GrantedIndustrialDecided 7 September 2023

Kildare Innovation Campus (KIC), Barnhall Meadows, Leixlip

Demolition of three buildings to construct two deep tech buildings and four data centres in Leixlip.

2360047 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 July 2023

Reference: 2360047
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 July 2023

Summary

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This major development at the Kildare Innovation Campus involves the demolition of three existing buildings totaling 84,838 sqm. It proposes the construction of two new deep tech buildings and four new data centre buildings with solar panels, green walls, and rainwater harvesting.

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Floor area: 148,360 m²

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Official record

Development description

Will consist of demolition of existing buildings no’s 7, 8 and 9 (total gfa c. 84,838sqm). - existing buildings no’s 1
6 will be retained for deep tech and innovation related uses (total gfa c. 42,862sqm) - construction of 2 no. New deep tech buildings and 4 no. New data centre buildings, all including ancillary office spaces. The deep tech buildings will have an overall maximum height of c. 16m and vary in size from30,945sqm
41,190sqm with a combined total gfa of c. 72,135 sqm. The data centres will be c. 15 m in height to parapet and c. 16.5m in height to top of roof plant screening. The data centres will vary in size from 13,225 sqm
21,000 sqm with a combined total gfa of c. 76,225sqm. All buildings will be provided with solar pv panels at roof level and green walls along selected elevations. - the new deep tech buildings (a1 & a2) will be provided with service yard areas, loading docks, car parking, access roads, security fencing/gates and landscaping. The deep tech buildings will include rainwater harvesting tanks and green roofs over office areas. - each data centre (b1, c1, c2 & c3) will include data halls, admin blocks (comprising offices, breakroom, loading dock, storage, and ancillary areas) and a variety of mechanical and electrical plant areas/structures including battery storage rooms and mechanical rooms. Car parking, access roads, security fencing/gates, gate houses and landscaping will also be provided. - b1 will include 14 no. Fuel oil generators, mv rooms and associated mechanical flues. C1 – c3 will each include 22 no. Fuel oil generators, mv rooms and associated mechanical flues (each c. 18.6m high). Car parking, access roads, security fencing/gates, gate houses and landscaping will also be provided
2 no. District heating pump house areas and inground piping for district heating system. - construction of a replacement 110kv gas insulated switchgear (gis) substation adjacent to the existing 110kv rinawade substation. The current air insulated switchgear (ais) substation known as the rinawade 110kv sub is fed by 2 x 110kv overhead lines. The new substation will connect to these overhead lines via short runs of underground cable. The replacement 110kv substation will include 6 no. Transformers, with client control building and a 2 storey gis substation building within a 2.4m high fenced compound. - decommissioning and removal of the existing 110kv rinawade substation. - construction of an on-site energy centre to provide to the nation

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
No. 18 Confey Court, Hereford Park, Liixlipprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€396,476	432 m
16 Confey Court, Hereford Park, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€418,502	432 m
19 Confey Court, Hereford Park, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€396,476	432 m
9 Confey Court, Hereford Park, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€348,018	432 m
11 Confey Court, Hereford Park, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€348,018	432 m
20 Confey Court, Hereford Park, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€348,018	432 m
12 Confet Court, Hereford Park, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€436,123	432 m
2 Elton Court, Leixlip, Kildare	May 2025	€490,100	454 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 received18 July 2023
Decision due11 September 2023
Decision issued7 September 2023
Grant issued22 January 2024
Appeal submitted3 October 2023
Permission expiry21 January 2034

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