RefusedIndustrialDecided 20 July 2023

Site within the townland of Ballymakaily, West of Newcastle Road (R120), Lucan, Co. Dublin

Construction of two adjoined single-storey data centres in Lucan.

SD22A/0333 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 26 May 2023

Reference: SD22A/0333
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 26 May 2023

Summary

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The development consists of two adjoined single-storey data centres with associated offices, a water tower, and 24 standby diesel generators with 25m high flues. The total gross floor area of the facility will be 15,274 square metres.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 15,274 m²

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Development description

Construction of 2 adjoined single storey data centres with associated office and service areas with an overall gross floor area of 15,274sq. M comprising of the construction of 2 adjoined single storey data centres with a gross floor area of 12,859sq. M that will include a single storey goods receiving area / store and single storey office area (2,415sq. M) with pv panels above, located to the east of the data centres as well as associated water tower, sprinkler tank, pump house and other services; the data centres will also include plant at roof level; with 24 standby diesel generators with associated flues (each 25m high) that will be located within a generator yard to the west of the data centres; new internal access road and security gates to serve the proposed development that will provide access to 36 new car parking spaces (including 4 electric and 2 disabled spaces) and sheltered bicycle parking to serve the new data centres; new attenuation ponds to the north of the proposed data centres; green walls are proposed to the south and east that will enclose the water tower and pump house compound; the development will also include ancillary site works, connections to existing infrastructural services as well as fencing and signage; the development will include minor modifications to the permitted landscaping to the west of the site as granted under sdcc planning ref. Sd19a/0042 / abp ref. Pl06s. 305948 and ref. Sd21a/0042; the site will remain enclosed by landscaping to all boundaries; the development will be accessed off the r120 via the permitted access granted under sdcc planning ref. Sd19a/0042 / abp ref. Pl06s. 305948 and sd21a/0042; an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) has been submitted with this application.

Land-use zoning

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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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Application received26 May 2023
Decision due20 July 2023
Decision issued20 July 2023
Appeal submitted15 August 2023
Appeal decided31 July 2025

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