Planning application · Fingal County Council

Construction of a data centre building [DUB01b] at Orion Business Park, North-West Business Park

Orion Business Park, North-West Business Park, Ballycoolin, D15XE2N

FW26A/0021E · FingalGrantedAppeal decided

2.64 ha · Appeal decided, July 2026

Planning application FW26A/0021E to Fingal County Council: Construction of a data centre building [DUB01b] which will result in the amalgamation of the permitted DC2 and DC3 buildings, at Orion Business Park, North-West Business Park, Ballycoolin. Granted by the council on 13 March 2026; An Coimisiún Pleanála decided the appeal on 24 July 2026.

Timeline

20 Jan 2026Application lodged
13 Mar 2026Council granted
9 Apr 2026Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
24 Jul 2026Appeal decided

Key facts

Reference

FW26A/0021E

Planning authority

Fingal County Council

Received

20 Jan 2026

Decided

13 Mar 2026

Status

Granted

Application type

Industrial

Use

Data_centre

Floor area (estimated)

1,433 m²

Read from the description, not stated on the register.

Site area

2.64 ha

Appeal

PL-501133-DF-26 · Appeal decided

Proposed development

Permission for construction of a data centre building [DUB01b] which will result in the amalgamation of the permitted DC2 and DC3 buildings and include the provision of the permitted Energy Centre EC3. The data centre building will include data halls, offices, staff areas, storage areas, plant areas, roof plant, solar PV at roof top level and green roof above office space. The building will have a maximum parapet height of 15.07m. EC3 will have a gfa of c. 1433m2, parapet height of 12.67m and flues height of 28.0m. Permission is also sought for a 10MVA/38kV substation with a maximum height of c.4.5m and gfa of 173m2, substation maintenance access, heat recovery infrastructure, carpark area with c. 57no. carspaces including 3no. accessible car spaces, and 24 no. EV car parking spaces with charge points. A total of 48no. covered bicycle spaces are also proposed. Permission is also sought for all landscaping (including biodiversity area), drainage, waste storage area, internal and external accessways. The development will be completed within five years of the date of the permission being sought.

Planning status

An Coimisiún Pleanála concluded the appeal on 24 Jul 2026. The official file has the outcome.

Appeal PL-501133-DF-26 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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