SD23A/0039: Provision 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.
Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
DecisionGrant permission
Decided24 April 2023
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- SD21A/0288Erect 329sq.m or 67.34 KWp of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the building DUB12 in data centre; all associated site works. / 0.1 km away / 08 December 2021Granted
- 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. / 0.1 km away / 27 October 2017Granted
- 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. / 0.2 km away / 10 November 2014Granted
- SD15A/0343Provision of 2 single storey data centres (DUB07 & DUB08) immediately west of existing data centre (DUB06). These data centres replace 6 buildings permitted under SD14A/0194. Each data centre will contain the following; offices, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment, 5 flues (each c.25m high), plant at roof level. Gross floor area of each c.16,900sq.m (c.33,800sq.m in total). The height of each data centre will range between c.6.5m & c.13m high. Also proposed are 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. Revision to permitted car parking and additional parking to now provide a total of 257 spaces (including 5 universal accessible spaces) serving DUB06, DUB07 and DUB08. Provision of 10 bicycle parking spaces. Relocation of fire sprinkler water storage tank (c.128sq.m) permitted under SD14A/0194. Otherwise no changes to the existing DUB06 data centre, plant/tanks, signage, landscaping as permitted/modified under Ref's SD13A/0265 & SD14A/0194. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been submitted with this planning application. / 0.2 km away / 20 January 2016Granted
- SD13A/0265Construction of a single data centre with plant at roof level (total gross floor area 35,000 sq.m. as the approved SD13A/0143 scheme). The single change between the approved SD13A/0143 and this application being that the finished floor level is now proposed to be 71.00 OD and not 69.00 OD as per the approved - as a result of this change the heights of the permitted flues, 93.85 OD will be 95.85 OD but will remain 25 metres tall as per SD13A/0143). Otherwise the proposed development remains as the granted SD13A/0143 and comprises of the following uses: - offices, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment and new three string 110KV transformer of 974sq.m. for the sole and only use of Microsoft Ireland in connection with this installation. For site safety purposes the provision of sprinkler tanks of 670m3 and associated tank pump room of 69sq.m. are also proposed; also included are ancillary site works for connection to existing Grange Castle infrastructural services as well as fencing, signage, perimeter services road around the building, 155 no. car parking spaces including 8 no. disabled car parking spaces; the site perimeter will be enclosed with berming and landscaping to the frontage onto Technology Park Road and the other Grange Castle estate roads. An Environmental Impact Statement has been submitted with this application. / 0.2 km away / 20 February 2014Granted
- SD13A/0143Construction of a single storey data centre with plant at roof level (total gross floor area 35000sq.m.) which comprises the following uses: offices, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment and new three string 110KV transformer of 974sq.m. for the sole and only use of Microsoft Ireland in connection with this installation. For site safety purposes the provision of sprinkler tanks of 670m3 and associated tank pump room of 69sq.m. are also proposed. Also included are ancillary site works for connection to existing Grange Caste infrastructural services as well as fencing, signage, perimeter services road around the building, 148 car parking spaces including two disabled car parking spaces. The site perimeter will be enclosed with berming and landscaping to the frontage onto Technology Park Road and the other Grange Castle estate roads. An EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) has been submitted with this application. / 0.2 km away / 09 September 2013Granted
- SD20A/0283Demolition of existing single storey vacant house, garage and outhouse (total gross floor area (GFA) c.291.2sq.m) and removal of existing temporary construction car park; Construction of a single 1-4 storey Central Administration Building and 2 2-storey (with mezzanine) data centres (DUB14 & DUB15) all to be located west of data centres DUB9, DUB10, DUB12 & DUB13 within the MS campus; The Central Administration Building (c.6.03m to c.19.85m high) will comprise central office administration, with staff cafeteria, staff gym and reception (GFA c.3,520sq.m), with provision of PV panels on the roof; each data centre (c.15.6m high to parapet height and c.18.65m to top of roof plant) will include data halls, admin blocks (comprising offices, canteen, loading dock, storage and ancillary areas) and a variety of mechanical and electrical plant areas/structures including Modular Electrical Rooms (MERs), battery rooms and transformer areas. GFA of DUB14 is c.28,072sq.m and GFA of DUB15 is c.28,173sq.m (c.56,246sq.m in total); DUB14 will also include 21 diesel generators and associated sub-stations (E-houses) and 11 mechanical flues (each c.30.75m high); Provision of a gas generator compound (to serve DUB15) containing 20 generators, 5 E-houses and 5 flues (c.25m max height); Provision of a Gas Networks Ireland gas skid including 3 kiosk buildings; Expansion of existing electrical sub-station compound (originally granted under SD07A/0632) to provide 3 additional transformer bays. 3 E-houses and 1 control room, 2 auxiliary transformers; 2 sprinkler tank and pump house areas, 1 additional rainwater harvesting plant; Provision of 168 permanent car parking spaces and 40 cycle parking spaces; Provision of additional western access to the MS campus (to serves the Central Administration Building) from the Business Park estate road (including bridge over the Griffeen River) with existing temporary access to be extinguished; Physical integration with the remainder of the existing MS campus (including internal access roads and landscaping) with associated modifications to the western boundary of the DUB09/DUB10/DUB12/DUB13 data centre development as permitted under SD16A/0088; Provision of a new temporary construction car park (with 802 car spaces, shuttle bus stop and shelter) on site north of the main entrance to the business park; Total gross floor area of the development will be c.59,766sq.m; All associated site development works, drainage and services provision, landscaping, boundary treatments (including security fencing) and associated works; An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application; The application relates to a development which comprises an activity requiring an integrated pollution prevention and control (IE) licence. / 0.2 km away / 29 March 2021Granted
- 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. / 0.2 km away / 06 May 2016Granted