GrantedIndustrialDecided 6 May 2016

Microsoft, Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

Demolition of a vacant house and construction of four single-storey data centres with associated infrastructure at Grange Castle.

SD16A/0088 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 March 2016

Reference: SD16A/0088
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 18 March 2016
Floor area: 71231 m²

Summary

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The development involves site enabling works including the demolition of a vacant house and outbuildings. It will feature the construction of four single-storey data centres totaling approximately 70,392 square metres. The project also includes stream diversion, water storage tanks, and 160 additional parking spaces.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Site enabling works including demolition of existing vacant house and outbuildings (total floor area c. 241sq. M), diversion of baldonnel stream, provision of below ground attenuation. Development of 4 single storey data centres (dub09, dub10, dub12, dub13) located west of data centres dub06 (existing), dub07 & dub08 (both granted under sd15a/0343), each data centre will contain the following: offices, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment, plant at roof level and 5 flues each (each c. 25m high) (gross floor area of each data centre c. 17,598sq. M c. 70,392sq. M in total). The height of each data centre will range between c. 6.1m & c. 13.3m high. Ancillary site works for connection to infrastructural services, as well as fencing, landscaping, perimeter service roads around the buildings. The provision for installation of heat dispersal infrastructure to facilitate the future potential recycling of waste heat energy by 3rd parties. 160 additional operational parking spaces (including universal accessible spaces). Provision of 20 bicycle parking spaces. Provision of 1 adiabatic water storage tank (c. 273sq. M), 1 water treatment storage tank (416sq. M) and 2 pump houses (c. 75sq. M each). Provision of 1,750 temporary construction worker parking spaces on adjoining takeda and sdcc sites. All associated site development, service provision, landscaping ans associated works. This application includes modifications to permission ref. Sd15a/0343 in relation to the lands west of permitted dub07 & dub08 now forming part of the current application. An environmental impact statement (eis) has been submitted with this application.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

EESI

“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.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 19 August 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 March 2022.

Notified floor area: 6.25 m²

12 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
Apartments 1-33, Block 8 Nangor Hall, Kilcarbery Grange	Dec 2025	€12,943,276	477 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 March 2016
Decision due12 May 2016
Decision issued6 May 2016
Grant issued13 June 2016

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