GrantedIndustrialDecided 6 February 2020

Drogheda IDA Business and Technology Park, Donore Road, Drogheda Co. Meath

Construction of a large two-storey data storage facility with 26 emergency generators and associated infrastructure.

LB191735 · Meath County Council · Lodged 19 December 2019

Reference: LB191735
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 December 2019

Summary

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The project involves clearing the site and altering existing roads to construct a 25-metre-high data storage facility spanning approximately 28,573 square metres. The development includes 26 emergency generators, a 6 MVA substation, water and diesel storage tanks, and solar panels.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 28,573 m²

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Official record

Development description

Alterations to existing road infrastructure within the site and clearance of the site (including removal of existing internal roadways and removal / diversion of services) to make way for the proposed development; construction of a two storey (with mezzanine levels at both storeys) data storage facility building with a maximum overall height of c. 25 metres, containing data halls, associated electrical and ahu plant rooms, a loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, screened plant and solar panels at roof level, all within a building with a total gross floor area (gfa) of c. 28,573 sq. M; emergency generators (26 no. ), emission stacks and associated plant are provided in a fenced compound adjacent to the data storage facility, along with a single emergency house supply generator; a 6 mva substation and associated 6mva electricity connection; a water sprinkler pump room, mv building, unit substation, water storage tanks, humidifier tanks and diesel tanks and filling area; modification of the existing entrance to the subject site (from the estate road to the east), which will function as a secondary entrance providing for emergency and construction access. A new main entrance and access control point to the lands is proposed (also from the estate road to the east) and a single-storey gate house/ security building at this entrance with a gfa of c. 29.5 sq. M. ; construction of internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, provision of 50 no. Car parking spaces and 26 no. Cycle parking spaces within a bicycle shelter; landscaping and planting (including provision of an additional planted berm to the northern boundary, and alterations to existing landscaping adjacent to the entrance to the business and technology park), boundary treatments, lighting, security fencing, bollards and camera poles, bin store, and all associated site works including underground foul and storm water drainage network, attenuation areas, and utility cables, on an application site area measuring 19.46 hectares. An eiar has been submitted with this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

E1 - Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses)COE

“Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses)”

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

Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). 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
53 Cedarfield, Donore Rd, Drogheda	Jun 2026	€216,000	436 m
9 Cederfield Close, Drogheda, Louth	Apr 2025	€280,000	484 m

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Key dates

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Application received19 December 2019
Decision due21 February 2020
Decision issued6 February 2020
Grant issued31 March 2020
Permission expiry30 March 2025

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