Planning application · South Dublin County Council

Demolition of existing two storey dwelling of 'Bulmer' and associated outbuildings…

Within the townland of Milltown, located to the north of Peamount Road (R120), Newcastle, Co. Dublin

SD20A/0324/EP · South DublinLodged
Reference
SD20A/0324/EP
Planning authority
South Dublin County Council
Received
16 Apr 2026
Decision due
9 Jun 2021
Status
Lodged
Use
data_centre
Site area
8.2 ha

Proposed development

Demolition of existing two storey dwelling of 'Bulmer' and associated outbuildings and demolition of the existing single storey house of 'Little Acre' and its associated garage and other buildings; demolition of single storey stable building on the overall site; construction of 2 two storey Information Communication Technology (ICT) facilities each with three storey plant levels and associated ancillary development which will have a gross floor area of 30,518sq.m on an overall site of 8.2 hectares; 1 two storey ICT facility (building A) will be located to the south-east of the site and will have a gross floor area of 15,196sq.m including 18 emergency generators located at ground and first floor level within a compound to the north-eastern side of the ICT facility with associated flues that will be 25m in height and will be grouped in four groups of four and 1 group of two flues (18 flues overall); 1 two storey ICT facility (building B) will be located to the north-west of Building A and centrally within the overall site and will have a gross floor area of 15,196sq.m including 18 emergency generators located at ground and first floor level within a compound to the north-eastern side of the ICT facility with associated flues that will be 25m in height and will be grouped in four groups of four and 1 group of two flues (18 flues overall); each of the two ICT facilities will include data storage rooms, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas; 2 pump rooms of 25sq.m each (4 overall - 100sq.m) plus water storage tanks and plant as well as a separate house generator that will provide emergency power to the admin and ancillary spaces; each generator will also include a diesel belly tank with a single refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; 1 temporary and single storey substation (26sq.m); ancillary site development works including attenuation ponds and the installation and connection to the underground foul and storm water drainage network and installation of utility ducts and cables; other ancillary site development works will include hard and soft landscaping throughout the site, lighting, fencing, signage, central services road, security gate, sprinkler tank house and 80 car parking spaces and 17 sheltered bicycle parking spaces; the development will be enclosed with landscaping to all frontages including a wetland to the south-east and will be accessed from the Peamount Road (R120) located within the townland of Milltown on lands that contain the 2 residential properties of 'Little Acre' and 'Bulmer' as well as agricultural lands and buildings which are located to the north of the Peamount Road and the lands to the north and within the overall site are subject to a concurrent application for a Power Generation Facility under Reg. SD20A/0058; An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) is included with the application.

What happens next

The application has been lodged and validated. The council has eight weeks to decide, unless it asks for further information. The council's decision is due by 9 Jun 2021.

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