ED25/0053
Declared ExemptDublin - South Dublin County Council
Proposed Development
The erection of 3. no platforms at the DB03 and DB04 data centres for the purpose of monitoring flue emissions.
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Application received
9 Jul 2025
Decision due
5 Aug 2025
Decision: Declared Exempt
5 Aug 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Unit 74, DB03 & DB04, Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Dublin 22, D22 A259
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5
- Planning Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Eircode
- D22 A259
- Site Area
- 6673.19360804156 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 9 July 2025
- Status
- Decision
- Decision
- Declared Exempt
- Decision Date
- 5 August 2025
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
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Construction of a single storey data centre with external plant at roof and ground level adjoining existing two storey, with roof plant, data centre consisting of a total gross floor area of 11090sq.m. approx. comprising office area, loading area, storage areas, customer and associated support areas with external support plant to be constructed in two phases. The development includes the completion of internal roadwork with additional car parking for four cars; surface water drainage, foul sewage system, sprinkler mains and external landscaping shall be completed in accordance with previously granted planning applications SD07A/0632, SD08A/0496 and SD09A/0376. Extension of existing berm and additional landscaping is proposed for north/west boundary.
Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
Construction in two phases of a two storey data centre with plant at roof level (total gross floor area 51,155sqm) which comprises the following uses: offices; computer and associated support and workshop areas; loading docks and storage of electrical components; plant and equipment. Ancillary site works will include parking for 80 no. cars; site lighting an 110kv electrical compound (5,408sqm enclosure); associated plant; fencing; an access bridge and signage from the Technology Park road; a perimeter service road around the building, berming and landscaping. This planning application is for a 10 year permission and is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement.
Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
Modifications to previously approved reg ref SD07A/0632 ; (a) lowering of office parapet from 81.125 OD to 80.125 OD; (b) change in configuration to the lift motor room to the office area; (c) raising the flues from 93.125 OD to 97.50 OD (Maximum agreed with Air Corp under previous application); (d) omission of two strip window to the south elevation of the office area; (e) reduction in the areas of stairs towers number 3,4,5,6 and 7; (f) addition of louvers to return walls of stair towers 3,4,5,6 and 7; (g) increase in area of the electrical rooms to level 2 by 1,916 sq.m; (h) reduction in the area of louvers to the south elevation level 1 from grid line 17 to 22; (j) construction to be in three phases; (k) transformers reduced from four numbers to three; (I) additional sub-station building of 270sq.m. added to 110kV compound; (m) fuel storage area elongated with additional landscaping beam.
Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
Modifications to previously approved planning references numbered SD07A/0632 and SD08A/0496 to include the following:- In phase one to retain and complete:- (a) extension of the eastern generator room (ground floor) by 1m and movement of the of room by a distance of 1.45m to the northeast - this extension increases the area of the generator room by 103sq.m. (relocation of the external wall to the northeast by 2.45m); (b) additional louvers adjacent to stair core 6 (central stair core on the southwest facing elevation of the building); (c) the approved flues screening to the airway over the northeast generators to be increased in width by 2.8m and the stacks to be reduced in number from 8 to 7, all of this structure is to be relocated a further 9.3m to the east; (d) electrical room 4 on level 2 (first floor) to be extended north by 3.9m to give an overall increase in area of 145sq.m. to the two; (e) the addition of two number aerial to the existing parapet, located in the northeast and southwest corners of the north facing elevation respectively - aerials to be .75m (750mm) tall and be 0.25m (25mm) in diameter. In phase two to modify the approved works in order to : (a) to replicate all of the modifications listed for phase one to the proposed generator rooms at ground floor level; (b) to replicate the extension of the electrical rooms 4 and 5 to rooms 6, 7 and 8; (c) to replicate the movement and reduction in flue numbers to the southeast airway of phase two; (d) all of the above modifications representing an increase in area of phase two by 248sq.m.
Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Proposed single storey 74sq.m. extension to the south-east entrance of the existing DB3 Data Centre; the extension will house a proposed conference room with supporting storage and tea station, while the scope of works will also include alterations to the existing entrance lobby, security lobby and WC; alterations will include the removal of an existing conference room, the relocation of the primary access door from the north-east to the south-east facade; the installation of additional glazed curtain walling and insulated metal cladding to match existing and the provision of separate male and female toilet facilities.
Grangecastle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
Construction of a single storey data centre with plant at roof level (total gross floor area 15,825sq.m.) which comprises the following uses: offices, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment and new ground level link between the proposed and the existing buildings; also included are ancillary site works for connection to existing infrastructural services (installed under granted permission SD07A/0632), fencing, signage, perimeter services road around the building, 17 no. car parking spaces along with disabled car parking spaces for service of new building, berming and landscaping to the frontage onto Technology Park Road and new random rubble wall and railings to the proposed line of the new R120 road. This application is for 10 years.
Grangecastle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
The development will consist of a fuel tank set down area and canopy (approx. c.279sqm and c.4.8m in height) at Microsoft Grange Castle Campus. All other site development and ancillary works.
Grangecastle Business Park, New Nangor Road (R134), Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Construction of P3 Phase II expansion of the existing P3 biopharma production facility which includes the construction of a circa 2,155sq.m, two storey biopharma production facility to a maximum height of circa 14.9m to be located to the south of the existing P3 building; single storey administration extension of circa 210sq.m to a maximum height of 4m to the north of the existing P3 building and internal modifications to the existing P3 building in addition to all associated site works including delivery area; courier pick up/drop off area with 5 parking spaces (including 1 accessible parking space and 1 E-car space); extension to existing external utilities yard (circa 485sq.m) for 3 heat pumps and other ancillary equipment; new internal site circulation road and re-alignment of existing circulation road; 48 additional car parking spaces (including 3 accessible parking spaces and 5 E-car spaces); 24 covered bicycle stands, hard and soft landscaping and external lighting; there will be temporary site entrance and associated temporary access road located to the south east of the site during the construction phase all on 3.68 Hectare application site located within the Takeda Ireland facility at Grange Castle Business Park; an EIAR (Environmental Impact Assessment Report) is submitted with the application and relates to development comprising of an activity which requires and Industrial Emissions Licence in accordance with the First Schedule of the EPA Act 1992 as amended.
Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
The installation of solar carports and a ground mounted solar PV array. The proposed development will consist of solar carports (three and five panel versions) over existing surface car park areas, solar panels on ground mounted frames, 1 no. single-storey low voltage / medium voltage transformer (skid) unit, micro inverters, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, integrated lighting for carport areas, and all associated ancillary development works, including ground works and landscaping. Construction and operational access will be via existing site entrances from the existing Grange Castle Business Park internal road network.
Takeda Ireland Limited facility, Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Grange, Dublin 22
Amendments to the previously approved application SD17A/0354: Increase of total main building floor area over both floors of 163sq.m, minor amendments to building elevation including changes to external doors and windows to both electrical building and main building, the relocation of the approved electrical building and reduction in area, the relocation of the approved nitrogen tank and the inclusion of a CO2 tank compound of approximately 28sq.m, removal of approved pump house from site plan, removal of piperack connection to existing piperack, relocation of bicycle shelter, relocation and reduction of car parking spaces from 81 to 47 (of these 2 are accessible and 4 are E-Car spaces). An EIAR (Environmental Impact Assessment Report) will be submitted with this application, all on an 8.2 hectare site at Grange Castle Business Park. This application relates to development which comprises of an activity which requires an Industrial Emissions Licence in accordance with the First Schedule of the EPA Act 1992 as amended.
Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
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