Ballybane
Ballybane is a townland in the civil parish of Clondalkin, barony of Uppercross, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is An Baile Bán.
Parcel 1789134
- Area
- 540 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- C2.1 EE (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
- Townland
- Ballybane
Planning applications on this parcel
14 Oct 2008Part 8 approved by council
Construct Baldonnell Road Improvement Scheme & Access Road to Proposed Milltown Business and Technology Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 as described below: construction of 300 linear metres of new widened carriageway on Baldonnell Road complete with grass verge on either side of the road; construction of Cycletracks and Footpaths; construction of 1 no. roundabout at the Entrance to the proposed Milltown Business and Technology Park ; construction of 200 metres of dual carriageway within the proposed Milltown Business and Technology Park; construction of 150 metres of single carriageway within the proposed Milltown Business and Technology Park; construction of 2 no. Roundabouts within the proposed Milltown Business and Technology Park; upgrade of Baldonnell Road/Aylmer Road Junction as a small roundabout; demolition of existing house and provision of ancillary service works. Plans and particulars of the proposed developments are available for inspection, or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at:- South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24, between the hours of 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00 am - 4.30 pm Friday (inspection and purchase); South Dublin County Council, Civic Offices ,Clondalkin, Dublin 22, between the hours of 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00 am - 4.30 pm Friday (inspection and purchase); Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, between the hours of 9.45am 8.00pm Monday to Thursday and 9.45 4.30pm Friday and Saturday (inspection only) from Monday 21st July to Monday 1st September 2008. Submissions and observations with respect to this matter, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, in which the development would be situated may be made in writing to: Senior Executive Officer, Roads Department, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Closing date for receipt of submissions is up to and including 4.30 pm on Friday 19th September 2008.
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD088/0010
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3005 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 86.1 ha
- 213 acres
- Land parcels
- 59
- registered freehold, median 3,143 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres)
- Zoning
- C2.1
- EE
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybane, from 46 m² to 192,814 m² (19.28 ha, 47.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- C2.1EE (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 66 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
30 Jul 202645 day assessment
Provision of a boiler house, boiler, heat exchangers and ancillary equipment; The application relates to a development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence; The use of the site is an establishment to which the European Communities (Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 apply.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0187W
21 Jul 2026Grant permission
Installation of a new culvert to convey the Baldonnell Stream. The proposed culvert will be an approximately 90m long concrete box culvert with overall internal dimensions of 1.1m wide by 1.7m high. And all associated works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0121W
27 May 2026Grant extension of duration of permission
Demolition of existing single storey vacant house, garage and outhouse (total gross floor area (GFA) c.291.2sq.m) and removal of existing temporary construction car park; Construction of a single 1-4 storey Central Administration Building and 2 2-storey (with mezzanine) data centres (DUB14 & DUB15) all to be located west of data centres DUB9, DUB10, DUB12 & DUB13 within the MS campus; The Central Administration Building (c.6.03m to c.19.85m high) will comprise central office administration, with staff cafeteria, staff gym and reception (GFA c.3,520sq.m), with provision of PV panels on the roof; each data centre (c.15.6m high to parapet height and c.18.65m to top of roof plant) will include data halls, admin blocks (comprising offices, canteen, loading dock, storage and ancillary areas) and a variety of mechanical and electrical plant areas/structures including Modular Electrical Rooms (MERs), battery rooms and transformer areas. GFA of DUB14 is c.28,072sq.m and GFA of DUB15 is c.28,173sq.m (c.56,246sq.m in total); DUB14 will also include 21 diesel generators and associated sub-stations (E-houses) and 11 mechanical flues (each c.30.75m high); Provision of a gas generator compound (to serve DUB15) containing 20 generators, 5 E-houses and 5 flues (c.25m max height); Provision of a Gas Networks Ireland gas skid including 3 kiosk buildings; Expansion of existing electrical sub-station compound (originally granted under SD07A/0632) to provide 3 additional transformer bays. 3 E-houses and 1 control room, 2 auxiliary transformers; 2 sprinkler tank and pump house areas, 1 