Woodlands & Former Diamond Innovations Site, Clonshaugh Business & Technology Park, Dublin 17
Decision Notice IssuedPlanning application 3803/20
Dublin - Dublin City Council
Proposed Development
The proposed development comprises: 1. 2 no. 2 storey data centre buildings (each 16,576 sqm), which are 16m in height at the main parapet level. Each building to include: Office administration area, data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, a loading bay, maintenance and storage spaces, screened plant and solar panel array at roof level, with rainwater harvesting system to support industrial water requirements. 16 no. emergency generators with emission stacks along with a single emergency house supply generator, all contained in a fenced compound adjacent to each building. Diesel storage tank, fuel filling area and associated plant. 2. 1 no. water sprinkler pump room (68 sqm), water storage tanks and humidifier tanks (175 sqm all inclusive). 3. 1 no. single storey client control building (216 sqm) and 2 no. transformers set within a fenced compound. 4. Demolition of 26 sqm substation building. 5. Partial diversion and undergrounding of ESB overhead lines. 6. Construction of internal site road network and circulation areas connecting to existing internal road network to the south, footpaths, provision of 100 no. car parking spaces, 4 no. motorcycle spaces and with 68 no. cycle parking spaces within a bicycle shelter, all accessed via existing campus to the south. 7. Temporary construction access road along western boundary. 8. Landscaping and planting including provision of planted berms to the eastern and northern boundary. 9. Perimeter security fencing, site lighting, bollards, camera poles, bin stores and all associated and ancillary site works including underground utility cables, water supply, foul and storm drainage network & over ground attenuation pond. All on an application site area measuring 11.52 hectares. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application and the EIAR will be available from inspection or purchase, at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at the offices of Dublin City Council.
Application Timeline
Application received
25 Nov 2020
Further information requested
10 May 2021
Further information received
14 May 2021
Decision due
8 Jul 2021
Decision made
8 Jul 2021
Grant issued
20 Aug 2021
Application Details
- Location
- Woodlands & Former Diamond Innovations Site, Clonshaugh Business & Technology Park, Dublin 17
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Site Area
- 117558.77 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 25 November 2020
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Pending
- Decision Date
- 8 July 2021
- Grant Date
- 20 August 2021
Location
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