Private company submits concept plans for third terminal at Dublin Airport 

The company is hoping to build the new terminal on the land owned by Des and Ulick McEvaddy which is situated between the two runways at the airport

Dublin Airport operator daa has distanced itself from the concepts submitted by D.A Terminal 3 Ltd. 

A private company established by Des and Ulick McEvaddy, who own a tract of land at Dublin Airport, has submitted concept plans to Fingal County Council for the future development of a third terminal in the area.

However, Dublin Airport operator daa has distanced itself from the proposals saying it is focusing on its own infrastructure application which it submitted to the council in December.

D.A Terminal 3 Ltd said the new concept plans are part of a new “Western Campus” project and is fully compliant with the council’s adopted strategy for Dublin Airport, as outlined in the Fingal Development Plan 2023 to 2029 and the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan 2020.

The company is hoping to build the new terminal on the land owned by the McEvaddys which is situated between the two runways at the airport. It said the land is the ideal optimum location for the campus and a new airport terminal.

The concept also includes plans for a logistics park, cargo terminal, car parks, and a hotel as well as office space. The company said the project would cost an estimated €2.2bn.

Growth at Dublin Airport has stalled as a result of a 32 million passengers per year cap — imposed after daa received permission to build terminal 2.

D.A Terminal 3 Ltd said their proposed plans addresses the issue of significantly increasing passenger throughput in both a realistic and sustainable manner. The company also called daa’s expansion proposals “short-sighted” and lacking “any clear vision or strategy”.

A spokesperson for the company said Dublin Airport is a “vital gateway” for Ireland’s connectivity and it is “essential that we have the infrastructure in place to meet the demands of the future”.

The consultant team engaged by D. A. Terminal 3 Ltd is CWPA with planning and architects and consulting engineers Waterman Moylan.

In a statement, daa said that the McEvaddys have “sought to sell this land over several decades” and are now seeking to develop the lands with these “creative” concepts of what a third terminal “could look like”.

“daa’s focus is on our own infrastructure application which is well developed and based on the practical needs of passengers and airlines,” it said.