Within the townland of Milltown, located to the north of Peamount Road (R120), Newcastle, Co. Dublin
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SD20A/0324/EP is a planning application for extension of duration of permission at Within the townland of Milltown, located to the north of Peamount Road (R120), Newcastle, Co. Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 15 Apr 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 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. The council granted permission on 23 Jun 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 20 May 2026. A commencement notice (SN0014524SD) was lodged on 27 Jul 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned C2.1 — economic development and employment under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 2 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
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.
- Status
- Registered Application
- Decision
- Grant extension of duration of permission on 23 Jun 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 8.16 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 15 Apr 2026New applicationObservation window closed 20 May 2026
- 23 Jun 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 21 Jul 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0014524SD
Zoning at the site
EE: To provide for enterprise and employment related uses
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- EPA-licensed facility · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 4
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 4
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121451). 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: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/70165.
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