additional rainwater harvesting plant; Provision of 168 permanent car parking spaces and 40 cycle parking spaces; Provision of additional western access to the MS campus (to serves the Central Administration Building) from the Business Park estate road (including bridge over the Griffeen River) with existing temporary access to be extinguished; Physical integration with the remainder of the existing MS campus (including internal access roads and landscaping) with associated modifications to the western boundary of the DUB09/DUB10/DUB12/DUB13 data centre development as permitted under SD16A/0088; Provision of a new temporary construction car park (with 802 car spaces, shuttle bus stop and shelter) on site north of the main entrance to the business park; Total gross floor area of the development will be c.59,766sq.m; All associated site development works, drainage and services provision, landscaping, boundary treatments (including security fencing) and associated works; An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application; The application relates to a development which comprises an activity requiring an integrated pollution prevention and control (IE) licence.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0283/EP
2 Apr 2026Grant extension of duration of permission
Amendments and modifications to the permitted data centre development granted under Reg. Ref. SD18A/0134 - ABP Ref. ABP-302813-18 and the temporary substation permission granted under SD19A/0300 to include: Demolition of the two storey dwelling of Weston House; single storey dwelling and outbuildings/ stables of Weston Lodge; and the single storey dwelling and converted garage of Kent Cottage. Retention of sprinkler tank and pump house to the south-west of Building A Data Centre to replace 4 sprinkler tanks; Retention of 40kW(p) PV panels on the roof of Building A Data Centre; Retention of revised size of northern attenuation pond and loss of permitted landscaping to its south; Retention of ramped access to rear of temporary substation permitted under SD19A/0300; Retention of revised flue arrangement for Building A Data Centre from 2 associated flues per generator to 1 associated flue per generator (16 in total) and grouped into 8 towers of two flues each (each 20m high); Retention of revised position of security fence to north, west and south of Building A Data Centre; and retention and modifications of landscape berm along Baldonnel Road and to east of Weston House. Development will consist of new works to include: Modifications of permitted vehicular entrance to the data centre to include a new single storey guard house (37sq.m) and two internal entrance gates; Modification to car parking so that the permitted entrance to the parking area from the east is closed off; Modifications of flue arrangement for Building B Data Centre from 2 associated flues per generator to 1 associated flue per generator (16 in total) and grouped into 8 towers of two flues each (each 20m high); Modifications to permitted landscape scheme to north and south of Building A Data Centre; Removal of roadside entrance to Erganagh House (demolished), Kent Cottage, and the former scaffolding yard; and removal of roadside entrance to Weston House and its replacement with a new agricultural gate and fence to be erected to facilitate access for maintenance and security purposes only all on a site of 9.7Ha located within lands in the Grange Castle South Business Park and the residential properties of Weston House, Kent Cottage and Weston Lodge as well as the former scaffolding yard on land within the townlands of Aungierstown and Ballybane; Ballybane; and Milltown and bounding Baldonnel Road to the west and south and Grange Castle South access road to the north, Baldonnel, Dublin 22.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0295/EP
16 Jan 2026Grant permission
Amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref.: SD21A/0241, as previously amended by Reg. Ref.: SD23A/0035, SD23A/0203, SD23A/0291, SD24A/0162W and SD25A/0102W. The proposed amendments consist of the following: The provision of an underground firewater retention tank c. 840m3 located to the north of the overall site; The provision of a new entrance onto the New Nanagor Road to service this tank and for infrequent maintenance; Security fencing and associated ground pipework and planting; and All associated and ancillary works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0012W
13 Jan 2026Declared exempt
The proposed works consist of the erection of 6 No. platforms at the DUB07, DUB 09, DUB13, and DUB14 data centres at Grange Castle Business Park for the purpose of monitoring flue emissions.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0001
14 Oct 2025Grant permission
The proposed development seeks to provide a temporary construction access road including entrance from Baldonnel Road to provide for the construction of a Regional Network Gateway (RNG) facility permitted under South Dublin County Council Reg. Ref. SD25A/0035W. The works will also involve the temporary provision of a security hut, security gate, vehicle set down area, associated fencing, lighting, civils, drainage, and landscaping works. The temporary works will be removed and lands reinstated to their former use when the construction of the RNG facility is complete.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0251W
