Amazon secures permission for Dublin data centresGordon DeeganAmazon Web Services (AWS) has secured planning permission for contentious plans to construct three new data centres in north Dublin. In addition to the three granted planning permission, one AWS data centre is already operational at the campus while construction work continues on two others. The council has granted planning permission despite opposition from Friends of the Earth, Not Here Not Anywhere, Gluaiseacht and others. However, in granting a seven-year planning permission, the council concluded that the construction of the three data centres would be consistent with European and Government policy concerning the development of digital infrastructure. “As such, it is fully consistent with the Government’s preference, as set out in the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres, for data centres to be associated with strong economic activity and employment.”

Source: Irish Independent September 19, 2023 18:29 UTC