Lands forming part of Weston Airport, at Celbridge Road, Backweston, Lucan, Co. Dublin, W23 XHF8
- 9 Jul 2024Received
- 6 Aug 2024Grant permission
- 29 Aug 2024Appealed
- 24 Sept 2024Appeal: Refused
- 25 Jan 2026Commenced
- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Grant permission · 6 Aug 2024
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 2.12 ha
- Appeal
- ACP 320704 · Refused
What’s proposed
Proposed Search and Rescue (SAR) hangar on lands forming part of Weston Airport, at Celbridge Road, Backweston, Lucan, Co. Dublin. The proposed development will consist of a part single and part two storey SAR helicopter hangar of 1,984.4 sq.m FGA to accommodate 2 no. helicopters, maintenance store, workshop and facilities, operations rooms and offices, staff kitchen and accommodation for on shift personnel. The hangar facility will also facilitate maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activities for SAR helicopters only. A single-storey structure of 48.9 sq.m GFA facilitating ESB substation, switch room, and security room is also proposed. Permission is also sought for airside infrastructure comprising apron area to connect with existing apron, refuelling areas, service access area and a subdivided fenced compound to accommodate airside SAR support vehicles. The landside subdivision of the fenced compound will house a generator and water tank for firefighting purposes. Also proposed is the reconfiguration of existing emergency airside access from the R403 Celbridge Road to facilitate a dual emergency (airside) access route; pedestrian footpath and access to the proposed development; 20 no. car parking spaces including EV charging and disabled parking provision; 17 no. bicycle parking spaces; watermain and drainage works including foul pump station and rising main; landscaping including paving, planting, earth mounding, and SuDs, SAR facility wall-mounted signage, fencing and all associated site development works on a site area of 2.1112 Ha
SD23A/0324 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for proposed Search and Rescue (SAR) hangar on lands forming part of Weston Airport, at, received on 9 Jul 2024; permission was granted on 6 Aug 2024.
Planning details
- Reference
- SD23A/0324
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “Appeal decided”
- Received
- 9 Jul 2024
- Observations close
- 13 Aug 2024 (closed 762 days ago)
- Decision due
- 6 Aug 2024 · decided 6 Aug 2024
- Decision
- Grant permission on 6 Aug 2024
- Proposed development
- Proposed Search and Rescue (SAR) hangar on lands forming part of Weston Airport, at Celbridge Road, Backweston, Lucan, Co. Dublin. The proposed development will consist of a part single and part two storey SAR helicopter hangar of 1,984.4 sq.m FGA to accommodate 2 no. helicopters, maintenance store, workshop and facilities, operations rooms and offices, staff kitchen and accommodation for on shift personnel. The hangar facility will also facilitate maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activities for SAR helicopters only. A single-storey structure of 48.9 sq.m GFA facilitating ESB substation, switch room, and security room is also proposed. Permission is also sought for airside infrastructure comprising apron area to connect with existing apron, refuelling areas, service access area and a subdivided fenced compound to accommodate airside SAR support vehicles. The landside subdivision of the fenced compound will house a generator and water tank for firefighting purposes. Also proposed is the reconfiguration of existing emergency airside access from the R403 Celbridge Road to facilitate a dual emergency (airside) access route; pedestrian footpath and access to the proposed development; 20 no. car parking spaces including EV charging and disabled parking provision; 17 no. bicycle parking spaces; watermain and drainage works including foul pump station and rising main; landscaping including paving, planting, earth mounding, and SuDs, SAR facility wall-mounted signage, fencing and all associated site development works on a site area of 2.1112 HaAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.12 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
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0013622SD
Zoning at the site
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
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 2
- Radon risk area · 3
- Recorded monument · 4
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 120565). 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/65272.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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