Site planning risk brief

Construction of a 2 storey data centre (including associated office space) of 10,622sq.m, associated generators, sprinkler tank and sprinkler pump, and 10kV electricity substation. The proposed development also provides for associated plant at roof level, all associated site development works, landscaping, car parking, and 2 vehicular entrances off Kingswood Drive and Kingswood Road, all on a site area of 1.9ha.

Amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref. SD18A/0301 comprising of alterations to the permitted two storey data centre building including internal reconfiguration, alterations to finished floor levels, alterations to the building footprint to provide for the relocation of an internal staircore to the south of the building, and the replacement of the enclosed first floor level with an open screened roof mounted plant space (resulting in a reduction of 4,091sq.m in the gross floor area (GFA) of the data centre building); Associated alterations to the facade of the data centre building, including alterations to fenestration, cladding, step-out in the southern facade to accommodate a staircore, and a reduction in the eastern building parapet height of c. 2 metres; Provision of a canopy over the loading docks on the east facade; Alterations to the permitted generator compound, generators, and flues, including a reduction in the number of generators (5 now proposed), and provision of MV rooms within the generator compound; Provision of an ESB substation compound in the north-eastern portion of the site, comprising a single storey substation building (with a GFA of c. 125sq.m), within a 2.6 metre high security fence, 2 transformers, client control building (with a GFA of c. 47sq.m), and associated access arrangements; The ESB substation compound will be accessed from Kingswood Drive; Omission of the permitted sprinkler tank, pump room and 10kV Substation, reconfiguration of the permitted car parking, and revisions to permitted boundary treatments; Associated alterations to landscaping, access and internal road arrangements, services, lighting, and layout, and all associated and ancillary works.

Permission for alterations to existing building (unit 1) to the southwest elevation, namely, 2no. additional dock levellers and re-location of 1 existing roller door and all associated site works

Construction of 4 warehouse/industrial units in 3 buildings of c.13,611sq.m total gross floor area (including ancillary offices and operational facilities) and up to 15m in height, with rear service yards; 155 car parking spaces; 72 cycle parking spaces; water services infrastructure and sustainable urban drainage system features, including relocation and resizing of a pump station permitted under SD15A/0391; internal road network accessed via 2 site entrances established in the previous planning applications on the Eastern and Southern sides of the site, via the roundabout at Citywest Avenue and the R136 outer ring road; amendments to the proposed tree pits along the green-link permitted under SD15A/0391; public lighting, landscaping, planting and boundary treatments throughout the development; all other necessary site and infrastructural works to facilitate the development.

Permission for partial change of use from Warehouse to Office use at ground floor level with floor area of 297 sq.m; extension for office use at first floor level with floor area of 256 sq.m; addition of staircase from warehouse to first floor level; to include all associated site works to facilitate the development. Amendment to previously approved planning permission (Ref. No. SD22A/0465) to remove the 133 sq.m Mezzanine level in the description of the development and submitted plans and particulars at Unit 2B, South West Business Park, Cheeverstown, Citywest, Dublin 24.

Partial Change of use from warehouse to office use with floor area of 551sq.m; Addition of mezzanine level with a floor area of 133sq.m; Addition of staircase from warehouse to mezzanine level to include all associated site works to facilitate the development.