Data centre · Wicklow · 52.7750, -6.1680
Echelon Kish Business Park, Arklow
permitted Echelon Our classification · status
Not available for this site: measured grid draw (no EPA annual report: only sites with ≥50 MWth of plant file one); mapped footprint; rates (no valuation-list entry matched).
Why we say it's permitted
- Planning 2488: unstarted, permission live (expires 2029-11-25)
- Planning 2362: unstarted (live permission, no commencement notice) (expires 2028-04-17)
Who runs it
- planning applicant 'Crag Wicklow Limited' -> Echelon (operator SPV; high-confidence entity link from CRO, planning, press)
- some planning records joined by their planning history (cross-referenced refs, same site) and name no operator themselves
What the planning and licence documents say
Planning-register descriptions only: 20/1088 (3 ICT buildings, 60 emergency gens) superseded by 24/88 (5 ICT buildings + energy centre compound, BESS under 23/62); no power/water figures stated. Note eplan 23/72 (2372) listed for this campus is actually at Avoca River Park.
| Spec | Value | Quote and source |
|---|---|---|
| Connection point | substation and transmission line connections permitted under ABP 315200-22 | "the substation and transmission line connections permitted under ABP Ref. 315200-22 will be unaffected" WicklowCC ePlan register entry 2488 (development description), p.1 |
| On-site generation | emergency generators (20/1088); energy centre compound added in 24/88 | "with 5 no. part two and part three storey ICT facility buildings with a reduced building footprint, along with an energy centre compound" WicklowCC ePlan register entry 2488 (development description), p.1 |
| Generating units | 60 units (derived) | "Emergency generators (20 no. for each ICT facility building)" WicklowCC ePlan register entry 201088 (development description), p.1 derived: 20 x 3 buildings; 20/1088 design, superseded by 24/88 |
| Floor area | 66,630 m2 | "each with a gross floor area (GFA) of C. 22,210 sq. m (66,630 sq. m GAF in total)" WicklowCC ePlan register entry 201088 (development description), p.1 20/1088 design (3 buildings); superseded by 24/88 (5 buildings, reduced footprint, GFA not stated) |
| Phasing | 3 ICT buildings (20/1088) replaced by 5 ICT buildings + energy centre (24/88); BESS (23/62) | "with 5 no. part two and part three storey ICT facility buildings with a reduced building footprint, along with an energy centre compound" WicklowCC ePlan register entry 2488 (development description), p.1 |
| Dates | ten-year permission granted Apr 2021; amendment granted Jul 2024 | "Decision Type: Conditional Decision Date: 17/07/2024" WicklowCC ePlan register entry 2488 (development description), p.1 |
Every value is quoted from the document and page cited; the quote was checked against that page's text. "Derived" means the reader worked it out from stated figures (shown in the quote). Planning and licence figures are design or permitted values, not measured use; values derived from an EPA annual environmental report (AER), mostly water, are reported use for that year. The note under each quote gives the scope and whether a demand figure is a maximum or an average.
Planning history
| Received | Ref | What | Decision | Built? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | 2488 | alterations to the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 20/1088, as amended by Reg. Ref. 23/62, and will supersede the permitted information and communications technology (ICT) facility buildings permitted on site. In summary, the development comprises the replacement of the 3 no. part one and part two storey ICT facility buildings permitted on site, with 5 no. part two and part three storey ICT facility buildings with a reduced building footprint, along with an energy centre compound. The Battery Energy Storage System permitted under Reg. Ref. 23/62 and the substation and transmission line c | CONDITIONAL | unstarted, permission live |
| 2020-10-28 | 201088 | proposed development, for which a ten-year permission is sought, consists of the following: Demolition of existing outbuildings on the subject site, along with all site clearance and enabling works; Construction of 3 no. part one storey, part two storey, information and communication technology (ICT) facility buildings, each with a gross floor area (GFA) of C. 22,210 sq. m (66,630 sq. m GAF in total), and with a height (to parapet level) of c. 10.4 metres; Each of the 3 no. ICT facility buildings will accommodate ICT equipment rooms, associated electrical and mechanical equipment rooms, loadin | CONDITIONAL | lapsed without commencement notice |
Sources for this page
planning:WICKLOW/201088 · planning:WICKLOW/2488 · planning:WICKLOW/2362
Joined from OpenStreetMap, the planning register, An Coimisiún Pleanála, EPA licences and annual reports, the Tailte Éireann valuation list and Building Control. Data built 2026-10-10.