Development at a parcel of Land immediately south of Ballycoolin Road (L3080)…
Land adjacent to Barn Lodge Grove, Ballycoolin Road, Cappogue Dublin 11
Proposed development
Permission for development at a parcel of Land immediately south of Ballycoolin Road (L3080) in the townland of Cappoge between Rosemount Business Park (north) and Premier Business Park (east) for the construction and establishment of an Electric Vehicle (EV) Bus Depot. The Proposed Development forms part of the NTA's Bus Connects programme. Spanning approximately 4 hectares within an urban industrial area, the depot will accommodate around 176 buses. The Proposed Development will also accommodate administrative offices, maintenance facilities, electrical substation, and parking spaces. Components include: Administrative offices (ground floor: 1,240m2, first floor: 1,280m2, total: 2,520m2); Vehicle washing and cleaning building (1,120m2); Major and minor repairs and maintenance bays/workshop/stores (ground floor: 2,250m2, first floor: 430m2, total: 2,680m2); Gate, entrance, and security hut; Vehicle inspection bays/hut (530m2); Electrical substation compound (2,700m2); Seven transformer buildings at 60m2 each; Car parking (approximately 57 standard, three accessible bays, six for motorcycle, and six for EVs) (1,700m2); Bus parking bays (176 spaces); Cycle parking (24m2); Architecturally designed boundary fencing; Two vehicle crossings on the eastern boundary for site access; A separate vehicle crossing for direct ESB substation access; Minor upgrades to the public road; Landscaping including native tree planting/shrubs and various amenity areas and SuDS features; Earthworks, construction activities and all ancillary site development works.
What happens next
Permission was granted on 23 Mar 2026. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.
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