Planning application · Fingal County Council

In the townlands of Pickardstown, Coultry, Huntsown, Forrest Great, Forrest Little…

Dublin Airport, Swords, Co. Dublin

F23A/0636 · FingalGrantedAppealed
Reference
F23A/0636
Planning authority
Fingal County Council
Received
27 Jun 2024
Decided
21 Aug 2024
Status
Granted
Site area
0.194 ha
Further information requested
18 Jun 2024
Further information received
27 Jun 2024

Proposed development

In the townlands of Pickardstown, Coultry, Huntsown, Forrest Great, Forrest Little, and Collinstown; and to the east of the airfield in the townlands of Cloghran, Corballis, Commons, Toberbunny, Stockhole and Clonshagh. The proposed development includes upgrades to existing drainage infrastructure and construction of additional drainage infrastructure to improve performance of the surface water management system at Dublin Airport and will consist of: a. a contamination detection and response (CD&R) system comprising detection devices, network decision points (DPs), control kiosks, and ancillary infrastructure including local access roads, local drainage and communications and power ducts; b. clean water supply pipelines consisting of large diameter trunk pipelines; c. airfield contaminated pipelines consisting of large diameter trunk pipelines; d. upgrades to the West Apron surface water collection network including reconfiguration of the existing network, construction of an underground attenuation tank, installation of a local CD&R system, network DPs and a control kiosks, construction of an underground pollution storage tank, a pumping station, and ancillary development including local ductwork, local access roads and local drainage; e. upgrades to the existing surface water collection network in the vicinity of the South Apron including reconfiguration of the existing network, construction of network DPs, upgrade of the existing flow diversion structure (FDS) and reconfiguration of the existing Cuckoo supply channel; f. a central pollution control facility (CPCF) consisting of underground pollution control storage tanks, a pumping station, a discharge pipeline to the Uisce Eireann network, mechanical and electrical equipment, a control building, an electrical substation, and ancillary development including a local access road, enhanced flood bund, local drainage and ducting; g. a CPCF pipeline consisting of a large diameter trunk pipeline; h. a central supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system comprising kiosks and associated electrical power and signal connections; i. repurposing of the central section of the existing Airfield Trunk Culvert (ATC) as a contaminated pipeline; and j. ancillary and associated development including pipework, mechanical and electrical service connections and upgrades, temporary compounds and site works. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement. AI received 13/06/24 SAI received 27/06/24

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