Erection of 480MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station comprised of turbine hall/heat recovery steam generat…

Planning application site includes the power generation station site located on lands approx. 65m SE of 101 101a 101B and 103 Airport Road West Belfast Harbour Estate Belfast and also the route of the underground gas pipeline (UGP) connection from Kinnegar Army Barracks to the Power Station Site along the following roads: Airport Road West Esplanade Road Moscow/Heron Road. An above ground installation is located in SW corner of Kinnegar Army Barracks adjacent to Kinnegar WwTW
Reference
LA04/2017/0878/F
Status
Granted
Application type
Full
Location
Planning application site includes the power generation station site located on lands approx. 65m SE of 101 101a 101B and 103 Airport Road West Belfast Harbour Estate Belfast and also the route of the underground gas pipeline (UGP) connection from Kinnegar Army Barracks to the Power Station Site along the following roads: Airport Road West Esplanade Road Moscow/Heron Road. An above ground installation is located in SW corner of Kinnegar Army Barracks adjacent to Kinnegar WwTW
Council
Department for Infrastructure (DfI) - Strategic Planning Division
Received
24-Apr-17
Added
24 Apr 2017

Full proposal: Erection of 480MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station comprised of turbine hall/heat recovery steam generator building with 50m exhaust stack air cooled condenser 2 storey administration building 2 storey workshop building gas insulated substation gas compressor station gas pressure reduction station associated water and fuel tanks and other associated infrastructure and ancillary development including provision of site access and road works to facilitate extension to pedestrian footways and delineation of a right hand turn lane. Construction of new Above Ground Installation (AGI) at Kinnegar Army Barracks and new underground pipeline along Airport Road West Esplanade Road with option of also following Heron/Moscow Road and which will connect the Power Station Site to the existing gas transmission infrastructure at Kinnegar Barracks.

Planning history at this location

2 other applications recorded at or next to this site.

  • SPD/2024/0027/DC Decided
    Discharge of Condition 11 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of Planning Permission Ref: LA04/2017/0878/F for the Erection of 480MW Combined Cycle Ga…
    Site includes the power generation station site located on lands approx. 65m SE of 101 101a 101B and 103 Airp… · 16 Feb 2024
  • SPD/2024/0028/DC Decided
    Discharge of Condition 16 (Method of Works Statement) of Planning Permission Ref: LA04/2017/0878/F for the Erection of 480MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)…
    Site includes the power generation station site located on lands approx. 65m SE of 101 101a 101B and 103 Airp… · 16 Feb 2024

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