Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 25 November 2016

Site within the townlands of Ballymakaily & The Grange, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin

Construction of a single-storey data hall extension and associated infrastructure.

SD16A/0345 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 October 2016

Reference
SD16A/0345
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
Permission
Received
4 October 2016
Floor area
4840.5 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The project consists of a 4,176 sqm data hall extension to an existing facility. It includes standby generators, a temporary gas-powered generation plant, and a new two-storey ESB substation.

Commercialdata centresubstationinfrastructure
Storeys
2

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Official record

Development description

Construction of a new single storey data hall of 4,176sq. M as an extension to the immediate south of the data hall and single storey office (5,776sq. M) permitted under reg. Ref. Sd16a/0214 to create an overall development of 9,952sq. M. The new data hall will include plant at roof level, associated support services, 5 standby generators with associated flues (each 15m high) and services road. The development will also include a temporary gas powered generation plant within a walled yard containing 12 generator units with associated flues (each 15m high) to be located within and to the rear of the takeda ireland complex to the east side of the site. The development will also include a new two storey esb substation (507sq. M) with associated transformer yard and single storey transformer building (157.5sq. M) to replace aforementioned temporary gas generation plant and will be located to north of entrance into the site from grange castle. The development will also include ancillary site works, including attenuation pond, connections to existing grange castle infrastructural services as well as fencing, signage, and will include new vehicular access to the generator farm and sub-station off the permitted service road as granted under reg. Ref. Sd16a/0214. The development will be enclosed with landscaping to all frontages. 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 — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 26 January 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 October 2017.

3 commencement notices are linked to this development.

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

  1. Application received4 October 2016
  2. Decision due28 November 2016
  3. Decision issued25 November 2016
  4. Grant issued10 January 2017

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