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South Dublin County Council · SD22A/0289 · Permission

Site within the townland of Ballymakaily, West of Newcastle Road (R120), Lucan, Co. Dublin

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Council received 27 Jun 2022We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1538 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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SD22A/0289 is a planning application for permission at Site within the townland of Ballymakaily, West of Newcastle Road (R120), Lucan, Co. Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 27 Jun 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will consist of the amendment of Condition no. 3 (ii) and 3 (iii) of the permission granted under Reg. Ref. SO21A/0042 that related to the Gas Plant of the overall permitted development only, so that these aspects of the new condition shall read as follows: Condition no. 3(ii) Within four (4) years from the date the first Gas Plant commences operation, the applicant or operator shall undertake a review with GNI of the ability to serve the Gas Plant with green gas and / or hydrogen (or similar fuels) shall be Investigated and reported to the Planning Authority. Any ability for the Gas Plant to be operated with green gas and/ or hydrogen (or similar fuels) shall be implemented within an agreed timeline agreed with GNI. Condition no. 3(iii) If the applicant receives a firm offer from Eirgrid under which the Gas Plant is not required, and the connection has been realized with capacity onsite from Eirgrid, then the Gas Plants shall be removed from the entire site within a year of the ceasing of operation. The nature and extent of the permitted Gas Plants, or any other element of the parent permission granted under Reg. Ref. SD21A/0042 will otherwise not be amended by this application. An EPA­Industrial Emissions (IE) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of the Gas Plant that Is subject of this amendment application. The council granted permission on 22 Aug 2022. The five-week observation window closed on 2 Aug 2022. Appeal 314646 is before An Coimisiún Pleanála (lodged 19 Sept 2022). The site is zoned C2.1 — economic development and employment under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 11 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.

Appeal window closes 19 Sept 2022 closed 1454 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (22 Aug 2022) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

The development will consist of the amendment of Condition no. 3 (ii) and 3 (iii) of the permission granted under Reg. Ref. SO21A/0042 that related to the Gas Plant of the overall permitted development only, so that these aspects of the new condition shall read as follows: Condition no. 3(ii) Within four (4) years from the date the first Gas Plant commences operation, the applicant or operator shall undertake a review with GNI of the ability to serve the Gas Plant with green gas and / or hydrogen (or similar fuels) shall be Investigated and reported to the Planning Authority. Any ability for the Gas Plant to be operated with green gas and/ or hydrogen (or similar fuels) shall be implemented within an agreed timeline agreed with GNI. Condition no. 3(iii) If the applicant receives a firm offer from Eirgrid under which the Gas Plant is not required, and the connection has been realized with capacity onsite from Eirgrid, then the Gas Plants shall be removed from the entire site within a year of the ceasing of operation. The nature and extent of the permitted Gas Plants, or any other element of the parent permission granted under Reg. Ref. SD21A/0042 will otherwise not be amended by this application. An EPA­Industrial Emissions (IE) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of the Gas Plant that Is subject of this amendment application.

Status
Appeal decided
Decision
Grant permission on 22 Aug 2022
Final grant
10 Feb 2023
Permission expires
19 Feb 2023
Site (from polygon)
22.08 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 27 Jun 2022
    New application
    Observation window closed 2 Aug 2022
  • 22 Aug 2022
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 19 Sept 2022
  • 19 Sept 2022
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 314646 · Planning Appeal · pending
received by the Commission 19 Sept 2022

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    Zoning at the site

    C2.1 — Economic development and employment

    EE: To provide for enterprise and employment related uses

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

    G1 — Open space with recreation

    OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

    Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

    P1 — Rural

    RU: To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture

    Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • EPA-licensed facility · 4
      Takeda Ireland Limited; P0693; P1190
    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Grand Canal
    • NIAH-recorded building · 6
      12th Lock Bridge; 12th Lock; mill (water)
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 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

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121173). 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/southdublin/application-details/62707.

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