Iarnrod Eireann, Inchicore Railway Works, Inchicore, Dublin 8
EXPP: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Construction of a facility for the Overhead Electrification Maintenance Department for the new DART + SW Electrified line which is part of the DART Expansion Project (DEP). The building will provide support and staff welfare facilities for the IE Overhead Electrification Maintenance team within Inchicore Railway Works. The DEP is a critical element of National Infrastructure included in Project Ireland 2040 and the National Development Plan 2017 to 2028 which have prioritised the sequencing of investment in DART Expansion. Its expressed focus is to deliver additional passenger capacity and services as early as possible through maximising the use of existing rail infrastructure with targeted improvement works. The proposed building will be a 2-storey facility of approximately 985 M2 total floor area and approximately 7.5 metres in height. It is located approximately30 metres from the Southern Boundary of the Railway Works and approximately 95 metres from the Jamestown Road entrance to the Railway Works. The existing uses on the adjacent Jamestown Road are predominantly light industrial storage/distribution units. It is Iarnród Eireann’s view that the proposed use of this Electrification Maintenance support facility fails within the intent of Class 23 of the Planning Acts and is exempted development. A similar Electrification Maintenance facility was the subject of a previous Section 5 submission for a site in the Railway sidings at Fairview Dublin 3 in mid-2019. Application No: 0132/19 and received a Declaration of exemption.