30 Apr 2025Grant permission
The proposed development comprises amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref.: SD21A/0241, as previously amended by Reg. Ref.: SD23A/0035, SD23A/0203, SD23A/0291 and SD24A/0162W. The proposed amendments consist of the following: The provision of a sprinkler tank to a height of c. 11m (c. 12.8m to top of maintenance ladder) with a diameter of c. 10.1m located to the north west of the overall site; The provision of a pumphouse to the east of the sprinkler tank comprising c. 73sq.m; Security fencing and associated above ground pipework; and All associated and ancillary works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0102W
25 Mar 2025Grant permission
PERMISSION for development at this site at Grange Castle Business Park. The site is located within the Microsoft Grange Castle Campus and adjoining the existing substation. The development will consist of revisions to parent permission SDCC Reg. Ref. SD24A/0188W to include the following: Removal of internal mezzanine floor level (175sqm). Removal of internal staircase. Introduction of external staircase to be located adjacent the south façade and enclosed in screening panels. All other developments as permitted under the SDCC Reg. Ref. SD24A/0188W: A permitted storage facility (approx. c.401sqm and c.14m in height) and set down area to house machinery for the ongoing maintenance of the existing Microsoft Grange Castle Campus. All associated landscaping, site development works, site lighting, boundary treatments and all other ancillary works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0071W
31 Jan 2025Grant permission
Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd. intend to apply for permission for development at the Microsoft Campus, Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. The development will consist of the temporary provision of 9 No. generators (fuelled with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)) and associated site development works for a period to run concurrently with the lifespan of the permitted development under South Dublin County Council (SDCC) Reg. Ref. SD20A/0283 and SD21A/0203. The maximum height of the flue stacks associated with the generators is c. 30.95m. The temporary works will be removed when the permission expires. The application relates to a development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence. The use of the site is an establishment to which the European Communities (Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 apply.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0017W
31 Oct 2024Declared exempt
The development will consist of two basic canopy shelters which are to be erected directly above two existing generator compounds for weather protection and maintenance. The canopy design and materials are chosen to have minimal impact on the external appearance.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED24/0062
30 Oct 2024Declared not exempt
Implementation and use of 13 no. temporary replacement generators at the Dub15 Data Centre building within the Microsoft Campus to operate the data hall until the recently permitted Gas Network Ireland (GNI) Skid (SDCC Reg Ref. SD24A/0019) is constructed and operational.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED24/0060
31 Jul 2024Grant permission
Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd. intend to apply for PERMISSION for development at this site at Grange Castle Business Park, New Nangor Road (R134), Clondalkin, Dublin 22. The site is located within the Microsoft Grange Castle Campus and adjoining the existing substation. The development will consist of a storage facility (approx. c.401sqm and c.14m in height) and set down area to house machinery for the ongoing maintenance of the existing Microsoft Grange Castle Campus. All associated landscaping, site development works, site lighting, boundary treatments and all other ancillary works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0188W
1 Jul 2024Grant permission
The development will consist of the development of a Regional Network Gateway (RNG) facility (supporting infrastructure for the MS data centres) comprising the following: Demolition of existing, temporary, single storey showroom. Construction of a single storey main building (RNG Building - c.1,297.7 sq.m) with air handling units (AHUs). External plant/equipment yards including 3 no. diesel generators; sprinkler tank and pump house; electrical plant rooms, PV panels. Replacement of existing estate road access with new main access and secondary/emergency access. MV substation (with separate estate road access). Stormwater attenuation pond. Bike parking shelter and bin store. 12 no. car parking spaces (4 of which are EV parking spaces and with 1 accessible parking space). Internal road and footpath layout, perimeter fencing and security gates. Landscaped and planted areas including riparian zones. All associated site development works, site lighting, boundary treatments, services/utilities provision (including underground works), and all other ancillary works. Total gross floor area of the development c.1,536.9 sq.m
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0166W
29 Jan 2024Grant permission
