Portan Gunnocks Loughsallagh & Clonee , Co. Meath

What’s proposed

the proposed development will consist of an expansion of the existing approved data centre Campus (Meath County Council ref: RA/150605 / An Bord Pleanala ref: PL 17.245347) comprising the following elements (a) Construction of two single-storey data centre buildings with a gross floor area (GFA) of circa 57,400m2; (b) A single storey administration / office building with a GFA of circa 5,710m2 which is physically linked to the proposed data centre buildings; (c) Site infrastructure to include entrance gates and appropriate signage, a security guardhouse of circa 60m2 and associated canopy; (d) Road works including a new permanent site access, internal roadways, underpass & footpaths, circa 276 no. car parking spaces, bicycle parking facilities, upgrades to a section of the L5028 Kilbride Road together with an emergency access via the L10101 to include resurfacing only a section of the road and additional of circa 1 no. passing bay; (e) General drainage networks and arrangements and a connection to the existing public sewer network; (f) Surface level back-up generators with internal fuel tanks; (g) Hard & soft landscaping incorporating perimeter fencing to include both external and internal circa 3.0 metre high architecturally designed metal fencing and matching gates; (h) Temporary construction access and associated car parking arrangements off the Kilbride Road (L5028); and (i) Associated & ancillary site works. Planning permission is being sought for a 10 year period. The is a separate planning application and associated EIAR on lands enclosed by the data centre application. It is a Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) application to An Bord Pleanala under S182A of the P&D Act 2000, as amended. The application comprises the construction of a new 220KV substation compound & assoc. underground 220KV cables connecting to the existing substation at Portan, Clonee(consented ABP ref PL17.VA0018). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared for the proposed development and has been submitted with this application

RA180671 is a planning application to Meath County Council for the proposed development will consist of an expansion of the existing approved data, received on 21 Jun 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 27 Jul 2018.

Planning details

Reference: RA180671
Local authority: Meath County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 21 Jun 2018
Observations close: 26 Jul 2018 (closed 2986 days ago)
Decision due: 15 Aug 2018 · decided 27 Jul 2018
Decision: Conditional on 27 Jul 2018
Proposed development: the proposed development will consist of an expansion of the existing approved data centre Campus (Meath County Council ref: RA/150605 / An Bord Pleanala ref: PL 17.245347) comprising the following elements (a) Construction of two single-storey data centre buildings with a gross floor area (GFA) of circa 57,400m2; (b) A single storey administration / office building with a GFA of circa 5,710m2 which is physically linked to the proposed data centre buildings; (c) Site infrastructure to include entrance gates and appropriate signage, a security guardhouse of circa 60m2 and associated canopy; (d) Road works including a new permanent site access, internal roadways, underpass & footpaths, circa 276 no. car parking spaces, bicycle parking facilities, upgrades to a section of the L5028 Kilbride Road together with an emergency access via the L10101 to include resurfacing only a section of the road and additional of circa 1 no. passing bay; (e) General drainage networks and arrangements and a connection to the existing public sewer network; (f) Surface level back-up generators with internal fuel tanks; (g) Hard & soft landscaping incorporating perimeter fencing to include both external and internal circa 3.0 metre high architecturally designed metal fencing and matching gates; (h) Temporary construction access and associated car parking arrangements off the Kilbride Road (L5028); and (i) Associated & ancillary site works. Planning permission is being sought for a 10 year period. The is a separate planning application and associated EIAR on lands enclosed by the data centre application. It is a Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) application to An Bord Pleanala under S182A of the P&D Act 2000, as amended. The application comprises the construction of a new 220KV substation compound & assoc. underground 220KV cables connecting to the existing substation at Portan, Clonee(consented ABP ref PL17.VA0018). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared for the proposed development and has been submitted with this application
As published by the register.
Site area: 78 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-302393-18 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

Commencement notice CN0078709MH
14 Jul 2021Portan, Gunnocks, Longhsallagh, Clonee, Meathmatched by ref_exact
Commencement notice CN0054322MH
22 Jul 2019Portan, Gunnocks, Loughsallagh, Portan, Meathmatched by ref_exact
Commencement notice CN0054306MH
22 Jul 2019Portan, Gunnocks, Loughsallagh, Clonee, Meathmatched by ref_exact
Short commencement notice CN0048692MH
25 Feb 2019Kilbride Road, Portan, Meathmatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 151141). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA180671/0.

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Portan Gunnocks Loughsallagh & Clonee , Co. Meath

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 23 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

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Zoning at the site

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