DART+ Further information on the Railway Order application process

Further information on the Railway Order application process

The proposed railway works covered by the proposed Railway Order are subject to an environmental impact assessment procedure and compulsory acquisition of lands and rights. A new advertisement has been published which extends the period for making submissions to An Bord Pleanála to Friday 28th October 2022.

An Bord Pleanála is the competent authority responsible for taking the decision whether or not to grant the order, from which relevant information can be obtained and to which comments or questions can be submitted.

An Bord Pleanála will consider any submissions by any persons, made in writing from the 05 August 2022 until the 28th October 2022 and accompanied by a fee of €50, in relation to the draft Railway Order, or in relation to the likely effects on the environment and the likely significant effects in the area concerned with European Sites if any, of the proposed railway works. This fee is not payable by certain prescribed bodies or by persons whose lands may be acquired under the draft Railway Order.

Submissions must be lodged no later the 5.30pm on the 28th October 2022 and must be addressed to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01V902 and marked “DART+ West Electrified Railway Order 2022”. Submissions can also be made on the An Bord Pleanála website.

An Bord Pleanála may, at its absolute discretion, hold an oral hearing into the application for a Railway Order, under section 42 of the Act.

A copy of the draft Railway Order and the documentation accompanying the application may be inspected free of charge during normal office hours from the 05 August 2022 until the 28th October 2022 at:

Copies or extracts from the documentation accompanying the application for the Railway Order may be purchased on payment of a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making such copy or extract from:

The cost schedule and payment options for the purchase of documentation is provided here.