Amendments to a previously permitted development (Ref. SD21A/0203 which amended Ref. SD20A/0283); Amendments relate to the permitted Gas Skid Compound to provide layout details which will include the provision of a boiler house kiosk, Electrical & Instrumentation kiosk, regulators/meters kiosk, gas analyser kiosk and all associated infrastructure and site development works; The application relates to a development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence; The use of the site is an establishment to which the European Communities (Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 apply.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0019
15 Sept 2023Grant extension of duration of permission
Demolition of the existing single storey house of 'Erganagh' and the construction of a two storey data centre and delivery bays with associated three storey office block and services that will have a gross floor area of 35,426sq.m on an overall site of 9.2 hectares. The two storey data centre facility and delivery bay (32,419sq.m) will be separated into two adjoined blocks over two floors with a single data hall on each floor of each data centre with service and technical space around each data hall (4 data halls overall) with a two storey delivery bay attached to the east of the data centre block. A three storey office block and delivery bay (2,882sq.m) is attached to the west of the data centre block. The data centre will be served by services and plant to the north of the data centre blocks that will include 32 standby generators with 2 associated flues per generator (64 in total) and grouped into 16 towers of flour flues each (each 20m high). There are proposed to be 32 acoustically attenuated chillers located on the upper level plant gantries to the north of the data hall blocks (eight on each gantry). The development will also include a new substation with associated transformer yard and single storey transformer building (125sq.m) that will be located to the northeast of the site. The development will be accessed from the Grange Castle South Access Road from the north via the Baldonnel Road and will also include ancillary site development works, including 2 attenuation ponds, to connect to existing Grange Castle infrastructural services as well as fencing, signage, services road, entrance gate, 70 car parking spaces including 3 disabled car parking spaces, and 30 sheltered bicycle parking spaces. The development will be enclosed with landscaping to all frontages including a wetland to the west all on a site (9.2ha) located within lands in the Grange Castle Business Park South and the residential properties of Erganagh, Kent Cottage and Weston Lodge on land with the townlands of Aungierstown and Ballybane; Ballybane; and Milltown and bounding Baldonnel Road to the west and south and Grange Castle South Access Road to the north, Baldonnel, Dublin 22. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0134/EP2
14 Aug 2023Declared exempt
Use of an existing internal room as a shredding room for operational waste management. No works are required to facilitate the operation as the shredding equipment would be sited wholly within the permitted and completed structure.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED23/0037
14 Jul 2023Refuse ext. of duration of permission
Demolition of the existing single storey house of 'Erganagh' and the construction of a two storey data centre and delivery bays with associated three storey office block and services that will have a gross floor area of 35,426sq.m on an overall site of 9.2 hectares. The two storey data centre facility and delivery bay (32,419sq.m) will be separated into two adjoined blocks over two floors with a single data hall on each floor of each data centre with service and technical space around each data hall (4 data halls overall) with a two storey delivery bay attached to the east of the data centre block. A three storey office block and delivery bay (2,882sq.m) is attached to the west of the data centre block. The data centre will be served by services and plant to the north of the data centre blocks that will include 32 standby generators with 2 associated flues per generator (64 in total) and grouped into 16 towers of flour flues each (each 20m high). There are proposed to be 32 acoustically attenuated chillers located on the upper level plant gantries to the north of the data hall blocks (eight on each gantry). The development will also include a new substation with associated transformer yard and single storey transformer building (125sq.m) that will be located to the northeast of the site. The development will be accessed from the Grange Castle South Access Road from the north via the Baldonnel Road and will also include ancillary site development works, including 2 attenuation ponds, to connect to existing Grange Castle infrastructural services as well as fencing, signage, services road, entrance gate, 70 car parking spaces including 3 disabled car parking spaces, and 30 sheltered bicycle parking spaces. The development will be enclosed with landscaping to all frontages including a wetland to the west all on a site (9.2ha) located within lands in the Grange Castle Business Park South and the residential properties of Erganagh, Kent Cottage and Weston Lodge on land with the townlands of Aungierstown and Ballybane; Ballybane; and Milltown and bounding Baldonnel Road to the west and south and Grange Castle South Access Road to the north, Baldonnel, Dublin 22. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0134/EP
