SDC-EN Meath I data storage campus, Bracetown and Gunnocks, north of Clonee, Co. Meath

SDC-EN Meath I — four two-storey data storage buildings DC1-DC4 (An Bord Pleanála ABP-307546-20 / Meath RA191593; EPA IE licence application P1239-01)

Announced last observed as of 2026-09-17 · Project announcement

The Agency finds the application (received 29 June 2026) not yet compliant and requests updated air dispersion modelling with representative background concentrations, a demonstration that the BAT-associated emission levels can be met by all generators in Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3, noise assessment using standard limits for continuous back-up generator operation, climate information per phase, and details of any national grid connection or offer and of the grid supply per phase. evidence

Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) · published 2026-10-05

On behalf of the applicant, the agent explains that site notices at the Sdc-En Meath I Limited site at Bracetown & Gunnocks, to the north of Clonee (Irish Grid Reference E 302899, N 243140), erected on 16 June 2026, were removed early on 21 July 2026 and re-erected on 11 August 2026; the reproduced notices state that SDC-EN Meath I Limited (company no. 650645) applies for an industrial emissions licence for the installation at that grid reference, class 2.1. evidence

Sdc-En Meath I Limited (agent AWN Consulting Ltd), published by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) · published 2026-08-11

SDC-EN Meath I Limited applies for an IE licence for its data storage facility at Bracetown & Gunnocks, to the north of Clonee (licence area c. 22.8 ha), replacing an application of 11 November 2025 withdrawn after changes to the phasing. Phase 1 would operate data centres DC1 and DC3 before grid connection, powered by 36 continuous-rated temporary power generation (TPG) generators at the DC2 and DC4 locations, with 18 back-up generators at each data centre; Phase 2 connects DC1 and DC3 to the grid; Phase 3 builds DC2 and DC4, giving four data centres and 72 back-up generators (combined thermal input 543.64 MWth in Phases 1-2 and 577.84 MWth in Phase 3). It states that the development of four data centres received final grant from Meath County Council (RA/191593, 17 June 2020) and An Bord Pleanála (ABP-307546, stated as 24 June 2021), that legal challenges have been dismissed, and that Meath County Council declared the temporary TPG use exempt in September 2025 and June 2026. Its timeline estimates Phase 1 'ready for operational commencement' in Q3/Q4 2028. evidence

SDC-EN Meath I Limited (prepared by AWN Consulting Ltd), published by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) · published 2026-07-07

The operational report describes the site at Bracetown & Gunnocks, to the north of Clonee, as currently agricultural land zoned for development and a large greenfield area, with the existing Meta ICT facility nearby; it repeats the three-phase description, the RA/191593 planning description (four two-storey data storage buildings to be constructed in a minimum of four phases) and the Q3/Q4 2028 Phase 1 estimate. evidence

SDC-EN Meath I Limited (prepared by AWN Consulting Ltd), published by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) · published 2026-07-07

The Order decides appeals by An Taisce, EngineNode Limited and others against Meath County Council's decision of 17 June 2020 to grant permission to EngineNode Limited for development to be constructed in a minimum of four phases: four two-storey data storage buildings with a combined gross floor area of c. 92,172 sq m, a single-storey energy centre of c. 8,906 sq m, a one-storey MV operations building and EngineNode two-storey offices, each data storage building with 18 back-up generator flues 21.5 m high. The Board granted permission subject to conditions; condition 2 states that the permission shall be for a period of 10 years from the date of the Order. evidence

An Bord Pleanála (now An Coimisiún Pleanála) · published 2021-07-05

The case page describes the appeal as construction of four two-storey data storage buildings, a single-storey storage centre, a single-storey MV operations building and a two-storey office building at Bracetown & Gunnocks, to the north of Clonee, Co. Meath (EIAR and NIS), with decision 'Grant permission with conditions', date signed 5 July 2021, lodged 13 July 2020, and links to the Inspector's Report, Order and Direction. No later decision is shown. evidence

An Coimisiún Pleanála · publication date not stated

Portal record 2019205 (Meath County Council RA191593, application received 26 November 2019) describes four two-storey data storage buildings with an energy centre, an MV operations building and EngineNode offices at Bracetown and Gunnocks, to the north of Clonee, and its location text prints 'Grid Ref E = 702827.6389 N= 743165.09' (ITM), which transforms to a point 0.6 m from the EPA site-centre point. The same listing includes portal record 2020208 for the Wicklow 20/1285 data centre complex at Avoca River Park, Arklow. evidence

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (EIA Portal) · publication date not stated

Licence metadata: Sdc-En Meath I Limited, Bracetown & Gunnocks, to the North of Clonee, Bracetown, Meath; new application received 29 June 2026 (EIAR the same day); licence status Applied; assessment status 'Under Assessment RFI Outstanding'; no proposed determination or licence issued; one submission; NACE 6311. evidence

Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) · publication date not stated

The document list (88 items) runs from the application documents of 7 July 2026 through the EPA's site-notice request of 10 August, the applicant's reply of 11 August, the EPA consultations of 4 September with the planning bodies, the Commission's reply of 17 September (posted 18 September) and the EPA's further-information request of 5 October 2026; it contains no proposed determination, inspection report or later filing. Third-party submitter names in file titles are not copied. evidence

Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) · publication date not stated

Companies

• Operator: SDC-EN Meath I Limited (intended) evidence