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GrantedInfrastructureDecided 6 January 2021

3-4, Crag Avenue, Clondalkin Industrial Estate, Clondalkin, Dublin 12

New entrance and underground services crossing the Grand Canal to serve a permitted data centre in Clondalkin.

SD20A/0242 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 December 2020

Reference
SD20A/0242
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
Permission
Received
1 December 2020

Summary

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The development proposes an alternative entrance and access arrangements from Crag Avenue. It includes ducted service connections running from the permitted substation, crossing beneath the Grand Canal via horizontal directional drilling to connect with existing services to the south.

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Official record

Development description

The provision of alternate entrance and access arrangements from crag avenue to serve the permitted data storage centre, energy centre and substation development permitted under reg. Ref. Sd18a/0068, as amended by reg. Ref. Sd19a/0185 including the provision of ducted services connections between the permitted substation on site (permitted under reg. Ref. Sd18a/0068 as amended by reg. Ref. Sd19a/0185) and existing services to the south of the grand canal. The proposed ducted services connections will exit the permitted substation compound and run southward, crossing beneath the grand canal by way of a horizontal directional drill, before proceeding east and west to connect to existing services located to the south of the grand canal. This proposed development is also located on lands within the grand canal corridor to the north of the r134 regional road, clondalkin, dublin 22.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

OSOS
To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

National zoning type: Open space, park

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 8 February 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 24 June 2025.

Notified floor area: 49.9

9 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 18 Block A Aras Na Cluaine, Yellow Meadows Road, Nangar RdMay 2025€257,000127 m
28a Aras Na Cluaine, Clondalkin, Dublin 22Feb 2026€210,000127 m
C125 Aras Na Cluaine, Nangor Rd, Clondalkin Dublin 22Apr 2025€265,000133 m
73 B Aras Na Cluaine, Woodford Walk, Nangor Rd ClondalkinDec 2025€227,000133 m
59b Aras Na Cluaine, Clondalkin, Dublin 22Mar 2026€246,000133 m
70 Aras Na Cluane, Clondalkin, Dublin 22Feb 2025€250,000197 m
56b Aras Na Clauine, Watery Lane, Woodford Walk Dublin 22Jul 2025€261,000197 m
B63 Aras Na Cluaine, Nangor Rd, Clondalkin Dublin 22Mar 2026€303,399197 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

Timeline

  1. Application received1 December 2020
  2. Further information requested11 November 2020
  3. Further information received1 December 2020
  4. Decision due6 January 2021
  5. Decision issued6 January 2021
  6. Grant issued15 February 2021

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