Permission for development at a parcel of Land immediately south of Ballycoolin Road ( L3080) in the townland of Cappoge…

Application details

Planning reference

FW25A/0296E

Council

Fingal County Council

Proposal description

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) ( ITM X: 710273, y:739735) 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 south of Ballycoolin Road in Cappoge, Co. Dublin, the depot will accommodate around 176 buses. The Proposed Development will also accommodate administrative offices, maintenance facilities, electrical substation, and parking spaces. In all, the Proposed Development will consist of the following: • Administrative offices (including atrium entrance) (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), catering to diverse transportation needed (1,700m2); • Bus parking bays (176 spaces); • Cycle parking (24m2); • Architecturally designed boundary fencing: 1.8m high fence along Ballycoolin Road and 4.5m high fencing around the remainder of the site's perimeter; • 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 (eastern access road) including road grading, reshaping mounding refreshing line markings, new cycle ramps and removal of barriers; • Landscaping including native tree planning/shrubs and various amenity areas and SuDS features throughout the site; • Earthworks, construction activities and all ancillary site development works. Additional Information received 19/12/25 Clarification of Additional Information received 24/02/2026

Location / address

Land adjacent to Barn Lodge Grove, Ballycoolin Road, Cappogue Dublin 1

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

11 Jul 2025

Council decision

GRANT PERMISSION

Council decision date

23 Mar 2026

Final grant date

29 Apr 2026