Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Planning application SD20A/0283
DecisionGrant permission
Decided29 March 2021
Application typePermission
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- SD16A/0088Site enabling works including demolition of existing vacant house and outbuildings (total floor area c.241sq.m), diversion of Baldonnel stream, provision of below ground attenuation. Development of 4 single storey data centres (DUB09, DUB10, DUB12, DUB13) located west of data centres DUB06 (existing), DUB07 & DUB08 (both granted under SD15A/0343), each data centre will contain the following: offices, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment, plant at roof level and 5 flues each (each c.25m high) (gross floor area of each data centre c.17,598sq.m c.70,392sq.m in total). The height of each data centre will range between c.6.1m & c.13.3m high. Ancillary site works for connection to infrastructural services, as well as fencing, landscaping, perimeter service roads around the buildings. The provision for installation of heat dispersal infrastructure to facilitate the future potential recycling of waste heat energy by 3rd parties. 160 additional operational parking spaces (including universal accessible spaces). Provision of 20 bicycle parking spaces. Provision of 1 adiabatic water storage tank (c.273sq.m), 1 water treatment storage tank (416sq.m) and 2 pump houses (c.75sq.m each). Provision of 1,750 temporary construction worker parking spaces on adjoining Takeda and SDCC sites. All associated site development, service provision, landscaping ans associated works. This application includes modifications to permission ref. SD15A/0343 in relation to the lands west of permitted DUB07 & DUB08 now forming part of the current application. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been submitted with this application. / 0.1 km away / 06 May 2016Granted
- SD25A/0071WPERMISSION for development at this site at Grange Castle Business Park. The site is located within the Microsoft Grange Castle Campus and adjoining the existing substation. The development will consist of revisions to parent permission SDCC Reg. Ref. SD24A/0188W to include the following: Removal of internal mezzanine floor level (175sqm). Removal of internal staircase. Introduction of external staircase to be located adjacent the south façade and enclosed in screening panels. All other developments as permitted under the SDCC Reg. Ref. SD24A/0188W: A permitted storage facility (approx. c.401sqm and c.14m in height) and set down area to house machinery for the ongoing maintenance of the existing Microsoft Grange Castle Campus. All associated landscaping, site development works, site lighting, boundary treatments and all other ancillary works. / 0.2 km away / 14 May 2025Granted
- SD24A/0188WMicrosoft Ireland Operations Ltd. intend to apply for PERMISSION for development at this site at Grange Castle Business Park, New Nangor Road (R134), Clondalkin, Dublin 22. The site is located within the Microsoft Grange Castle Campus and adjoining the existing substation. The development will consist of a storage facility (approx. c.401sqm and c.14m in height) and set down area to house machinery for the ongoing maintenance of the existing Microsoft Grange Castle Campus. All associated landscaping, site development works, site lighting, boundary treatments and all other ancillary works. / 0.2 km away / 24 September 2024Granted
- SD23A/0039Provision of an establishment to which to European Communities (Major Accident Hazards involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 as amended by Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 apply, constituting a change of use; The new establishment will include all the existing and permitted buildings (SD13A/0143 as amended by SD13A/0265, SD14A/0194 as amended by SD15A/0343, SD16A/0088 as amended by AD17A/0318 & SD20A/0283, SD21A/0203 & SD21A/0288, all within an existing campus; The proposal relates to the total quantum of fuel oil to be stored within existing and permitted tanks across the existing and permitted buildings; For the avoidance of doubt no works or physical development is proposed and the application relates to an existing development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an integrated pollution prevention and control (IE) licence. / 0.2 km away / 24 April 2023Granted
