RefusedIndustrialDecided 29 May 2023

Site within the townlands of Ballybane & Kilbride, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Demolition of a house and farm buildings to construct a two-storey data centre.

SD22A/0420 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 April 2023

Reference: SD22A/0420
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 4 April 2023

Summary

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Development on a 3.79-hectare site consisting of the demolition of a two-storey dwelling and farm structures, and the construction of a two-storey data centre (12,893 sqm) with 13 emergency generators, cooling vents, and solar panels.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 12,893 m²

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Development description

Development on a site that includes a two storey residential property on lands to the south of the new nangor road (r134), dublin 22; and on land within the townlands of ballybane and kilbride within profile park, clondalkin, dublin 22 on an overall site of 3.79hectares; the development will consist of the demolition of the two storey dwelling (207.35sqm) and associated outbuildings and farm structures (348.36sq. M); and the construction of 1 two storey data center with plant at roof level and associated ancillary development that will have a gross floor area of 12,893sqm that will consist of the following, 1 two storey data center (building
With a gross floor area of 12,893sqm. It will include 13 emergency back-up generators of which 12 will be double stacked and one will be single stacked within a compound to the south-western side of the data center with associated flues that each will be 22.316m in height and 7 hot-air exhaust cooling vents that each will be 20.016m in height; the data center will include data storage rooms, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas, and plant including pv panels at roof level as well as a separate house generator that will provide emergency power to the admin and ancillary spaces. Each generator will include a diesel tank and there will be a refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; the data center will have a primary parapet height of 14.246m above ground level, with plant and screen around plus a plant room above at roof level. The plant room has an overall height of 21.571m; construction of an internal road network and circulation areas, with a staff entrance off falcon avenue to the east, as well as a secondary vehicular access for service and delivery vehicles only across a new bridge over the baldonnel stream from the permitted entrance as granted under sdcc planning ref. Sd21a/0241 from the south-west, both from within profile park that contains an access from the new nangor road (r134); provision of 60 car parking spaces (to include 12 ev spaces and 3 disabled spaces), and 34 cycle parking spaces; signage (5.7sq. M) at first floor level at the northern end of the eastern elevation of the data center building; ancillary site development works will include footpaths, attenuation ponds that will include an amendment to the permitted attenuation pond as granted to the north of the baldonnel stream under sdcc planning ref. Sd21 a/0241, as well as green walls and green roof. The installation and connection to the underground foul and storm water drainage network, and installation of utility ducts and cables, that will include the drilling and laying of ducts and cables under the internal road network within profile park. Other ancillary site development works will include hard and soft landscaping that will include an amendment to the permitted landscaping as granted under sdcc planning ref. Sd21a/0241, lighting, fencing, signage, services road, entrance gates, and sprinkler tanks; 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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartments 1-33, Block 8 Nangor Hall, Kilcarbery Grange	Dec 2025	€12,943,276	327 m

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Key dates

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Application received4 April 2023
Decision due29 May 2023
Decision issued29 May 2023
Appeal submitted26 June 2023
Appeal decided7 April 2025

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