14 Jun 2023Refuse permission
10 year permission on a site is bounded to the east and south by Grange Castle Golf Club, to the north by Nangor Road (R134) and to the west by an estate road known as Falcon Avenue) for modifications to the permitted data centre granted under SDCC Reg. Ref. SD21A/0186 comprising the following, reconfiguration and alterations to the data centre building to include removal of front of house offices at third floor level, alterations to floor levels at second floor to provide consistency between front of house and data halls, parapet height increase of front of house to c.16.8m, provision of storage at second floor level in lieu of relocated internal generators to the external generator yard and associated elevational alterations; extension of loading dock at ground floor level by c.6osqm in area with minor height increase to c.5.3m; removal of 3 air plenums to the front (north) elevation and provision of screening to generator flues in lieu of omitted plenums; alterations at roof level to include removal of 2m high gantry screening; alterations to the permitted generator plant yard to the north of the data centre to include the removal of fuel tanks, reconfiguration of plant and generators, provision of 2 additional external generators (increase from 5 to 9 external generators), provision of 4 additional external plant rooms, provision of diesel pump tank cabinets and stepover, relocation of generator yard doors and enlarged generator yard to accommodate the proposed modifications; increase in plant areas by c.77sq.m; reconfiguration of plant within the permitted chiller plant yard to the south of the data centre; removal of 1 sprinkler/water tank and removal of stairs and door to the side of the waste compound; reconfiguration of car parking and motorcycle spaces and removal of 1 accessible space. 64 total number of car parking spaces; the proposal also includes provision of on-site gas power generation compound ( c.2,604sq.m in area) in the area previously reserved for a future data centre; the compound comprises 7 modular plant rooms (totalling c.180sq.m in area), 10 gas fired generators and associated flues c.14.7m high, gas skid, associated modular plant, boundary treatment surrounding the compound c.6.5m high and 2 vehicular access points including general and emergency access; all associated site development works, services provision, drainage works, access, landscaping and boundary treatment works; no buildings are proposed above the existing ESB and SDCC wayleaves to the west and north of the site; the overall Gross Floor Area of the development is reduced by c.44sq.m to c.9,795sq.m from previously permitted under SDCC Reg. Ref. SD21A/0186; the application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0156
19 May 2023Grant permission
Amendment and modification of SD21A/0241 including the replacement of the permitted 2 sprinkler tanks and pump room with a two storey battery energy storage system (435.56sq.m) over a single level basement that will contain a sprinkler system, water tanks and pump room that will serve the overall permitted development as granted under Ref. SD21A/0241; A single additional car parking space will be provided adjacent to the new building that will be accessed via permitted access road from Falcon Avenue within Profile Park that was granted under Ref. SD21A/0241; 2 new transformers to be located to the north of the permitted switch rooms; 1 life safety generator to be located adjacent to the permitted step up transformer compound within the site.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0035
4 Apr 2023Refuse permission
Development on a Site that includes a two storey residential property on lands to the south of the New Nangor Road (R134), Dublin 22; and on land within the townlands of Ballybane and Kilbride within Profile Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on an overall site of 3.79hectares; The development will consist of the demolition of the two storey dwelling (207.35sqm) and associated outbuildings and farm structures (348.36sq.m); and the construction of 1 two storey data center with plant at roof level and associated ancillary development that will have a gross floor area of 12,893sqm that will consist of the following, 1 two storey data center (Building 13) with a gross floor area of 12,893sqm. It will include 13 emergency back-up generators of which 12 will be double stacked and one will be single stacked within a compound to the south-western side of the data center with associated flues that each will be 22.316m in height and 7 hot-air exhaust cooling vents that each will be 20.016m In height; The data center will include data storage rooms, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas, and plant including PV panels at roof level as well as a separate house generator that will provide emergency power to the admin and ancillary spaces. Each generator will include a diesel tank and there will be a refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; The data center will have a primary parapet height of 14.246m above ground level, with plant and screen around plus a plant room above at roof level. The plant room has an overall