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South Dublin County Council · SD25A/0255 · Permission

ESB Telecoms Ltd Telecommunications Compound, ESBs Citywest 110kV Substation, Citywest Avenue, Citywest, Dublin

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Council received 16 Oct 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (331 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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SD25A/0255 is a planning application for permission at ESB Telecoms Ltd Telecommunications Compound, ESBs Citywest 110kV Substation, Citywest Avenue, Citywest, Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 16 Oct 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission to install a standby industrial diesel generator and solar panels. The generator will include a bunded fuel tank and be located within a mesh enclosure. The proposed solar panels will be attached to a steel frame to be erected adjacent to the generator ( Covering an area of approximately 32 sq.m, to a maximum height of 4.8 meters above ground level ). Works to include all ancillary development works, all located within an existing fenced compound. The council granted permission on 4 Dec 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 20 Nov 2025. The site is zoned R1 — new residential under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 24 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.

Appeal window closes 12 Jan 2026 closed 243 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (4 Dec 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Permission to install a standby industrial diesel generator and solar panels. The generator will include a bunded fuel tank and be located within a mesh enclosure. The proposed solar panels will be attached to a steel frame to be erected adjacent to the generator ( Covering an area of approximately 32 sq.m, to a maximum height of 4.8 meters above ground level ). Works to include all ancillary development works, all located within an existing fenced compound.

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission on 4 Dec 2025
Final grant
22 Jan 2026
Permission expires
21 Jan 2031
Site (from polygon)
466 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 16 Oct 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 20 Nov 2025
  • 4 Dec 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 12 Jan 2026

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    Zoning at the site

    R1 — New residential

    RES-N: To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans

    Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 105442). 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/69114.

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