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SD08A/0239

Grant Permission for Retention

Dublin - South Dublin County Council

Proposed Development

Temporary single storey prefabricated 'shomera' structure of 98.58sq.m. which will be used as a marketing suite/site office for the 'Profile Park' business park for a period of approximately 3-5 years. The structure is located adjacent to the eastern boundary of the business park, to the south and west of Grange Castle Golf Course. The development includes a temporary new access off the internal road network which amends the road layout permitted under planning application reg. ref. SD06A/0568, landscaping and site works, all on a site of approximately 1 hectare.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    10 Apr 2008

  2. Decision due

    4 Jun 2008

  3. Decision: Grant Permission for Retention

    4 Jun 2008

  4. Grant issued

    15 Jul 2008

Application Details

Location
'Profile Park', Nangor Road, Ballybane, Dublin 22
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Retention
Planning Authority
South Dublin County Council
Site Area
1000 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
10 April 2008
Status
Decision
Decision
Grant Permission for Retention
Decision Date
4 June 2008
Grant Date
15 July 2008

Location

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51m
SD24A/0166WGranted1 Jul 2024

The development will consist of the development of a Regional Network Gateway (RNG) facility (supporting infrastructure for the MS data centres) comprising the following: Demolition of existing, temporary, single storey showroom. Construction of a single storey main building (RNG Building - c.1,297.7 sq.m) with air handling units (AHUs). External plant/equipment yards including 3 no. diesel generators; sprinkler tank and pump house; electrical plant rooms, PV panels. Replacement of existing estate road access with new main access and secondary/emergency access. MV substation (with separate estate road access). Stormwater attenuation pond. Bike parking shelter and bin store. 12 no. car parking spaces (4 of which are EV parking spaces and with 1 accessible parking space). Internal road and footpath layout, perimeter fencing and security gates. Landscaped and planted areas including riparian zones. All associated site development works, site lighting, boundary treatments, services/utilities provision (including underground works), and all other ancillary works. Total gross floor area of the development c.1,536.9 sq.m

Profile Park, New Nangor Road (R134), Clondalkin, Dublin 22

154m
SD08A/0266Granted22 Apr 2008

Five storey headquarter office building which includes four storeys of office accommodation with a gross floor area of 2657.31sq.m. over a single storey level of undercroft car parking. The development also includes two no. single storey plant rooms of 69.42sq.m. at roof level. Access to the development is proposed from the Nangor Road via the internal Spine Road within the 'Profile Park' Business Park permitted under Planning Application Reg. Ref. SD06A/0568. The development includes 60 number car parking spaces which will be provided at undercroft level and 40 no. surface car parking spaces which will be provided at podium level above. The development also includes an ESB sub-station, all ancillary services, landscaping and site works on a site of 4899 hectares.

'Profile Park', Nangor Road, Ballybane, Dublin 22

165m
SD24A/0100WGranted1 May 2024

Amendments to a development granted permission under Reg. Ref. SD21A/0167 for a gas fired power plant in Profile Park, Baldonnel. Permission is sought for revisions to the permitted Above Ground Infrastructure (AGI), associated with Gas Network Ireland’s high-pressure gas supply to the power plant which include: • the provision of an E & I kiosk, a regulators & meters kiosk, a gas analyser kiosk, and revisions to the boiler house kiosk with boiler flues. • the provision of a new stormwater attenuation design to serve the AGI compound; • minor revisions to the permitted internal road to serve the AGI; • minor revisions to the permitted fencing surrounding the Gas Pressure Reduction Skid located to the north of the proposed AGI; and • all associated and ancillary works. No changes are proposed to the gas fired power plant or to the site access permitted under Reg. Ref. SD21A/0167. The development permitted under Reg. Ref. SD21A/0167 includes activities which are subject to an Industrial Emissions Licence (Ref Number P1196-01).

