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Infrastructure, Lands forming part of Weston Airport, at Celbridge Road...
Granted · Lands forming part of Weston Airport, at Celbridge Road, Backweston, Lucan, Co. Dublin, W23 XHF8
Qualified scale is available from the current public evidence. Planning and event-specific quantities remain separate below.
Planning lead
Current planning presentation
Proposed Search and Rescue (SAR) hangar on lands forming part of Weston Airport, at Celbridge Road, Backweston, Lucan, Co. Dublin. The proposed development will consist of a part single and part two storey SAR helicopter hangar of 1,984.4 sq.m FGA to accommodate 2 no. helicopters, maintenance store, workshop and facilities, operations rooms and offices, staff kitchen and accommodation for on shift personnel. The hangar facility will also facilitate maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activities for SAR helicopters only. A single-storey structure of 48.9 sq.m GFA facilitating ESB substation, switch room, and security room is also proposed. Permission is also sought for airside infrastructure comprising apron area to connect with existing apron, refuelling areas, service access area and a subdivided fenced compound to accommodate airside SAR support vehicles. The landside subdivision of the fenced compound will house a generator and water tank for firefighting purposes. Also proposed is the reconfiguration of existing emergency airside access from the R403 Celbridge Road to facilitate a dual emergency (airside) access route; pedestrian footpath and access to the proposed development; 20 no. car parking spaces including EV charging and disabled parking provision; 17 no. bicycle parking spaces; watermain and drainage works including foul pump station and rising main; landscaping including paving, planting, earth mounding, and SuDs, SAR facility wall-mounted signage, fencing and all associated site development works on a site area of 2.1112 Ha.
- Planning authority
- southdublincountycouncil
- Lead planning reference
- SD23A/0324
- Application date
- 9 Jul 2024
- Decision date
- 6 Aug 2024
- Project type
- Infrastructure
Exact evidence
Planning records
SD23A/0324 · Planning application
South Dublin County Council · GRANT PERMISSION · 2024-08-06
2033.3 m² · Source-stated planning-record quantity
Open official recordPlanning-case scale and each commencement-event quantity remain separate; notice quantities are never added into a project total.
Building control evidence
Separate commencement events
2026-01-25
The proposed development will consist of a part single- and part two- storey Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter hangar to accommodate 2 no. helicopters, maintenance store, workshop and facilities, operations rooms and offices, staff kitchen and accommodation for on-shift personnel.The hangar facility will also facilitate maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activities for SAR helicopters only. Access routes to the proposed development with staff and visitor car parking spaces bicycle parking spaces will also be provided.
2028 m² · Source-stated event-specific quantity
Planning-case scale and each commencement-event quantity remain separate; notice quantities are never added into a project total.
Appeal evidence
Appeals
No appeal event is linked.
Completion evidence
Completion records
No completion evidence is linked.