Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 23 October 2019

Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co Dublin

Construction of a data centre campus with four data halls, standby generators, and a temporary gas-powered generation plant.

SD19A/0042 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 29 August 2019

Reference
SD19A/0042
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
Permission
Received
29 August 2019
Floor area
17685 m²

Summary

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The phased development will feature four single-storey data halls with roof-level plant, 32 standby generators, and associated offices. It also includes a temporary gas-powered generation plant with 19 generator units and an ESB sub-station, totaling 17,685 sq.m of gross floor area.

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Development description

Phased development that will include 4 single storey data halls all with associated plant at roof level; 32 standby generators with associated flues (each 15m high); associated office and service areas; service road infrastructure and car parking; esb sub-station/transformer yard with an overall gross floor area of 17,685sq. M; temporary gas powered generation plant within a walled yard containing 19 generator units with associated flues (each 17m high) to be located to the west of the proposed data halls on a site within the townland of ballymakaily; phase 1, 2 single storey data halls (6,950sq. M. ) with roof plant and 16 stand-by generators with associated flues (each 15m high) as well as associated water tower and pump room and other services; single storey goods receiving area/store and single storey office area (1,522sq. M. ) located attached and to the north-east of the data halls; temporary gas powered generation plant with 15 generators with associated flues (each 17m high) to be located within a compound to the west of the proposed data halls; attenuation pond; two storey esb sub-station (494sq. M) with associated transformer yard and single storey transformer building (247sq. M) within compound; phase 2, 2 single storey data halls (6,950sq. M. ) with roof plant and 16 stand-by generators with associated flues (each 15m high) as well as associated water tower and pump room and other services; single storey goods receiving area/store and single storey office area (1,522sq. M) located attached and to the east of the data halls under this phase and attached and to the north of the offices proposed under phase 1; 4 additional generators with associated flues (each 17m high) to be constructed within the temporary gas powered generation plant; also ancillary site works; connections to existing infrastructural services as well as fencing; signage; vehicular access off the realigned r120 to provide a new vehicular access into the site as well as internal service roads and entrance gates; car park for 39 car parking spaces (including 4 disabled car parking spaces); sheltered bicycle parking to serve the development. The development will be enclosed with landscaping to all boundaries of the overall site of 22.1ha. Application for enabling works to facilitate this development has been made under reg. Ref. Sd19a/0004. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) has been submitted with this application. An epa-industrial emissions (ie) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of phase 2 of the permission.

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received29 August 2019
  2. Further information requested29 March 2019
  3. Further information received29 August 2019
  4. Decision due23 October 2019
  5. Decision issued23 October 2019
  6. Appeal submitted19 November 2019
  7. Appeal decided5 October 2020
  8. Permission expiry25 August 2020

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