Profile Park, Baldonnell, Dublin 22, D22 C7W4

178m
SD21A/0167Granted25 May 2022

Construction of a gas fired power plant with an electrical output of up to 125MW with associated balance of plant, equipment and buildings including; an Engine Hall building with a height of 18.9m, comprising 6 gas engines and ancillary infrastructure; an Electrical Annex Building with a height of 18.7m; a Workshop building with a height of 5. 1m; a Tank Farm building with a height of 5.68m; a Security hut with a height of 3.27m; an Exhaust Stack with a height of 31.8m; a Gas AGI including a kiosk with height of 3.3m; Radiator Coolers with a height of 8.46m; 2 electrical transformers with a height of 4.98m; Tanks including 2 x Diesel Oil Storage Tanks (volume of 2500m3 combined); SCR Urea Tank (26m3); Lube Oil Storage Tank (26m3); Lube Oil Maintenance Tank (26m3); Pilot Oil Tank (26m3); Fire Water Storage Tank (1000m3); Effluent Collecting Tank (26m3); Underground Surface Water Attenuation Tank (490m3); 2 new access onto the existing private road network with Profile Park; 12 parking spaces, footpaths, landscaping; fencing and all other associated site development plant and equipment and other works including surface water and foul wastewater drainage. An EIAR was submitted with this application.

Profile Park, Baldonnel, Dublin 22

207m
SD07A/0665Granted15 Aug 2007

A 'Trade Park' consisting of 35 units in 5 separate blocks and a single office/showroom building (5 units). The units range in scale from 171 sqm (gross floor area) to 1,519 sqm (gross floor area) with a total gross floor of approx. 10,998 sqm, and 336 no. parking spaces. Each trade park unit (in Blocks B to F) shall be for trade park use only comprising storage/enterprise/workshop use and customer service/showroom/sales space for both trade and public customers. Block A (804 sqm) is a signature two storey building comprising of 4 no. units for office and showroom use and a coffee shop of approx. 120 sqm (in Unit 2); Block B (2,130 sqm) is a double height single storey building (including 534 sqm at mezzanine level) comprises of 9 no. units for trade park use; Block C (2,130 sqm) is a double height single storey building (including 534 sqm at mezzanine level) comprises of 9 no. units for trade park use; Block D (1,519 sqm) is a double height single storey unit for trade park use with single storey element to North elevation; Block E (3,195 sqm) is a double height single storey building (including 795 sqm at mezzanine level) and comprises of 15 no. units for trade park use; Block F (1,519 sqm) is a double height single storey unit for trade park use with single storey element to North elevation. The development also includes surface water drainage, 3 no. ESB substations, foul drainage and water supply infrastructure, yard areas, associated landscaping and all ancillary works, on a site of approx 3.54 hectares. Access to the site will be provided from the Northern boundary off the existing roundabout to Kilcarbery Business Park, via the internal road network permitted under Reg. Ref. SD06A/0568.

Profile Park, Nangor Road, Ballybane, Dublin 22

214m
SD23A/0203Granted8 Dec 2023

Amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref.: SD21A/0241 as previously amended by Reg. Ref. SD23A/0035. The proposed amendments consist of the following the provision of a temporary, single storey, medium voltage ESB substation building (with a gross floor area of c. 39.5 sq.m), accessed from the estate road to the south east. Associated landscaping and tree planting. All associated and ancillary works.

At Profile Park, To the South of the New Nangor Road (R134), Dublin 22

259m
SD21A/0186Granted25 Feb 2022

Construction of a 3 storey (part 4 storey) data centre known as 'DB8' to include data halls, electrical/plant rooms including internal generators, offices, lobbies, ancillary staff areas including break rooms and toilets, stores, stair/lift cores throughout and photovoltaic panels at roof level; the total gross floor area excluding hot air plenums and external staircase is c.9,601sq.m and the overall height of the data centre ranges from c.16m to c.20m to roof parapet level and up to c.24.48m including roof top plant, flues and lift overrun; provision of 5 external generators, 8 fuel tanks and ancillary plant contained within a plant yard to the north of DB8; provision of a water tank plant room, air cooled chillers and ancillary plant contained within a chiller plant yard to the south of DB8; provision of a water sprinkler pump room (c.23sqm), 2 sprinkler tanks (c.12m high each), heat recovery plant room (c.17sqm), ESB substation (c.44sqm), waste/bin stores (c.52sqm); total floor area of ancillary structures and plant (c.303sqm); provision of a delivery yard and loading bays, 64 car parking spaces, 5 motorcycle spaces, bicycle shelter serving 14 spaces, smoke shelter, internal access roads and footpaths, vehicular and pedestrian access to the west from Falcon Avenue and closure of an existing vehicular entrance from Falcon Avenue; all associated site development works, services provision, drainage works including attenuation, landscape and boundary treatment works including berming, hedgerow protection areas and security fencing; no buildings are proposed above the existing ESB wayleave and SDCC watermain wayleave to the west and north of the site; the area to the southwest of the site (temporary meadow) is reserved for a future data centre, subject of a separate application to South Dublin County Council on a site bounded to the east and south by Grange Castle Golf Club, to the north by Nangor Road (R134) and to the west by an estate road known as Falcon Avenue. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

