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Data centre proposed at Grange Castle Business Park, Co. Dublin
13 January 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the South Dublin County Council planning register · published 25 August 2026
An applicant lodged plans with South Dublin County Council on 13 January 2026 for a data centre at Grange Castle Business Park. A decision is due by 9 February 2026.
Key facts
- Reference
- ED26/0001
- Planning authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Location
- DUB07 DUB09 DUB13 and DUB14, Data Centres, Grange Castle Business Park
- Received
- 13 January 2026
- Application type
- Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5
- Site area
- 0.7 hectares
- Status
- Decision
- Decision
- Declared Exempt
- Decision date
- 9 February 2026
In context
It is one of 3 data centre applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 3 nationally. Of the 14 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 86% were granted.
What happens next
The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council is due to decide by 9 February 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the South Dublin County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
The proposed works consist of the erection of 6 No. platforms at the DUB07, DUB 09, DUB13, and DUB14 data centres at Grange Castle Business Park for the purpose of monitoring flue emissions.
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Data centre proposed at Grange Castle Business Park, Co. Dublin", 13 January 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/south-dublin-county-council/ED26%2F0001
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/south-dublin-county-council/ED26%2F0001">Data centre proposed at Grange Castle Business Park, Co. Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 13 January 2026.</p>
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