height of 21.571m; Construction of an internal road network and circulation areas, with a staff entrance off Falcon Avenue to the east, as well as a secondary vehicular access for service and delivery vehicles only across a new bridge over the Baldonnel Stream from the permitted entrance as granted under SDCC Planning Ref. SD21A/0241 from the south-west, both from within Profile Park that contains an access from the New Nangor Road (R134); Provision of 60 car parking spaces (to include 12 EV spaces and 3 disabled spaces), and 34 cycle parking spaces; Signage (5.7sq.m) at first floor level at the northern end of the eastern elevation of the data center building; Ancillary site development works will include footpaths, attenuation ponds that will include an amendment to the permitted attenuation pond as granted to the north of the Baldonnel Stream under SDCC Planning Ref. SD21 A/0241, as well as green walls and green roof. The installation and connection to the underground foul and storm water drainage network, and installation of utility ducts and cables, that will include the drilling and laying of ducts and cables under the internal road network within Profile Park. Other ancillary site development works will include hard and soft landscaping that will include an amendment to the permitted landscaping as granted under SDCC Planning Ref. SD21A/0241, lighting, fencing, signage, services road, entrance gates, and sprinkler tanks; An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0420
28 Feb 2023Grant permission
Provision of an establishment to which to European Communities (Major Accident Hazards involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 as amended by Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 apply, constituting a change of use; The new establishment will include all the existing and permitted buildings (SD13A/0143 as amended by SD13A/0265, SD14A/0194 as amended by SD15A/0343, SD16A/0088 as amended by AD17A/0318 & SD20A/0283, SD21A/0203 & SD21A/0288, all within an existing campus; The proposal relates to the total quantum of fuel oil to be stored within existing and permitted tanks across the existing and permitted buildings; For the avoidance of doubt no works or physical development is proposed and the application relates to an existing development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an integrated pollution prevention and control (IE) licence.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0039
28 Nov 2022Invalid application
Provision of an establishment to which the European Communities (Major Accident Hazards involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 as amended by Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 apply. The new establishment will include all the existing permitted buildings (SD13A/0143 as amended by SD13A/0265; SD14A/0194 as amended by SD15A/0343; SD16A/0088 as amended by SD17A/0318 and SD20A/0283; SD21A/0203; SD21A/0288), all within existing campus. The proposal relates to the total quantum of fuel oil to be stored within existing and permitted tanks across existing and permitted buildings. For the avoidance of doubt no works or physical development id proposed. The application relates to an existing development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an integrated pollution prevention and control (IE) licence
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0446
21 Mar 2022Grant permission
Demolition of the abandoned single storey dwelling and associated outbuilding (206sqm); construction of 2 two storey data centers with plant at roof level of each facility and associated ancillary development which will have a gross floor area of 40,589sq.m consisting of 1 two storey data center (Building 11) which will be located to the south of the site and will have a gross floor area of 24,667sq.m. including 22 emergency generators located at ground floor level within a compound to the western side of the data center with associated flues that will be 22.3m in height; 1 two storey data center (Building 12) which will be located to the north of the site, and to the immediate north of Building 11 and will have a gross floor area of 12,915sq.m including 11 emergency generators located at ground floor level within a compound to the western side of the data center with associated flues that will be 22.3m in height; each of the two data centers will include data storage rooms, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas, and plant including PV panels at roof level as well as a separate house generator for each facility which will provide emergency power to the admin and ancillary spaces; each generator will include a diesel tank and there will be a refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators; the overall height of each data center apart from the flues and plant at roof level is c. 14.23m above the finished floor level; the overall height of each data center apart from the flues and plant at roof level is c. 14.23m above the finished floor level; single storey step-up substation (38sq.m) as well as 2 single storey switch substations (121sq.m); AGI Gas Regulator compound that include 3 single storey buildings (134sq.m); construction of a gas powered generation plant in the form of a 13m high single storey building with a gross floor area of 2,714sq.m that will