Permission for development on a site at Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park, Dublin 17.

Application details

Planning reference

3641/21

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

Permission for development on a site at Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park, Dublin 17. The subject site (with an area of c. 3.75 ha) comprises the site of former Units 15 and 16 (previously demolished) and the former Ricoh Building. The site is located to the north of the Santry River and the R104 Oscar Traynor Road, to the west of Clonshaugh Road, and to the south and east of existing estate roads. The proposed development, for which a seven-year permission is sought, comprises the following: -Demolition of the existing former Ricoh building, and all other associated site clearance works including removal of existing site services and ESB pillar boxes (other buildings previously occupying the site were demolished under Reg. Ref: 2229/19, a previously permitted data centre development, as amended by Reg.Ref:3200/20); -Construction of two data centre buildings (Data Centre A and Data Centre B), with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 12,875 sq.m and c. 1,455 sq.m respectively, each over two storeys (with Data Centre A also including two mezzanine levels), with plant at roof level; -Data Centre A will be located in the northern portion of the site, with a parapet height of c.19.8 metres and will accommodate data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, a loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, with plant and solar panels at roof level; -Data Centre B (which will be ancillary to Data Centre A) will be located to the south of Data Centre A, with a parapet height of c.12.8 metres and will accommodate data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, a loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, with plant at roof level; -Emergency generators and associated flues will be provided within compounds adjoining each of the two data centre buildings (11 no. for Data Centre A and 1 no. for Data Centre B). -The development includes a diesel tank and a filling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; -Ancillary structures including a sprinkler tank and pumphouse, security building, MV building, and provision of two additional MV substation rooms to the existing substation on site (c. 115 sq.m additional GFA), which was previously constructed under Reg. Ref.: 2229/19 as amended by Reg. Ref.:3200/20. -Construction of access arrangements and internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, provision of car parking (58 no. spaces) and bicycle parking (24 no. spaces); and -Hard and soft landscaping and planting, lighting, boundary treatments, and all associated and ancillary works including underground foul and storm water drainage network, and utility cables.

Location / address

Site at Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park, Dublin 17. The subject site (with an area of c. 3.75 ha) comprises the site of former Units 15 and 16 (previously demolished) and the former Ricoh Building. The site is located, to the north of the Santry

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

6 Oct 2021

Council decision

GRANT PERMISSION

Council decision date

13 Jul 2022

Final grant date

24 Aug 2022

Planning and construction timeline

Key dated milestones from planning, appeal and official building-control records.

1. Application received

   6 Oct 2021

2. Further information requested

   6 Apr 2022

3. Further information received

   16 Jun 2022

4. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

   13 Jul 2022

5. Final grant

   24 Aug 2022

6. Works commenced

   14 Nov 2022Official NBCO/BCMS data

7. Works commenced

   5 Dec 2022Official NBCO/BCMS data

8. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

   14 Dec 2023Official NBCO/BCMS data

9. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

   9 Apr 2024Official NBCO/BCMS data

10. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    10 May 2024Official NBCO/BCMS data