security fencing; - Ancillary works including landscaping, drainage and utilities; - Electrical cabling works, underground and partially buried in cable troughs between the ESB/Traction substation and overhead line charging infrastructure; - Overhead Line Charging Infrastructure; - Provision of overhead line charging infrastructure at 2 no. platforms and 1 no. depot track; - These structures will be galvanised metal structures from 12 masts and will comprise 2 portal frames, 4 double cantilever and 4 single cantilevers; - Ancillary works, including minor relocation of services, drainage and replacement of steel wire mesh protection on the private access staff pedestrian overbridge. The proposed development is within the curtilage of protected structures, The Drogheda MacBride Station, the associated station complex as well as the Boyne Viaduct: Station buildings include shed, turntable RPS - DB-055; Boyne Viaduct RPS - DB-176. A Natura Impact Statement accompanies this application **Significant further information received on 13.12.22**