GrantedDecided 15 December 2020Fingal County Council

FW20A/0181: Permission for development comprising amendments to the development permitted under Reg Ref.: FW19A/0089, a ten-year permission. The application site is bound to the south west by Ballycoolin Road, to the south east by an existing estate road, to the east by an existing office development, to the west by St Philomena's Park and St Philomena's Court, and to the north by an existing water service depot. The proposed amendments comprise the following: (a) Amendments to the permitted site layout plan, to include the provision of an additional access point and an additional egress point from the existing estate road to the south, provision of an internal tarmac road adjacent to the eastern boundary of the site (in place of an element of previously permitted grasscrete road), relocation of bin storage area, amendment of internal road layout, and reconfiguration of permitted car parking (including omission of 12 no. car parking spaces); (b) Amendments to the two permitted data storage facilities, to include internal reconfiguration of the permitted buildings, removal of floorspace at ground, first, and second floor levels within the central administration area, and provision of additional floorspace at first floor level of the central administration area via the reduction in size of the permitted roof terrace, resulting in a total gross floor area (GFA) of 28,575 sq.m within each of the two data storage facilities (a reduction of 124 sq.m within each building); (c) Amendments to permitted stair and lift cores, including the removal of one stair core and provision of two additional lift cores in each data storage facility building; (d) Associated amendments to the external facades and building envelopes of the two data storage facilities (including an increase in parapet height of 0.68 metres to both buildings); (e) Amendments to the permitted emergency generators, transformers, emission stacks, and plant adjacent to the two data storage facilities; (f) Amendments to the permitted office / administration building including a reduction in floor area at ground and first floor level resulting in a GFA of 559 sq.m (a reduction of 1,020 sq.m), associated amendments to the external facades and building envelope of the building; (g) Amendments to the permitted underground connection to the existing substation (permitted under Reg Ref: FW16A/0159) located adjacent to an existing data storage facility on lands to the southeast of the main application site. The proposed amendments include an alteration of the development boundary of permission Reg Ref: FW19A/0089, to accommodate the alteration of this permitted underground connection; (h) Amendments to the phasing plan for the permitted development; (i) All associated amendments to hard landscaping and planting. boundary treatments and security gates, water storage tanks, bin storage, security hut, switchrooms, lighting, and all associated works including underground foul and storm water drainage network.

Site at Ballycoolin Business Park, Ballycoolin Road, Dublin 15
DecisionGrant permission
Decided15 December 2020
Application typePermission
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