GrantedIndustrialDecided 15 June 2021

Within the townland of Milltown, located to the north of Peamount Road (R120), Newcastle, Co. Dublin

Demolition of two houses and construction of two large data centres with emergency generators.

SD20A/0324 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 May 2021

Reference: SD20A/0324
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 19 May 2021
Floor area: 30518 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of two existing dwellings, outbuildings, and a stable. In their place, two 2-storey ICT facilities (data centres) with 3-storey plant levels will be built, totaling 30,518 sq.m, alongside 36 emergency generators and 25m high flues.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of existing two storey dwelling of 'bulmer' and associated outbuildings and demolition of the existing single storey house of 'little acre' and its associated garage and other buildings; demolition of single storey stable building on the overall site; construction of 2 two storey information communication technology (ict) facilities each with three storey plant levels and associated ancillary development which will have a gross floor area of 30,518sq. M on an overall site of 8.2 hectares; 1 two storey ict facility (building a) will be located to the south-east of the site and will have a gross floor area of 15,196sq. M including 18 emergency generators located at ground and first floor level within a compound to the north-eastern side of the ict facility with associated flues that will be 25m in height and will be grouped in four groups of four and 1 group of two flues (18 flues overall); 1 two storey ict facility (building b) will be located to the north-west of building a and centrally within the overall site and will have a gross floor area of 15,196sq. M including 18 emergency generators located at ground and first floor level within a compound to the north-eastern side of the ict facility with associated flues that will be 25m in height and will be grouped in four groups of four and 1 group of two flues (18 flues overall); each of the two ict facilities will include data storage rooms, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas; 2 pump rooms of 25sq. M each (4 overall
100sq. M) plus water storage tanks and plant as well as a separate house generator that will provide emergency power to the admin and ancillary spaces; each generator will also include a diesel belly tank with a single refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; 1 temporary and single storey substation (26sq. M); ancillary site development works including attenuation ponds and the installation and connection to the underground foul and storm water drainage network and installation of utility ducts and cables; other ancillary site development works will include hard and soft landscaping throughout the site, lighting, fencing, signage, central services road, security gate, sprinkler tank house and 80 car parking spaces and 17 sheltered bicycle parking spaces; the development will be enclosed with landscaping to all frontages including a wetland to the south-east and will be accessed from the peamount road (r120) located within the townland of milltown on lands that contain the 2 residential properties of 'little acre' and 'bulmer' as well as agricultural lands and buildings which are located to the north of the peamount road and the lands to the north and within the overall site are subject to a concurrent application for a power generation facility under reg. Sd20a/0058; an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) is included with the 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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Lodge, Milltown, Newcastle	Jun 2025	€400,000	172 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received19 May 2021
Further information requested11 February 2021
Further information received19 May 2021
Decision due15 June 2021
Decision issued15 June 2021
Grant issued22 July 2021

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