The provision of a temporary (for 3 years) 18MW gas powered electricity generator compound to provide electricity to the…

Application details

Planning reference

SD17A/0318

Council

South Dublin County Council

Proposal description

The provision of a temporary (for 3 years) 18MW gas powered electricity generator compound to provide electricity to the DUB08 data centre located within the Microsoft Data Centre Campus, in advance of the upgrade of electricity infrastructure locally. The development will include 16 generators, gas skid compound and site compound (providing control cabinets, drying room, toilets and staff canteen – total floor area of buildings c.125sq.m). Temporary access arrangements via existing construction access from business park road. Provision of 10m high acoustic screen, palisade fencing and gates, staff parking, additional landscape screening. All associated site development, service provision, landscaping and other works. The temporary generator compound will be located within campus lands subject to an extant planning permission – Reg. Ref: SD16A/0088 (4 No. data centres; DUB09, DUB10, DUB12, DUB13) and the current application represents a modification to this permission. The compound will be located across part of the footprint of permitted data centre DUB12. It is intended that DUB12 and DUB13 will be constructed and permission Reg. Ref: SD16/0088 completed following decommissioning of the temporary generator compound. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application.

Location / address

Grangecastle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

6 Sept 2017

Council decision

Grant Permission

Council decision date

27 Oct 2017

Final grant date

4 Dec 2017

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   6 Sept 2017

2. Decision: Grant Permission

   27 Oct 2017

3. Final grant

   4 Dec 2017