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21757

CONDITIONAL

Clare - Clare County Council

Proposed Development

- a permission of 10 years in duration is sought. The application site has a total of c. 60 hectares with a nett area for development of c. 45 hectares, and is bound to the south by R352 (Tulla Road), to the east and the north by agriculture land, to the west by the M18. 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 refuelling area to serve the proposed emergency generators. 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. Please see newspaper notice for full development description

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    16 Jul 2021

  2. Further information requested

    8 Sept 2021

  3. Further information received

    25 Feb 2022

  4. Decision due

    8 Aug 2022

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    8 Aug 2022

  6. Appeal submitted

    30 Aug 2022

  7. Appeal decided: MODIFIED

    5 Apr 2024

  8. Grant issued

    15 Apr 2024

Application Details

Location
Tooreen Cahernalough Knockanean , Ballymacahill Muckinish and Rosslevan , Tulla Road Ennis Co Clare
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Clare County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
16 July 2021
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
8 August 2022
Grant Date
15 April 2024
Permission Expires
14 April 2029

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-314474-22
Decision
MODIFIED
Submitted
30 August 2022
Decided
5 April 2024

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