- SD17A/0318The provision of a temporary (for 3 years) 18MW gas powered electricity generator compound to provide electricity to the DUB08 data centre located within the Microsoft Data Centre Campus, in advance of the upgrade of electricity infrastructure locally. The development will include 16 generators, gas skid compound and site compound (providing control cabinets, drying room, toilets and staff canteen – total floor area of buildings c.125sq.m). Temporary access arrangements via existing construction access from business park road. Provision of 10m high acoustic screen, palisade fencing and gates, staff parking, additional landscape screening. All associated site development, service provision, landscaping and other works. The temporary generator compound will be located within campus lands subject to an extant planning permission – Reg. Ref: SD16A/0088 (4 No. data centres; DUB09, DUB10, DUB12, DUB13) and the current application represents a modification to this permission. The compound will be located across part of the footprint of permitted data centre DUB12. It is intended that DUB12 and DUB13 will be constructed and permission Reg. Ref: SD16/0088 completed following decommissioning of the temporary generator compound. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application. / 0.2 km away / 27 October 2017Granted
- SD24A/0019Amendments to a previously permitted development (Ref. SD21A/0203 which amended Ref. SD20A/0283); Amendments relate to the permitted Gas Skid Compound to provide layout details which will include the provision of a boiler house kiosk, Electrical & Instrumentation kiosk, regulators/meters kiosk, gas analyser kiosk and all associated infrastructure and site development works; The application relates to a development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence; The use of the site is an establishment to which the European Communities (Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 apply. / 0.3 km away / 25 March 2024Granted
- SD25A/0017WMicrosoft Ireland Operations Ltd. intend to apply for permission for development at the Microsoft Campus, Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. The development will consist of the temporary provision of 9 No. generators (fuelled with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)) and associated site development works for a period to run concurrently with the lifespan of the permitted development under South Dublin County Council (SDCC) Reg. Ref. SD20A/0283 and SD21A/0203. The maximum height of the flue stacks associated with the generators is c. 30.95m. The temporary works will be removed when the permission expires. The application relates to a development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence. The use of the site is an establishment to which the European Communities (Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 apply. / 0.3 km away / 27 March 2025Granted
- SD14A/0194Development consists of alterations and additions to previously approved development under Reg. Ref. SD13A/0265 to provide for: a reduction in the gross floor area of the permitted building from 35,000sq.m (with a data capacity of 32 MW) to 21,350sq.m (data capacity 17.6 MW). The altered building will include an administration area with office space of 2,225sq.m. As a result, permitted elevations will be altered and the number of flues reduced from 9 to 5. The finished floor level (of 71m OD and the height of flues (of 25m at 95.85m OD) to the permitted (altered) building will be developed as granted under Reg. Ref. SD13A/0265; the permitted surface area to the front of the building is altered to provide 5 truck parking spaces; 6 new buildings are proposed to the west of the altered building to provide data facilities totalling 28,383sq.m. The new buildings will be in the range of 6.362 m - 8.689 m high and to a range of finished floor levels between 68.5m and 69.5m OD; a total of 12 new flues (each 15m high) are proposed; provision of associated plant to include sprinkler tank (670m3) and pump room (69sq.m), external generators (20 no.) (2112sq.m. in total) on hard-standing, reserve switchgear (378sq.m), external plant (646sq.m), water tanks (240sq.m), landscaping, site services, signage, and parking area with electric gates for vehicular access along with electric buggies parking to be provided; provision of heat dispersal infrastructure to facilitate the potential recycling of energy by third parties; 47 new car parking spaces are proposed; otherwise, the site will be developed pursuant to Reg. Ref. SD13A/0265 to provide external plant totalling 5,718sq.m to include 3 no. each of 110KV transformers totalling 974sq.m, fire safety sprinkler tanks (670m3) with an associated pump room (69sq.m), ancillary site works, signage, perimeter services road, 155 car parking spaces, a site perimeter berm and landscaping to Technology Park Road and Grange Castle estate roads. The net result of the above is that the entire data facility will now comprise a total of 49,733sq.m (14,733sq.m over permitted) with a total data capacity of 49.6 MW (17.6 MW over permitted); all of the above for the sole use of Microsoft Ireland. En EIS has been submitted with this application. / 0.3 km away / 10 November 2014Granted