DCC halts expansion of Amazon data centre in north Dublin

The web retail giant must prove that granting permission for its new facility would not create an over-concentration of data centres in the area

Amazone applied for planning permission to build a 14,330 square metre facility spread across two buildings on a 3.75-hectare site. Picture: Getty

Amazon’s plan to significantly increase the size of a new data centre project in north Dublin has stalled.

Dublin City Council has told the web retail giant that it must provide a large amount of additional literature to prove that granting permission for the new facility would not create an over-concentration of the facilities in the area.

It comes amid concerns about the power usage of data centres. Last week, new figures from the Central ...