Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 13 March 2026

Orion Business Park, North-West Business Park, Ballycoolin, D15XE2N

Amalgamation and construction of a large data centre building at Orion Business Park in Ballycoolin.

FW26A/0021E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 18 January 2026

Reference
FW26A/0021E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
18 January 2026

Summary

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The application seeks permission to construct a data centre building (DUB01b) with a floor area of approximately 22,295 sqm. This will amalgamate two previously permitted buildings and include an energy centre, rooftop solar PV, and a green roof.

Industrialdata centresolarindustrial
Floor area
22,295 m²

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Official record

Development description

The application relates to development located on a site that will comprise or will be for the purposes of an activity requiring an industrial emissions licence. The application for planning permission relates to an existing and permitted [permission ref. Fw17a/0167 (for demolition of existing warehouse and construction of 3 no. Data centres and associated works), permission ref. Fw18a/0114 (amendments to the permitted 3 no. Data centres and associated works), permission fw24a/0246e (amendments to permitted plant yards, energy centres, loading areas and ancillary works)] data centre development. Permission is sought for construction of a data centre building [dub01b] which will result in the amalgamation of the permitted dc2 and dc3 buildings [fw17a/0167 & fw18a/0114] and include the provision of the permitted energy centre ec3 [fw24a/0246e]. The data centre building will include data halls, offices, staff areas, storage areas, plant areas, roof plant, solar pv at roof top level and green roof above office space. The building will have a maximum parapet height of 15.07m. The total floor area of the proposed dub01b is c. 22,295 m2. Ec3 will have a gfa of c. 1433m2, parapet height of 12.67m and flues height of 28.0m. Permission is also sought for a 10mva/38kv substation with a maximum height of c. 4.5m and gfa of 173m2, substation maintenance access, heat recovery infrastructure, carpark area with c. 57no. Carspaces including 3no. Accessible car spaces, and 24 no. Ev car parking spaces with charge points. A total of 48no. Covered bicycle spaces are also proposed. Permission is also sought for all landscaping (including biodiversity area), drainage, waste storage area, internal and external accessways. The development will be completed within five years of the date of the permission being sought.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

HT - High TechnologyCOE
“Provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (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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Key dates

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  1. Application received18 January 2026
  2. Decision due16 March 2026
  3. Decision issued13 March 2026
  4. Appeal submitted9 April 2026

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