Plot 100, Profile Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

259m
SD22A/0156Refused14 Jun 2023

10 year permission on a site is bounded to the east and south by Grange Castle Golf Club, to the north by Nangor Road (R134) and to the west by an estate road known as Falcon Avenue) for modifications to the permitted data centre granted under SDCC Reg. Ref. SD21A/0186 comprising the following, reconfiguration and alterations to the data centre building to include removal of front of house offices at third floor level, alterations to floor levels at second floor to provide consistency between front of house and data halls, parapet height increase of front of house to c.16.8m, provision of storage at second floor level in lieu of relocated internal generators to the external generator yard and associated elevational alterations; extension of loading dock at ground floor level by c.6osqm in area with minor height increase to c.5.3m; removal of 3 air plenums to the front (north) elevation and provision of screening to generator flues in lieu of omitted plenums; alterations at roof level to include removal of 2m high gantry screening; alterations to the permitted generator plant yard to the north of the data centre to include the removal of fuel tanks, reconfiguration of plant and generators, provision of 2 additional external generators (increase from 5 to 9 external generators), provision of 4 additional external plant rooms, provision of diesel pump tank cabinets and stepover, relocation of generator yard doors and enlarged generator yard to accommodate the proposed modifications; increase in plant areas by c.77sq.m; reconfiguration of plant within the permitted chiller plant yard to the south of the data centre; removal of 1 sprinkler/water tank and removal of stairs and door to the side of the waste compound; reconfiguration of car parking and motorcycle spaces and removal of 1 accessible space. 64 total number of car parking spaces; the proposal also includes provision of on-site gas power generation compound ( c.2,604sq.m in area) in the area previously reserved for a future data centre; the compound comprises 7 modular plant rooms (totalling c.180sq.m in area), 10 gas fired generators and associated flues c.14.7m high, gas skid, associated modular plant, boundary treatment surrounding the compound c.6.5m high and 2 vehicular access points including general and emergency access; all associated site development works, services provision, drainage works, access, landscaping and boundary treatment works; no buildings are proposed above the existing ESB and SDCC wayleaves to the west and north of the site; the overall Gross Floor Area of the development is reduced by c.44sq.m to c.9,795sq.m from previously permitted under SDCC Reg. Ref. SD21A/0186; the application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

Plot 100, Profile Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

260m
SD12A/0150Granted2 Oct 2012

Erection of a 2.4m high perimeter fence along Nangor Road boundary (approximately 250m long) with separate entrance gates for vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian access; construction of a single storey security hut with security barriers.

Profile Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

264m
SD17A/0377Granted23 Oct 2017

Revisions and alterations of the permitted development of a data processing facility under planning Ref: SD12A/0002 on a 3.85 hectare site. The revised application consists of alterations to the DUB14 (previously DUB12) data centre/warehouse structure, granted in the previous application. The alterations to the DUB14 (Previously DUB12) include: (i) 2 data halls 2137 sq.m (increase of 180sq.m), (ii) offices/reception 478sq.m (decrease of 190 sq.m), (iii) support space/staff facilities and internal plant with a floor area of 953sq.m (increase of 84sq.m), (iv) external plant of 1,777sq.m (footprint increase of 35sq.m). The data centre part of the building is single storey reaching a maximum of 8.6 m in height. The plant area is to a maximum of 10.5m high and the office building has been lowered one storey and is 9.1m in height (decrease from 12.3m). The development will be constructed in 5 phases, currently Phases 1 & 2 have been completed with the enabling site works and 2 substations and single warehouse building to the North of the site. The subsequent phases will contain a single warehouse building starting with Phase 3, the application in which this Site Notice relates. A total of 84 (60 at the end of Phase 3) car parking spaces will be provided together with recycling storage and all ancillary services and landscaping. There will be 2 site entrances from vehicular accesses permitted as part of business park infrastructure (SD06A/0568).

Profile Park, Baldonnell, Dublin 22, D22 TY06

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