GrantedIndustrialDecided 13 July 2022

Site at Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park, Dublin 17. The subject site (with an area of c. 3.75 ha) comprises the site of former Units 15 and 16 (previously demolished) and the former Ricoh Building. The site is located, to the north of the Santry

Demolition of an existing building and construction of two data centre buildings in Clonshaugh.

3641/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 October 2021

Reference: 3641/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 6 October 2021

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of the former Ricoh building and associated site clearance. It proposes the construction of two data centre buildings over two storeys, with a combined gross floor area of approximately 14,330 square metres, including roof-level plant.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 14,330 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development on a site at clonshaugh business and technology park, dublin
The subject site (with an area of c. 3.75 ha) comprises the site of former units 15 and 16 (previously demolished) and the former ricoh building. The site is located to the north of the santry river and the r104 oscar traynor road, to the west of clonshaugh road, and to the south and east of existing estate roads. The proposed development, for which a seven-year permission is sought, comprises the following: -demolition of the existing former ricoh building, and all other associated site clearance works including removal of existing site services and esb pillar boxes (other buildings previously occupying the site were demolished under reg. Ref: 2229/19, a previously permitted data centre development, as amended by reg. Ref:3200/20); -construction of two data centre buildings (data centre a and data centre b), with a gross floor area (gfa) of c. 12,875 sq. M and c. 1,455 sq. M respectively, each over two storeys (with data centre a also including two mezzanine levels), with plant at roof level; -data centre a will be located in the northern portion of the site, with a parapet height of c. 19.8 metres and will accommodate data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, a loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, with plant and solar panels at roof level; -data centre b (which will be ancillary to data centre a) will be located to the south of data centre a, with a parapet height of c. 12.8 metres and will accommodate data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, a loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, with plant at roof level; -emergency generators and associated flues will be provided within compounds adjoining each of the two data centre buildings (11 no. For data centre a and 1 no. For data centre b). -the development includes a diesel tank and a filling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; -ancillary structures including a sprinkler tank and pumphouse, security building, mv building, and provision of two additional mv substation rooms to the existing substation on site (c. 115 sq. M additional gfa), which was previously constructed under reg. Ref. : 2229/19 as amended by reg. Ref. :3200/20. -construction of access arrangements and internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, provision of car parking (58 no. Spaces) and bicycle parking (24 no. Spaces); and -hard and soft landscaping and planting, lighting, boundary treatments, and all associated and ancillary works including underground foul and storm water drainage network, and utility cables

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 14 November 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 10 May 2024.

Notified floor area: 123 m²

8 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Riverside Park, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17	Oct 2025	€450,000	213 m
65 Hazel Green, Oscar Traynor Woods, Coolockprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€440,529	269 m
62 Hazel Green, Oscar Traynor Woods, Coolock Laneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€440,529	269 m
53 Hazel Green, Oscar Traynor Woods, Coolockprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€440,529	269 m
13 Riverside Park, Clonsaugh Rd, Dublin 17	Sept 2025	€502,500	271 m
42 Riverside Grove, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17	Nov 2025	€480,000	306 m
38 Riverside Grove, Clonshaugh, Dublin	Aug 2025	€442,000	307 m
25 Riverside Crescent, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17not full market price	Jul 2025	€220,000	356 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

Timeline

Application received6 October 2021
Further information requested6 April 2022
Further information received16 June 2022
Decision due13 July 2022
Decision issued13 July 2022
Grant issued24 August 2022

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