Irish Water Strategic Infrastructure Development Planning Application to An Bord Pleanála – Greater Dublin Drainage Project
Irish Water Strategic Infrastructure Development Planning Application to An Bord Pleanála – Greater Dublin Drainage Project
(A Proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant, Orbital Sewer, Outfall Pipeline, Sludge Hub Storage Centre and Regional Biosolids Storage Facility)
County Fingal & Dublin City
The Greater Dublin Drainage planning application proposes a new regional wastewater treatment facility to be located in the townland of Clonshaugh, an underground orbital sewer from Blanchardstown to Clonshaugh (to intercept existing flows to Ringsend), a new pumping station at Abbotsown, and an outfall pipeline to return the treated water to the Irish Sea. The project also includes a regional sludge treatment centre at the new GDD facility and an associated biosolids storage facility at Newtown near Kilshane Cross.
The proposed development will be located within County Fingal and with a 60m section of pipeline in Dublin City and is approximately 25km long and consists of the following principal elements.
Proposed Project Element
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Outline Description of Proposed Project Element |
Proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) |
The WwTP will require a wastewater discharge authorisation licence in accordance with the requirements of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007, as amended. |
Proposed Abbotstown Pumping Station |
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Proposed Orbital Sewer Route |
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Proposed Diversion of the North Fringe Sewer (NFS) |
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Proposed Outfall Pipeline Route (Land Based Section) |
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Proposed Outfall Pipeline Route (Marine Section) |
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Proposed Regional Biosolids Storage Facility (RBSF) |
The Regional Biosolids Storage Facility will require a Certificate of Registration for the activity of storing biosolids (treated wastewater sludge) |
The proposed new orbital sewer will extend across the following townlands in Fingal:
- Deanstown, Abbotstown, Dunsink, Sheephill, Cappogue, Kildonan, Part of Huntstown, Coldwinters,Balseskin, Dubber, Merryfalls, Silogue, Ballymun, Ballystruan, Turnapin Great, Collinstown,Commons, Dardistown, Toberbunny and Clonshagh.
The proposed new outfall pipeline (land based section) will extend across the following townlands in Fingal
- Clonshagh, Middletown, Bohammer, Kinsaley, Saintdoolaghs, Snugborough, Drumnigh and Maynetown.
The proposed new outfall pipeline (marine section) will extend across the following townlands in Fingal
- Maynetown and Burrow.
The proposed NFS diversion sewer will extend across the following townlands in Fingal
- Belcamp and Clonshagh.
The proposed NFS diversion sewer will extend across the following wards in Dublin City
- Belcamp
The works necessary to implement the above will entail:
- Conventional construction techniques at the WwTP; Abbotstown Pumping Station and RBSF
- Open cut excavation along the orbital sewer route and along the outfall pipeline (land based section) route;
- Sub-sea (dredging) pipelaying techniques along the route of the outfall pipeline (marine section);
- Micro-tunnelling (trenchless excavation technique) along the route of the outfall pipeline (marine section) route across the Baldoyle Bay SAC and across the grounds of Portmarnock Golf Club;
- Micro-tunnelling through the grounds of Connolly Hospital
- Micro-tunnelling under 5 watercourses comprising (i) a tributary of the Tolka, (ii) Santry, (iii) Mayne (2 number crossings) and (iv) Cuckoo Stream,
- Micro-tunnelling at 12 road crossings including under the M1, N2, Cappagh Road, R135, R122, R108, R132, Clonshaugh Road, R107, R124, R106 and Golf Links Road.
- A 40m wide temporary construction corridor, along the orbital sewer route and the outfall pipeline (land based section) route;
- 10 no. temporary construction compounds, including associated site works, access to public roads, associated 2.4m high boundary palisade fencing (with noise barrier affixed) and associated ancillary staff facilities and parking; and
- All associated and ancillary development including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and excavation site boundaries and landscape reinstatement works.
As provided for in Section 41 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years.
The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement (NIS).
The planning application and the Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement may be inspected free of charge or purchased on payment of a specified fee (which fee shall not exceed the reasonable cost of making such copy) during public opening hours at the following locations:
- The Offices of An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 from Thursday 28th June 2018 for a period of 7 weeks until 17th August 2018
- The Offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall; Main Street Swords, Co Dublin, K67 X8Y2 from 2pm Wednesday 20th June until 17th August 2018
- The Offices of Fingal County Council, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, D15 W638; from 2pm Wednesday 20th June until 17th August 2018
- The Offices of Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, D08 RF3F from 2pm Wednesday 20th June until 17th August 2018
The application may also be viewed/ downloaded on the following website: www.gddapplication.ie
Submissions or observations may be made only to An Bord Pleanála (‘the Board’) 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 during the above-mentioned period of 7 weeks, commencing 28th June 2018,
relating to -
(i) the implications of the proposed development for proper planning and sustainable development, and
(ii) the likely effects on the environment of the proposed development, if carried out.
(iii) the likely adverse effects (if any) on the integrity of a European Site of the proposed development, if carried out
Any submissions/observations must be accompanied by a fee of €50 (except for certain prescribed bodies) and must be received by the Board not later than 5.30p.m. on the 17th of August 2018. Such submissions/observations must also include the following information:
(i) the name of the person making the submission or observation, the name of the person acting on his or her behalf, if any, and the address to which any correspondence relating to the application should be sent,
(ii) the subject matter of the submission or observation, and
(iii) the reasons, considerations and arguments on which the submission or observation is based in full (Article 217 of the Planning and Development Regulations refers).
Any submissions or observations which do not comply with the above requirements cannot be considered by the Board.
The Board may at its absolute discretion hold an oral hearing on the application. (For further details see ‘A Guide to Public Participation in Strategic Infrastructure Development’ on the Board’s website www.pleanala.ie)
The Board may in respect of an application for permission decide to -
(a) (i) grant the permission, or
(ii) make such modifications to the proposed development as it specifies in its decision and grant
permission in respect of the proposed development as so modified, or
(iii) grant permission in respect of part of the proposed development (with or without specified modifications of it of the foregoing kind), and any of the above decisions may be subject to or without conditions, or
(b) refuse to grant the permission.
Any enquiries relating to the application process should be directed to the Strategic Infrastructure Section of An Bord Pleanála (Tel. 01-8588100)