Planning record · Co. Dublin
Huntstown Power Station, Townlands of Kilshane, Huntstown and Johnstown, Dublin, D11 N406
Decision to grant 9 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026
Key facts
- Planning application FW26A/0163E at Huntstown Power Station, Townlands of Kilshane, Huntstown and Johnstown, Dublin, D11 N406: Proposed development will comprise the following.
- The applicant is Huntstown Power Company Ltd. The agent is Niamh Roche.
- It was received by Fingal County Council on 24 Apr 2026.
- Status: Decision to grant 9 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026.
- The council decided on 9 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.
Source: the Fingal County Council planning register, checked 22 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
What and where
Proposed development will comprise the following
The proposed development will comprise the following: Construction/ installation of an Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) generating unit and associated plant and equipment, comprising the following main components: An exhaust stack 35m in height and 9m internal diameter Gas Turbine Air Intake (10.9m L x 20.5m W x 32.5m H) Generator building (16.5m L x 15.1m W x 13.1m H) Gas turbine building (22m L x 43.2m W x 24m H) including Gas Turbine enclosure and auxiliaries and loading/ rotor turning area Exhaust Diffuser including silencer (38m L x 9m W x 9m H) Gas Turbine Power Control and Electrical C&I (Electrical PECC) Module including transformers (18m L x 10.5m W x 6.0m H) Fin Fan Cooler package (24.2m L x 11.2m W x 6.4m H) Step Up Transformer (11.6m L x 23.2m W x 10.4m H) with 9.7m high blast wall Auxiliary Transformer (5.3m L x 4.0m W x 4.9m H) with 4.2m high blast wall Demineralised Water Tank (20m diameter and 24.5m H) Demineralised water pumphouse (10m L x 5m W x 5m H) 2No Raw/ Fire Water Tanks (14m Diameter and 15.5m H) 2No Distillate Fuel (Secondary/Emergency) Oil Tank (26m diameter and 20.7m H) Fuel Oil Bund (46m L x 82m W x 5.5m H) Fuel Oil unloading and Forwarding Pumphouse (46m L x 11m W x 5m H) Fire Fighting Pumphouse (10m L x 8m W x 5m H) Fire Fighting foam tanks and bund (8m L x 7m W x 2m H) Emergency diesel generator (6m L x 2.4m W x 2.8m H) Generator Circuit Breaker (2.3m L x 4.3m W x 1.5m H) Gas Heating area including hot water heaters (25m L x 13m W x 8.0m H), Continuous Emissions Monitoring System enclosure [CEMS] (2.1m L x 2.0m W x 2.4m H) Workshop, and Administration Building (34.5m L x 13.5m W x 9.5m H) 2no. Stores buildings (15m L x 10m W x 8m H) Propane Skid (16.2m L x 4.9m W 3.5m H) The Proposed Development will also comprise site enabling, services and development works necessary to facilitate the Proposed Development, including temporary construction compound and laydown area, palisade perimeter fencing, fire walls, above-ground pipe racks (4.4m wide and up to 7m high to underside of steel), underground cables, lighting, lightning masts, parking, landscaping, underground drainage tanks and surface water drainage. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). The EIAR contains an assessment of the Proposed Development, the subject of the planning application to Fingal County Council, and the future related substation, grid connection route and gas infrastructure. The development consists of an activity for which an Industrial Emissions Licence is required. The application site is located within lands which are categorised as Lower Tier COMAH site (Huntstown Power Station) and therefore fall under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations, 2015. The Planning Application and Environmental Impact Assessment Report may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours. Additional information received 17/08/26
- Location
- Huntstown And Johnstown, Co. Dublin Map
- Council
- Fingal County Council
- Planning reference
- FW26A/0163E
- Application type
- Permission
- Applicant
- Huntstown Power Company Ltd
- Agent
- Niamh Roche
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Planning record
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decision to grant
- 9 Oct 2026
- Appeals until
- 5 Nov 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file FW26A/0163E on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Fingal County Council planning register, checked 22 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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