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SD23A/0203

Granted

Dublin - South Dublin County Council

Proposed Development

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.

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Application Timeline

  1. Further information requested

    16 Oct 2023

  2. Application received

    8 Dec 2023

  3. Further information received

    8 Dec 2023

  4. Decision: Grant Permission

    9 Jan 2024

  5. Decision due

    15 Jan 2024

  6. Grant issued

    20 Feb 2024

Application Details

Location
At Profile Park, To the South of the New Nangor Road (R134), Dublin 22
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
South Dublin County Council
Site Area
340 ha
Floor Area
39.5 sq m

Timeline

Registration Date
8 December 2023
Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision Date
9 January 2024
Grant Date
20 February 2024
Permission Expires
19 February 2029

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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73m
SD23A/0291Granted2 Feb 2024

The application site comprises an area of c. 0.15 hectares. The proposed development comprises an alteration to planning permission Reg. Ref. SD21A/0241, as amended by Reg Ref SD23A/0035. There is a separate application under consideration under Reg Ref SD23A/0203 for the provision of a temporary medium voltage substation on lands to the southeast of the application site. The proposed development (for which a temporary 3-year permission is sought) will comprise the following: Construction of a temporary power generation compound, comprising 24 no. generators (to be powered by hydrogenated vegetable oil), associated flues (c. 6m in height), 8 no. fuel storage tanks, a switchgear room, control room, spares containers, and ancillary structures, all within a fenced compound; The proposed generators will be enclosed within an acoustic panel enclosure c. 11m in height; The proposed temporary power generation compound will be located on an area for permitted car parking under Ref Ref SD21A/0241, as amended by Reg Ref SD23A/0035, which will be constructed following the removal of the temporary compound; The proposed development includes all associated and ancillary works.

Site at Profile Park, south of new Nangor Road (R134), within the townlands of Kilbride & Ballybane, Dublin 22

77m
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

91m
SD118/0001Part 8 Approved by Council16 May 2011

Construct a new access road off the Nangor Road, Clondalkin Dublin 22 as described below:- • Construction of new single and dual carriageway in 2 phases; • Construction of cycletracks and footpaths; • Provision of drainage and associated features; • Provision of public lighting and signing; • Relocation of services where necessary; • Provision of other services where necessary. Plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection at:- South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24, between the hours of 9:30am - 12:45pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00 am -4.00 pm Friday and South Dublin County Council, Civic Offices, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 between the hours of 9:30am -12:45pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.30 am -4.00 pm Friday from Monday 16th May 2011-Monday 27th June 2011. Submissions and observations with respect to this matter, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, in which the development would be situated, may be made in writing to: The Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Services South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 or by email to : developdept@sdublincoco.ie. Closing date for receipt of submissions is up to and including 12.00 noon on Monday 11th July, 2011.

Nangor Road, Clondakin, Dublin 22

99m
SD22A/0420Refused4 Apr 2023

Development on a Site that includes a two storey residential property on lands to the south of the New Nangor Road (R134), Dublin 22; and on land within the townlands of Ballybane and Kilbride within Profile Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on an overall site of 3.79hectares; The development will consist of the demolition of the two storey dwelling (207.35sqm) and associated outbuildings and farm structures (348.36sq.m); and the construction of 1 two storey data center with plant at roof level and associated ancillary development that will have a gross floor area of 12,893sqm that will consist of the following, 1 two storey data center (Building 13) with a gross floor area of 12,893sqm. It will include 13 emergency back-up generators of which 12 will be double stacked and one will be single stacked within a compound to the south-western side of the data center with associated flues that each will be 22.316m in height and 7 hot-air exhaust cooling vents that each will be 20.016m In height; The data center will include data storage rooms, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas, and plant including PV panels at roof level as well as a separate house generator that will provide emergency power to the admin and ancillary spaces. Each generator will include a diesel tank and there will be a refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; The data center will have a primary parapet height of 14.246m above ground level, with plant and screen around plus a plant room above at roof level. The plant room has an overall height of 21.571m; Construction of an internal road network and circulation areas, with a staff entrance off Falcon Avenue to the east, as well as a secondary vehicular access for service and delivery vehicles only across a new bridge over the Baldonnel Stream from the permitted entrance as granted under SDCC Planning Ref. SD21A/0241 from the south-west, both from within Profile Park that contains an access from the New Nangor Road (R134); Provision of 60 car parking spaces (to include 12 EV spaces and 3 disabled spaces), and 34 cycle parking spaces; Signage (5.7sq.m) at first floor level at the northern end of the eastern elevation of the data center building; Ancillary site development works will include footpaths, attenuation ponds that will include an amendment to the permitted attenuation pond as granted to the north of the Baldonnel Stream under SDCC Planning Ref. SD21 A/0241, as well as green walls and green roof. The installation and connection to the underground foul and storm water drainage network, and installation of utility ducts and cables, that will include the drilling and laying of ducts and cables under the internal road network within Profile Park. Other ancillary site development works will include hard and soft landscaping that will include an amendment to the permitted landscaping as granted under SDCC Planning Ref. SD21A/0241, lighting, fencing, signage, services road, entrance gates, and sprinkler tanks; An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application.

