Revisions to parent permission FCC Reg. Ref. FW20A/0087 and modifications permitted under…

Proposed development

The development will consist of revisions to parent permission FCC Reg. Ref. FW20A/0087 and modifications permitted under FCC Reg. Ref. FW21A/0073 to include the following: • Ground floor extensions to permitted building DB6x (formerly known as Building No. 2) to include stairs and provision of a link bridge connecting with DB7x (formerly known as Building No. 1) to the north east. Alterations to existing stairs at DB6x; • Alterations to the plant/roof area of DB7x at first and roof level to include changes to the gantry platform and screen height reduction, provision of new PPRs/PCRs and a new cooling tower; • Provision of canopies at ground floor level to building DB5x, DB6x and DB7x; • Reduction in height of 9 no. permitted flues associated with the gas generators from c.18m to c.15m high and an increase in internal flue diameter from c.2.2m to c.2.5m. Reduction in height of external screening (c.8m) to the gas generator compound and estate road south of the subject site. Provision of screening to permitted switchroom building; • Removal of 1 no. permitted salt saturator tank; • Provision of a raised ramped pedestrian crossover and relocation of 2 no. permitted parking spaces. No change to the permitted quantum of car and bicycle parking; • All associated site development works, services provision, drainage works, minor amendments to boundary treatments to include a relocated fence to the east of DB7x and provision of security fencing to the gas generator compound. No works are proposed to the existing telecommunication pylon and overhead lines running diagonally through the site from south west to north east; • The total gross internal floor area of the development including data halls and ancillary structures is increased to c. 19,114sqm from c. 19,040sqm under FCC Reg. Ref. FW21A/0073; • All other development as permitted under FCC Reg. Refs. FW20A/0087 and FW21A/0073; • A permitted 110kv substation (under construction) located to the south east of this site was subject of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development application to An Bord Pleanála (ABP Ref. 307296-20) under section 182A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).

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Permission was granted on 30 Oct 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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