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GrantedInfrastructureDecided 10 April 2025

Lands at Castlebaggot, in the townland of Kilmactalway, Newcastle, Co. Dublin.

Construction of a Regional Network Gateway facility to support data centres in Newcastle.

SD25A/0035W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 14 February 2025

Reference
SD25A/0035W
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
14 February 2025

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for a Regional Network Gateway facility comprising a single-storey building, diesel generators, a substation, and associated infrastructure to support data centres.

Infrastructuredata centreinfrastructuresubstation
Storey
1
Floor area
1,124 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • The development of a regional network gateway (rng) facility (supporting infrastructure for the ms data centres) comprising the following
  • Construction of a single storey main building (rng building - c. 1,124.3 sq. M) with air handling units (ahus)
  • External plant/equipment yards including 3 no. Diesel generators; sprinkler tank and pump house; electrical plant rooms, pv panels
  • Mv substation & stormwater attenuation pond
  • 12 no. Car parking spaces (2 of which are ev parking spaces and with 1 accessible parking space). Bike parking shelter and bin store
  • New road access provided from adjoining permitted estate road (granted under sdcc ref. Sd24a/0107w) and including bridge over existing watercourse
  • Internal road and footpath layout, perimeter fencing, security gates and retaining wall
  • Landscaped and planted areas including riparian corridor and swale
  • Temporary construction compound and parking area (including temporary bridging of existing watercourse/field drain)
  • All associated site development works, site lighting, boundary treatments, services/utilities provision (including underground works), and all other ancillary works. Total gross floor area of the development c. 1,384.2 sq. M

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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  1. Application received14 February 2025
  2. Decision due10 April 2025
  3. Decision issued10 April 2025
  4. Permission expiry19 May 2030

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