COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 13, 2011

QUESTION NO. 26

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if he will provide a report on the number, if any, of Planning Applications for works associated with drilling, exploration and other works to explore for and/or exploit geothermal energy sources in the County, and where Planning Permissions have been granted in how many cases have Commencement Notices been sought /granted?

REPLY:

One planning application has been recieved for works relating to geothermal drilling and exploration. This was  SD10A/ 0283. Planning permission was granted on 05/01/2011 for the construction of a 4.5 MW geothermal electricity generation plant comprising a 9.5m high, 675sq.m. building; 2 x 4000m deep wells (production and injection);  3.51m high, 110sq.m. enclosure; external air cooling fans;  underground water attenuation tank;  8 no. car parking spaces;  formation of a new vehicular access and ancillary works including the erection of a 2.5m high boundary paladin fence;  paving;  hydrocarbon interceptor;  ESB compound (2.6m high, 9sq.m.) and site development works within a planning application area of 3.5ha on a site previously granted planning permission for 2 no. light industrial buildings (Register Reference SD07A/0580); temporary construction phase works to consist of a 42m high drilling rig mounted on a working pad, drilling mud circulation system (including an attenuation pond and drill cuttings storage area), covered water tank, 4 no. diesel generators, bunded diesel storage tank, cement silos;  containerised compound for offices, canteen, workshops and Portaloo toilets (an Environmental Impact Statement has been submitted in connection with this application) at Site 646, Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.

To date no Commencement Notice has been lodged by the applicant.