09 Apr 2024 An Bord Pleanala grants permission
15 Sep 2022: An appeal has been submitted to An Bord Pleanala.
A permission of 10 years in duration is sought.
The development will consist of:
• The demolition of an existing single storey with pitched roof farm dwelling house together with 8 No. farm outbuildings on the overall site.
• The construction of 6 No. two storey data centre buildings with three storey plant/office levels and associated ancillary development that will have a combined gross floor area of 118,740 sqm. These data halls are maximum 19m high and will consist of the data halls and air handling units and offices and ancillary plant and support.
• Each of the six data centre buildings will include data halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage spaces, office administration areas, pump rooms, water storage tanks, and plant, as well as backup (standby) generators (11 No. per building) for emergency use only situated along one elevation of each building. The standby diesel generators will have associated 8 m high flues. Each generator will also include local diesel storage tanks with a single refueling area to serve the proposed emergency generators.
• Two single storey buildings used for 20/10 kV switchgear control and ancillary buildings (each approx. 20m x 6m x 6m height)
• A gas powered energy centre and Above Ground Installation (AGI) 4,674 sqm in size. The energy centre will primarily comprise 18 no. lean-burn natural gas engines, 2 No. pump rooms, and fuel storage compound. Each generator will have its own flue of 25m height. The energy centre and buildings within the compound will be 12 m high, single storey with mezzanine level. The buildings will house ancillary office, welfare facilities and associated parking.
• A two storey Vertical Farm Building. The vertical farm will be c. 2,430 sqm and 12m high. It will comprise c. service area of 1,444 sqm, handling area of 844 sqm and ancillary areas.
• Solar Panels located on each of the data centres and Rainwater harvesting included in the development.
• Undergrounding of two existing overhead 110kV electricity transmission lines
• Ancillary site development works. that will include attenuation ponds and the installation of pipes and connections to the public water supply, foul and storm water drainage network, and installation of utility ducts and cables. Other ancillary site development works will include hard and soft landscaping throughout the site, lighting, fencing, signage, central services road and internal access roads, security gate, 299 No. car parking spaces, and 126 no. bicycle parking spaces. The development will be enclosed with landscaping to all frontages including the retention of an ecological buffer area to the west.
• The development will be accessed from the Tulla Road (R352) with the provision of a new vehicular access road, together with an emergency access/egress road to the south west of the site. A shared surface cycle/footpath is to be provided along both sides of the Tulla Road across the campus site’s full road frontage.
• All associated and ancillary works.
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