Universal Developers LLC, intend to apply for a seven year planning permission…

Proposed development

Universal Developers LLC, intend to apply for a seven year planning permission for development on a site at Cruiserath Road, Dublin 15. The application site is located to the north of the data centre permitted / constructed under An Bord Pleanála Reg. Ref.: PL06F.248544 / Fingal County Council Reg. Ref.: FW17A/0025, to the west of the two data centres permitted under Fingal County Council Reg. Ref.: FW19A/0087, and to the north and west of the 220kV Gas Insulated Switchgear substation permitted under An Bord Pleanála Reg. Ref.: 306834-20. The site is within an overall landholding bound to the south by the R121 / Cruiserath Road, to the west by the R121 / Church Road and to the north by undeveloped land and Cruiserath Drive. The proposed development consists of the following: • Construction of three data centre buildings (Data Centre E, Data Centre F, and Data Centre G), with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 1,425 sq.m, c. 20,582 sq.m, and c. 20,582 sq.m respectively, each over two levels (with Data Centre F and G each including two mezzanine levels); • Data Centre F and G will be located in the north-western portion of the overall landholding, with a primary parapet height of c. 19.8 metres and each will accommodate data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, a loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, with plant and solar panels at roof level; • Data Centre E (which will be ancillary to Data Centre F and G) will be located within the south-western portion of the overall landholding, with a primary parapet height of c. 13.1 metres and will accommodate data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, a loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, with plant at roof level; • Emergency generators and associated flues will be provided within compounds adjoining each of the three data centre buildings (1 no. for Data Centre E, 19 no. for Data Centre F, and 19 no. for Data Centre G); • The development includes one diesel tank and two filling areas to serve the proposed emergency generators; • Provision of ancillary structures including two MV buildings, water storage tanks and three bin stores; • Construction of access arrangements and internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, provision of car parking (105 no. spaces), motorcycle parking (12 no. spaces) and bicycle parking (56 no. spaces), hard and soft landscaping and planting (including alteration to a landscaped berm to the north of proposed Data Centre E), lighting, boundary treatments, and all associated and ancillary works including underground foul and storm water drainage network, and utility cables. An EPA-Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application and the EIAR will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority. AI received 03/08/23 5 appeals.

What happens next

The decision has been appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála. The appeal outcome replaces the council decision.

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