FW21A/0092: Permission for development on a site at Ballycoolin Business Park, Ballycoolin Road, Dublin 15 comprising amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref.: FW19A/0089 (a ten year permission), as amended under Reg. Ref.: FW20A/0181. 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 services depot. The proposed amendments comprise the alteration of the phasing of the development, to provide for the delivery of the entire southern data storage facility building within the first phase of the development, with the entire northern data storage facility building to form part of the second phase of development.
Ballycoolin Business Park, Ballycoolin Road, Dublin 15
DecisionGrant permission
Decided07 July 2021
Application typePermission
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on planning.agileapplications.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 8DA6E862DFFC11EB929A3464A927EB6F.tif / Document 737359Source PDF
- Chief Executives OrderSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 8DA6E865DFFC11EB929A3464A927EB6F.tif / Document 717919Source PDF
- Final GrantSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 56884348FB9211EB863700505692F02D.pdf / Document 710861Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 6A02A4C7CABB11EB862E00505692F02D.docx / Document 713108Source PDF
- ReportsSource: planningapi.agileapplications.ie / 54D6B1E0C8FE11EB862E00505692A2FE.pdf / Document 735086Source PDF
Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- FW20A/0181Permission 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. / 0.0 km away / 15 December 2020Granted
- FW19A/0089Demolition of two existing light industrial / commercial buildings and / 0.0 km away / 29 July 2019Granted
- FW14A/0069Permission for the separation of Building 1 and Building 2 / 0.1 km away / 29 July 2014Granted
- FW24A/0214EWe, Grid Beyond Limited, intend to apply for Permission for development at this site address: Keppel Data Centre, 4 Ballycoolin Rd, Ballycoolin, Dublin 15, D15AKK1. The development will consist of the installation of energy storage units at an existing datacentre facility. The energy storage will consist of 4 no. new battery storage units, 2 no. new HV power skids (PCS transformer and HV RMU), 2 no. MV transformer, new security fence of 2.4 meters height including 2 no. new internal gate entrances. / 0.2 km away / 02 July 2024Granted
- FW12A/0116Change of use from factory unit to electronic data storage centre, wit / 0.2 km away / 17 December 2012Granted
- FW20A/0119For amendedments to previously approved Grant of Permission (Reg Ref FW19A/0147 ) at Keppel Unit B10 Business Park, Ballycoolin Dublin 15 YN9K. The development consists of the enlargement of external mechanical compound to the Eastern elevation to accomodate reconfiguaration of previously approved mechanical plant and minor changes to the compound elevations as a result of aforementioned amendments. No additional generators or air handling units are proposed as part pf this application. / 0.2 km away / 17 September 2020Granted
- FW19A/0147Provision of a generator and air handling unit compound including 4 no. stainless steel flues, all to the south-east corner (rear and side of existing building), and provision of 218 sq.m. internal mezzanine plant area within the existing structure, all required to proivde critical technical support to Data Hall 3. Additional Information Lodged on 5th Dec 2019 / 0.2 km away / 09 January 2020Granted
- FW17A/0180Installation of a new roller shutter door and canopy to right side ele / 0.2 km away / 01 December 2017Granted