Huntstown Power Station, Townlands of Kilshane, Huntstown and Johnstow
The proposed development will comprise the following: Constructio
The application
- Reference
- FW26A/0163E · full record
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- AI Not Significant
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 17.68 ha
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
- Decision due
- 9 Oct 2026
- Decision
- not yet decided
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=FW26A/0163E.
- Write your observation.Quote
FW26A/0163Eat the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Fingal County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 21 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Fingal County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | FINGAL_DP_OWN | — → — | |
| C2.2 Economic development and employment | HI - Heavy Industry: Provide for heavy industry | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Sources: FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | — |
| FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:17 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- EPA-licensed facility × 12Huntstown Power Company Limited · Huntstown Power Company Limited · Viridian Power Limited
- Radon risk area × 3About 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 × 2R149771 · R191428
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW25A/0523E | Grant permission | 23 Apr 2026 | 0 | 212 m | Kilshane Energy Ltd. intends to apply for planning pe |
| FW25A/0516E | Grant permission | 4 Feb 2026 | 0 | 471 m | The proposed development will consist of 1No. Electrical & Instrumenta |
| FW25A/0500E | Grant permission for retention | 27 Jan 2026 | 0 | 486 m | Retention Permission is sought for the following modifications to Unit |
| FW25A/0501E | Grant permission & grant retention | 27 Jan 2026 | 0 | 388 m | Maersk Logistics & Services Ireland Limited intend to apply for permis |
| FW25A/0502E | Invalid application | 27 Nov 2025 | 0 | 462 m | The proposed development will consist of 1No. Electrical & Instrumenta |
| FW24A/0400E | Grant permission | 26 May 2025 | 0 | 0 m | 1) A Battery Energy Storage System facility to include up to 85 no. co |
| FW25A/0086E | Grant permission | 28 Apr 2025 | 0 | 0 m | The replacement of approx. 251 m of existing 2.4 m high chainlink peri |
| FW25A/0080E | Invalid application | 6 Mar 2025 | 0 | 486 m | Retention permission is sought for development at c.3.23 Ha site at Ma |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324305 | Private Development - Application | pending | 22 May 2026 | 213 m |
| 324201 | Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate | open | 7 Apr 2026 | 0 m |
| 319282 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 12 Feb 2026 | 307 m |
| 312131 | Private Development - Application | Granted with conditions | 9 Jul 2025 | 1 m |
| 311528 | Electricity Development Application | Granted with conditions | 21 Mar 2025 | 0 m |
| 313583 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 21 Mar 2025 | 0 m |
| 321017 | Private Development - Application | Withdrawn | 8 Nov 2024 | 184 m |
| 317480 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 16 May 2024 | 216 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 18 Jun 2026 Further information requested
- 17 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 21 Sept 2026
- 17 Aug 2026 Further information received
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.