Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 24 April 2026

Site located at and to the east of Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

Construction of three data centre buildings and a solar farm in Arklow.

2560594 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 1 August 2025

Reference
2560594
Authority
Wicklow County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
1 August 2025

Summary

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The development consists of one large ICT facility building and two smaller ICT facilities at Avoca River Park. The project also includes a 2.7-hectare solar farm, water storage tanks, and associated infrastructure.

Commercialdata centresolarindustrial
Floor area
45,511 m²

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Development description

  • 1 no. Ict facility building with a gross floor area (gfa) of c. 36,655 sq. M and a total parapet height of c. 19.5m
  • 2 no. Ict facilities each with a gfa of c. 4,428 sq. M and a total parapet height of c. 10.5m
  • Each of the ict facilities will accommodate ict equipment rooms, external mechanical equipment areas, electrical equipment rooms, network rooms, ancillary office space, storage and loading bays
  • The construction of a solar farm development consisting of photovoltaic (pv) panel arrays covering an area of approximately c. 2.7 ha in the east of the site, on ground mounted steel frames, underground cabling and ducting, a new gated internal track for maintenance and all associated site services works
  • Relocation of the customer transformer compound permitted under wcc reg. Ref. : 21/1080 as amended by wcc reg. Ref. : 23/843
  • The provision of process water and domestic water split tanks, process water and domestic water plantrooms, rainwater harvesting tanks, chlorine dosing kiosk, sprinkler pump rooms, sprinkler tanks, fire hydrant pump room and hydrant tank
  • The provision of an internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, 104 no. Car parking spaces and 100 no. Cycle parking spaces
  • The construction site access arrangements and amendments to the internal road network permitted under wcc reg. Ref. : 21/1080 as amended by wcc reg. Ref. : 23/843
  • Landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, site lighting, security fencing, all associated site works including underground foul and storm water drainage network, sustainable urban drainage systems (suds) measures, and utility cables, and all ancillary works. The operation of the proposed development will require an epa industrial emissions directive (ie) licence. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) has been prepared

Key dates

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  1. Application received1 August 2025
  2. Further information requested24 September 2025
  3. Further information received15 January 2026
  4. Decision due26 April 2026
  5. Decision issued24 April 2026
  6. Grant issued2 June 2026
  7. Permission expiry1 June 2031

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