Planning

Amazon and data centre developers mount attack on Fingal restrictions

The latest draft of the Fingal County Council development plan has proposed new zoning rules that would curtail the development of data centres

Amazon: The online giant is among the big data centre developers and operators who have accused Fingal County Council of blatantly disregarding national policy as the local authority moves to restrict the development of data centres in its area

Big data centre developers and operators, including Amazon, have accused Fingal County Council of blatantly disregarding national policy as the local authority moves to restrict the developments in its area.

The latest draft of the Fingal County Council development plan, which will cover 2023 to 2029, has proposed new zoning rules that would curtail the development of data centres.

Under the draft plan, which has not yet been adopted by councillors, the facilities have been ...