Former Shinko Building, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Construction of a large two-storey data centre facility and associated infrastructure in Tallaght.
SD14A/0232 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 November 2014
- Reference
- SD14A/0232
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 November 2014
- Floor area
- 11920 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new two-storey building of approximately 11,700 sq.m for electrical and electronic operations. The project includes substations, a diesel fuel tank farm, water tanks, and associated site works on the site of the former Shinko Building.
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Construction of a new two storey c. 11,700sq. M building for use as electrical rooms for electronic operations, mechanical plant rooms and support areas including a loading bay, offices and welfare facilities; mechanical plant at roof level is screened from view on all sides; a new 50sq. M electrical substation; a new plant array along the east site boundary including an electrical substation transformer compound; a 90sq. M electrical substation control room; a diesel fuel tank farm and loading bay; a 10sq. M fuel pump house; a sprinkler water tank; a 70sq. M water pump house; a humidifier water tank farm; the repositioning and widening of vehicular entrances; 2 site entrances at changed locations in place of 3 existing; 23 car parking spaces, landscaping and ancillary works; the combined gross floor area of the proposed buildings totals c. 11,920sq. M; demolition of existing buildings is being carried out under grant of permission reg. Ref. Sd13a/0266.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the South Dublin County 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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 2 February 2015. A completion certificate was lodged on 30 November 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Tymon North Green, Tymon North, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €395,000 | 185 m |
| 6 Tymon North Ave, Tallaght, Dublin 24not full market price | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 192 m |
| 8 Tymon North Rd, Talaght, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €382,000 | 231 m |
| 8 Tymonville Court, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | May 2026 | €452,000 | 269 m |
| 26 Tymon North Grove, Tallaght, Dublin 24not full market price | Jul 2025 | €245,000 | 298 m |
| 13d Birchview Close, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €500,100 | 361 m |
| 3 Hazelbrook Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Mar 2025 | €425,000 | 384 m |
| 16 Tymonville Ave, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 415 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received4 November 2014
- Decision due7 January 2015
- Decision issued12 December 2014
- Grant issued19 January 2015
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Upgrade existing tertiary site entrance including the replacement of the existing gate
Greenhills Centre, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
S99A/0798South DublinLodged 11 Nov 1999Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
To upgrade existing nitrogen tank from 12 metres high x 2.35 metres diameter to 12 metres high x 2.85 metres…
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S00A/0171South DublinLodged 16 Mar 2000Industrial
- GrantedAt this site
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SD16A/0427South DublinLodged 9 Dec 2016Alterations
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SD17A/0448South DublinLodged 15 Dec 2017Retention
- GrantedAt this site
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Former Shinko Building, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD13A/0266South DublinLodged 20 Dec 2013Demolition
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(a) Increase existing 2.4m railings to front boundary to 3.1m high; (b) increase existing 2.4m high palisade…
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