Site enabling works including demolition of existing vacant house and outbuildings (total floor area c.241sq.m)…

Application details

Planning reference

SD16A/0088

Council

South Dublin County Council

Proposal description

Site enabling works including demolition of existing vacant house and outbuildings (total floor area c.241sq.m), diversion of Baldonnel stream, provision of below ground attenuation. Development of 4 single storey data centres (DUB09, DUB10, DUB12, DUB13) located west of data centres DUB06 (existing), DUB07 & DUB08 (both granted under SD15A/0343), each data centre will contain the following: offices, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment, plant at roof level and 5 flues each (each c.25m high) (gross floor area of each data centre c.17,598sq.m c.70,392sq.m in total). The height of each data centre will range between c.6.1m & c.13.3m high. Ancillary site works for connection to infrastructural services, as well as fencing, landscaping, perimeter service roads around the buildings. The provision for installation of heat dispersal infrastructure to facilitate the future potential recycling of waste heat energy by 3rd parties. 160 additional operational parking spaces (including universal accessible spaces). Provision of 20 bicycle parking spaces. Provision of 1 adiabatic water storage tank (c.273sq.m), 1 water treatment storage tank (416sq.m) and 2 pump houses (c.75sq.m each). Provision of 1,750 temporary construction worker parking spaces on adjoining Takeda and SDCC sites. All associated site development, service provision, landscaping ans associated works. This application includes modifications to permission ref. SD15A/0343 in relation to the lands west of permitted DUB07 & DUB08 now forming part of the current application. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been submitted with this application.

Location / address

Microsoft, Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

18 Mar 2016

Council decision

Grant Permission

Council decision date

6 May 2016

Final grant date

13 Jun 2016

Planning and construction timeline

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

1. Application received

   18 Mar 2016

2. Decision: Grant Permission

   6 May 2016

3. Final grant

   13 Jun 2016

4. Works commenced (phase 1 of 2)

   19 Aug 2016Official NBCO/BCMS data

5. Works commenced

   26 Jul 2018Official NBCO/BCMS data

6. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

   28 Apr 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

7. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

   25 May 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

8. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

   8 Jul 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

9. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

   15 Jul 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

10. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    29 Jul 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

11. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    4 Aug 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

12. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    22 Aug 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

13. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    1 Sept 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

14. Works commenced

    16 Sept 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

15. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    21 Sept 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data

16. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    25 Jan 2022Official NBCO/BCMS data

17. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    11 Mar 2022Official NBCO/BCMS data

18. Completion certificate validated (1 unit)

    30 Mar 2026Official NBCO/BCMS data