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Fingal Weekly Planning24 Feb 2026

FW25A/0296E

Land adjacent to Barn Lodge Grove, Ballycoolin Road, Cappogue Dublin 11

Lead potentialHigh

4-hectare EV bus depot for 176 buses with offices, maintenance facilities, substations, and extensive infrastructure — major construction project.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeNew Build
Development sectorInfrastructure Utilities
Matched trades8

Source description

What is being proposed

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.…

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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

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

8 evidence-led matches
01

Civil Utilities

High

Road upgrades, vehicle crossings, ESB substation access, and public road works explicitly described.

02

Electrical

High

Electrical substation compound, seven transformer buildings, and EV charging infrastructure explicitly described.

03

EV Charging

High

EV bus depot with 176 bus parking bays and EV charging infrastructure is the core purpose.

04

Groundworks Drainage

High

Earthworks, road grading, SuDS features, vehicle crossings, and extensive site development explicitly described.

05

Main Contracting

High

4-hectare EV bus depot with offices, maintenance facilities, substations, parking for 176 buses — major multi-package infrastructure project.

06

Landscaping Siteworks

Medium

Landscaping, native tree planting, amenity areas, and SuDS features explicitly described.

07

Plant Hire

Medium

Earthworks and construction activities on a 4-hectare site imply significant plant requirements.

08

Structural Steel

Medium

Maintenance buildings, workshops, and offices imply structural steel frames.