Site within the townlands of Ballybane & Kilbride, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

110m
SD14A/0198Grant Retention & Refuse Permission22 Jul 2015

Retention permission for existing palisade fence on the boundary with adjoining property and permission for relocation of existing palisade fence and reinstatement of original site entrance.

Nangor Road, Ballybane, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

140m
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

172m
SD21A/0241Granted21 Mar 2022

Demolition of the abandoned single storey dwelling and associated outbuilding (206sqm); construction of 2 two storey data centers with plant at roof level of each facility and associated ancillary development which will have a gross floor area of 40,589sq.m consisting of 1 two storey data center (Building 11) which will be located to the south of the site and will have a gross floor area of 24,667sq.m. including 22 emergency generators located at ground floor level within a compound to the western side of the data center with associated flues that will be 22.3m in height; 1 two storey data center (Building 12) which will be located to the north of the site, and to the immediate north of Building 11 and will have a gross floor area of 12,915sq.m including 11 emergency generators located at ground floor level within a compound to the western side of the data center with associated flues that will be 22.3m in height; each of the two data centers will include data storage rooms, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas, and plant including PV panels at roof level as well as a separate house generator for each facility which will provide emergency power to the admin and ancillary spaces; each generator will include a diesel tank and there will be a refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; the overall height of each data center apart from the flues and plant at roof level is c. 14.23m above the finished floor level; the overall height of each data center apart from the flues and plant at roof level is c. 14.23m above the finished floor level; single storey step-up substation (38sq.m) as well as 2 single storey switch substations (121sq.m); AGI Gas Regulator compound that include 3 single storey buildings (134sq.m); construction of a gas powered generation plant in the form of a 13m high single storey building with a gross floor area of 2,714sq.m that will contain 10 gas generators with associated flues that will be 25m in height, and grouped in pairs and threes; the Gas Plant will be located to the west of Building 11; ancillary site development works, that will include reorientation of the Baldonnel Stream, biodiversity management initiatives, attenuation ponds and the installation and connection to the underground foul and storm water drainage network, and installation of utility ducts and cables, that will include the drilling and laying of ducts and cables under the internal road network within Profile Park; other ancillary site development works will include hard and soft landscaping, lighting, fencing, signage, services road, entrance gates, sprinkler tanks and pump room; a temporary gas powered generation plant within a fenced yard containing 21 generator units in containers, each with associated flues (each 25m high), 12 transformers and 10 containers of controls to be located to the west of, and associated with the first phase of Building 11, and will be required for a period of up to 2 years if connection to the national grid is delayed; this temporary plant will not be built if the connection to the national grid is in place prior to the operation of Building 11 at this site that includes an abandoned single storey residential property on the New Nangor Road (R134), Dublin 22; and on land within the townlands of Ballybane and Kilbride within Profile Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on an overall site of 8.7 hectares.

In the townlands of Ballybane & Kilbride within Profile Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

172m
SD23A/0035Granted19 May 2023

Amendment and modification of SD21A/0241 including the replacement of the permitted 2 sprinkler tanks and pump room with a two storey battery energy storage system (435.56sq.m) over a single level basement that will contain a sprinkler system, water tanks and pump room that will serve the overall permitted development as granted under Ref. SD21A/0241; A single additional car parking space will be provided adjacent to the new building that will be accessed via permitted access road from Falcon Avenue within Profile Park that was granted under Ref. SD21A/0241; 2 new transformers to be located to the north of the permitted switch rooms; 1 life safety generator to be located adjacent to the permitted step up transformer compound within the site.

On lands to the south of the New Nagor Road, Dublin 22

173m
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

175m
SD20A/0124Granted14 Oct 2020

(1) Demolition of existing single storey dwelling (c.108.5sq.m); (2) construction of a Distribution Warehouse Building comprising warehousing and ancillary areas at ground floor and support offices, staff areas and plant across two floors; (3) the development will be accessed from the existing Profile Park estate road; (4) provision of car parking, cycle parking, security gatehouse, landscaping and boundary treatments (including security fencing and gates); (5) all associated site development and services works (including diversion/culverting/reprofiling of existing stream on site); (6) total gross floor area of the development c.17,006sq.m.

Profile Park, Ballybane, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

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