Additional Statutory Consultation by An Bord Pleanála

The planning application and the associated environmental reports may be viewed or downloaded from: www.gddapplication.ie

All documents may be inspected free of charge at the below locations during public opening hours or purchased from the appropriate Local Authorities on payment of a specified fee (which shall not exceed the reasonable cost of making such copy):

  • The Offices of Fingal County Council, County Offices, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
  • The Offices of Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin
  • The Offices of Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
  • The Offices of An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1

Members of the public and interested parties can make observations and submissions on the planning application directly to An Bord Pleanála up until 5:30pm on Thursday 18 October 2018, once accompanied by the required fee of €50. Note: Anyone who has participated in the previous statutory consultation held by An Bord Pleanála is welcome to make any additional comments directly to An Bord Pleanála at no additional cost.

 

Non-statutory Consultations

In 2005, the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study (GDSDS) concluded that all existing wastewater treatment plants in greater Dublin should be upgraded to reach their maximum capacities. It also highlighted the need for a new regional wastewater treatment facility in Dublin. As a next step, these results were used as a basis for the Strategic Environmental Assessment in 2008, which recommended that the site of a new wastewater treatment plant, outfall, and the routes of new sewers should be identified following a rigorous Alternative Site Assessment (ASA) process.

Four focused periods of non-statutory public consultation were undertaken to inform the project, as follows:

1st Consultation May – June 2011
Study Area Constraints

2nd Consultation Oct – Dec 2011
Shortlist of 9 Land Parcels, Pipeline Corridors & Marine Outfall

3rd Consultation May – July 2012
Three Emerging Preferred Site Options

4th Consultation June – Aug 2013
Preferred Option announced and feedback sought on issues to be considered in the EIS

Details of each period of focused public consultation, and the feedback received, was published in dedicated reports.  Responses to issues raised in the first, second and third public consultations were addressed in the technical reports published to date.  All of these reports are available for view / download here.

During the environmental assessment period from 2014 – 2018, the GDD project team has continued to adopt a proactive approach to ongoing public and stakeholder engagement by issuing regular project progress updates to news subscribers, holding public information events locally, study tours to other wastewater facilities, and through briefing a wide range of stakeholders including community groups, businesses, prescribed bodies, state agencies, local authorities, public representatives and media.

Over 34,000 people have engaged with the GDD Project Team since 2011, at open days, meetings, on the information telephone line and email service and by making written submissions. More than 230 stakeholder meetings were organised by the project team including 34 public information events.

Each and every submission received since 2011 by the GDD team was logged, acknowledged and given full consideration.

As part of the planning documentation, Irish Water has published the GDD Public and Stakeholder Participation Report which documents the previous consultations and engagement and how public feedback has informed the development of the GDD project.

We wish to thank the individuals and organisations that have engaged with the GDD project to date.

Irish Water is committed to ongoing engagement with all interested stakeholders and the project team continues to welcome questions, comments or observations so please continue to Contact Us.