contain 10 gas generators with associated flues that will be 25m in height, and grouped in pairs and threes; the Gas Plant will be located to the west of Building 11; ancillary site development works, that will include reorientation of the Baldonnel Stream, biodiversity management initiatives, attenuation ponds and the installation and connection to the underground foul and storm water drainage network, and installation of utility ducts and cables, that will include the drilling and laying of ducts and cables under the internal road network within Profile Park; other ancillary site development works will include hard and soft landscaping, lighting, fencing, signage, services road, entrance gates, sprinkler tanks and pump room; a temporary gas powered generation plant within a fenced yard containing 21 generator units in containers, each with associated flues (each 25m high), 12 transformers and 10 containers of controls to be located to the west of, and associated with the first phase of Building 11, and will be required for a period of up to 2 years if connection to the national grid is delayed; this temporary plant will not be built if the connection to the national grid is in place prior to the operation of Building 11 at this site that includes an abandoned single storey residential property on the New Nangor Road (R134), Dublin 22; and on land within the townlands of Ballybane and Kilbride within Profile Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on an overall site of 8.7 hectares.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0241
25 Feb 2022Grant permission
Construction of a 3 storey (part 4 storey) data centre known as 'DB8' to include data halls, electrical/plant rooms including internal generators, offices, lobbies, ancillary staff areas including break rooms and toilets, stores, stair/lift cores throughout and photovoltaic panels at roof level; the total gross floor area excluding hot air plenums and external staircase is c.9,601sq.m and the overall height of the data centre ranges from c.16m to c.20m to roof parapet level and up to c.24.48m including roof top plant, flues and lift overrun; provision of 5 external generators, 8 fuel tanks and ancillary plant contained within a plant yard to the north of DB8; provision of a water tank plant room, air cooled chillers and ancillary plant contained within a chiller plant yard to the south of DB8; provision of a water sprinkler pump room (c.23sqm), 2 sprinkler tanks (c.12m high each), heat recovery plant room (c.17sqm), ESB substation (c.44sqm), waste/bin stores (c.52sqm); total floor area of ancillary structures and plant (c.303sqm); provision of a delivery yard and loading bays, 64 car parking spaces, 5 motorcycle spaces, bicycle shelter serving 14 spaces, smoke shelter, internal access roads and footpaths, vehicular and pedestrian access to the west from Falcon Avenue and closure of an existing vehicular entrance from Falcon Avenue; all associated site development works, services provision, drainage works including attenuation, landscape and boundary treatment works including berming, hedgerow protection areas and security fencing; no buildings are proposed above the existing ESB wayleave and SDCC watermain wayleave to the west and north of the site; the area to the southwest of the site (temporary meadow) is reserved for a future data centre, subject of a separate application to South Dublin County Council on a site bounded to the east and south by Grange Castle Golf Club, to the north by Nangor Road (R134) and to the west by an estate road known as Falcon Avenue. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0186
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Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballybane.
Recorded monuments
- DU021-108 Concentric enclosure
Description
Not indicated on any OS map a large concentric enclosure is visible as a crop-mark on an aerial photo. A second enclosure (DU021-109----) is visible to the SW. DU021-108----_01.jpg Aerial image (derived from Bing Maps) showing the enclosures. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 11 March 2015
- DU021-109 Enclosure
Description
Not indicated on any OS map this enclosure is as a crop-mark on an aerial photo. A second larger enclosure (DU021-108----) is visible to the NE. DU021-109----_01.jpg Aerial image (derived from Bing Maps) showing the enclosures. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 11 March 2015
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballybane.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, low (inferred).
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3005 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballybane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Ballybane · An Baile Bán
- Area
- 860,709 m² (86.07 ha, 212.69 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clondalkin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Electoral division
- Clondalkin-Dunawley, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 11,298 people lived in 3,826 households in the Clondalkin-Dunawley electoral division. 51% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aungierstown and Ballybane, Clutterland, Grange, Kilbride, Kilcarbery, Kilmactalway, Milltown, Nangor
- Placenames
- Ballybane on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.