GrantedIndustrialDecided 8 August 2022

Tooreen Cahernalough Knockanean, Ballymacahill Muckinish and Rosslevan, Tulla Road Ennis Co Clare

Demolition of a farmhouse and construction of a massive 6-building data centre campus in Ennis.

21757 · Clare County Council · Lodged 16 July 2021

Reference: 21757
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 July 2021

Summary

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A 10-year permission is sought for a 60-hectare site to construct 6 two-storey data centre buildings with three-storey plant/office levels, totaling 118,740 sqm. The development requires the demolition of an existing farmhouse and 8 outbuildings, and includes backup generators and associated infrastructure.

Industrialdata centredemolitioninfrastructurelarge scale

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 118,740 m²

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Development description

- a permission of 10 years in duration is sought. The application site has a total of c. 60 hectares with a nett area for development of c. 45 hectares, and is bound to the south by r352 (tulla road), to the east and the north by agriculture land, to the west by the m18. The development will consist of: the demolition of an existing single storey with pitched roof farm dwelling house together with 8 no. Farm outbuildings on the overall site. The construction of 6 no. Two storey data centre buildings with three storey plant/office levels and associated ancillary development that will have a combined gross floor area of 118,740 sqm. These data halls are maximum 19m high and will consist of the data halls and air handling units and offices and ancillary plant and support. Each of the six data centre buildings will include data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas, pump rooms, water storage tanks, and plant, as well as backup (standby) generators (11 no. Per building) for emergency use only situated along one elevation of each building. The standby diesel generators will have associated 8 m high flues. Each generator will also include local diesel storage tanks with a single refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators. A gas powered energy centre and above ground installation (agi)4,674 sqm in size . The energy centre will primarily comprise 18 no. Lean-burn natural gas engines, 2 no. Pump rooms, and fuel storage compound. Each generator will have its own flue of 25m height. The energy centre and buildings within the compound will be 12 m high, single storey with mezzanine level. The buildings will house ancillary office, welfare facilities and associated parking. A two storey vertical farm building. The vertical farm will be c. 2,430 sqm and 12m high. It will comprise c. Service area of 1,444 sqm, handling area of 844 sqm and ancillary areas. Please see newspaper notice for full development description

Land-use zoning

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EnterpriseSI

“Lands zoned for ‘enterprise’ shall be taken to include the use and development of land for high end research and development, business science and technology-based industry, financial services, call centres/telemarketing, software development etc.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Ennis and Environs (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Maghera, Lahinch, Co Clare	Oct 2025	€110,000	346 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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Application received16 July 2021
Further information requested8 September 2021
Further information received25 February 2022
Decision due8 August 2022
Decision issued8 August 2022
Grant issued15 April 2024
Appeal submitted30 August 2022
Appeal decided5 April 2024
Permission expiry14 April 2029

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