Re: Proposed Material Alterations to Variation No. 1 to South Dublin County Development Plan 2022 -2028 Draft Clondalkin Local Planning Framework.
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Dear Senior Executive Office,
The Health & Safety Authority (the Authority) is an Authority prescribed under Article 13 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001-2015 and as such is required to be consulted in relation to Development Plans under sections 11-13 & 24 of the Act.
The approach of the Health and Safety Authority (the Authority) to Land-use Planning is set out in the document ‘Guidance on technical land-use planning advice’. It is available from our website at: https://www.hsa.ie/eng/Your_Industry/Chemicals/Legislation_Enforcement/COMAH/Land_Use_Planning/
The document should be consulted to fully understand the advice given in this letter. The Authority would expect the planning guidelines to contain:
- An indication of planning policy in relation to major accident hazard sites notified under the regulations, which reflects the intentions of Article 13 of Directive 2012/18/EU.
- The consultation distances and generic advice, where applicable, supplied by the Authority to South Dublin County Council in relation to such sites. These distances to be indicated on the various maps included in the plan, as well as any more specific distances and advice supplied by the Authority.
- A policy on the siting of new major hazard establishments, taking account of Article 13 and the published policy of the Authority in relation to new developments, including developments in the vicinity of such establishments.
01.06.32 LUPR2 Development Plan
- Mention of the following notified establishments:
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- Establishment 1 Microsoft Grangecastle
- Establishment 2 BOC Gases Bluebell
- Establishment 3 Kayfoam Woolfson
- Establishment 4 Irish Distillers Fox and Geese
If you have any queries please contact the undersigned. Yours sincerely
COMAH, Chemical Production & Storage (CCPS)
Encl: Note on the Approach of the HSA to the Provision of Land-use Planning Advice