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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 12, 2025

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor D. Adelaide

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on data centres within the council area with a Planning Register Reference for each centre. This report should include; centres that are operational, that are under construction; and those within the planning process including those being appealed to An Bord Pleanála

REPLY:

The attached spreadsheet details the planning applications for data centres within South Dublin.  The details include the planning reference, noting that the first digits indicate the year that the planning application was made. The details include the applicant, the address, the type of permission being sought, description of development, the decision made and any appeal status.

In total, there have been 50 planning applications to date, 18 of which have been amendments to previous permissions.  Of the 50 applications, 6 have been refused by the Council or ABP, with two of the Council’s refusals currently on appeal.

There have been 10 planning applications for data centres since the adoption of the current County Development Plan, with 5 being refused, 4 amendments to previous permissions being granted, and one change of use from a warehouse to a data repository facility being granted.

Details of planning applications are available on the SDCC Planning Portal - search applications.

An examination of rates data indicates that there are currently 24 operational data centres within South Dublin.