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Avoca River Park (former IFI Facility) , Shelton Abbey , Arklow

UNCONDITIONAL

Planning application 19332

Wicklow - Wicklow County Council

Proposed Development

extend the appropriate period of a permission - 13/8823 - single storey industrial unit with ancillary office accommodation at ground and mezzanine floor level (floor area 1611sqm), wastewater treatment plant and associated site works and drainage

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    29 Mar 2019

  2. Decision: UNCONDITIONAL

    16 May 2019

  3. Decision due

    23 May 2019

Application Details

Location
Avoca River Park (former IFI Facility) , Shelton Abbey , Arklow
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Planning Authority
Wicklow County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
29 March 2019
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
UNCONDITIONAL
Decision Date
16 May 2019
Permission Expires
21 November 2024

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Planning Applications Nearby

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78m
211080CONDITIONAL31 Aug 2021

Full ten-year planning permission for development on this site located at Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow. The proposed development is to be located within the townlands of Shelton Abbey and Marsh. The site is bound to the west by the site of a permitted data storage facility development (permitted under Reg. Ref.: 201285), to the north by the access road to Avoca River Park, to the south by undeveloped lands and to the east by undeveloped lands beyond which is the M11 motorway. The proposed development consists of the following: •All site clearance and enabling works required to facilitate the development. •Construction of 2 no. energy centre buildings (Energy Centre 1 and Energy Centre 2) each with a height to parapet level of c. 13.85 metres. •Energy Centre 1 will comprise a gross floor area (GFA) of 5,965 sq.m. within a single storey building and will accommodate 12 no. generators. 4 no. flues 33 metres in height will be accommodated along with south-western elevation of the building. •Energy Centre 2 will comprise a GFA of 9,180 sq.m. within a single storey building and will accommodate 18 no. generators. 6 no. flues 33 metres in height will be accommodated along the south-western elevation of the building. •Construction of a battery compound to provide electricity storage and backup power, located to the northeast of Energy Centre 2, to comprise 27 no. battery arrays within a compound area of c. 0.7 hectares. A single storey MV switch-room building (c. 181 sq.m. GFA) will be provided to the west of the battery compound. •Provision of a transformer compound (to the northwest of Energy Centre 1), along with a welfare building (c.38 sq.m. GFA).•Provision of fuel storage tanks (2 no.) within a bunded compound to the north of Energy Centre 2.•Construction of a new access from the existing estate access road to the north of the site, internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, provision of 6 no. car parking spaces and 4 no. cycle parking spaces. •Landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, lighting, security fencing and all associated ancillary and site works including underground foul and storm water drainage network (including on-site wastewater treatment system) and utility cables

Avoca River Park , Arklow , Co. Wicklow

143m
23843CONDITIONAL17 Nov 2023

proposed development. The proposed development includes an amendment to the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 21/1080, The proposed development will consist of the following to facilitate the above. Demolition of the existing structures on the western part of the site that comprises 4 no. industrial commercial buildings, an associated hut / outbuilding, a gas enclosure, and a tank with bund wall. The removal of the remains of a previously demolished building, areas of hard standing, and existing surface treatments. The relocation of the Energy Centre 1 to the western part of the site, which will supersede the previously permitted 110kV GIS substation compound at that location under ABP Ref: VA27.309252. The proposed development will provide for a revised energy centre design, to include the provision of 8 no. gas turbines (with associated flues of 25.15m in height), 4 no. black start emergency generators and associated transformers, 2 no. single storey fuel oil pump rooms with a gross floor area (GFA) of 90.17sq.m, a single storey air compressor building with a GFA of 88.9sq.m, 4 no. fuel tanks, 2 no. MCC control rooms with a GFA of 44.17sq.m, 3 no. fire water tanks, a single storey welfare, storage, and pump room building with a combined GFA of 160.97 sq.m, a two storey MV /LV building with a GFA of 655.54sq.m, 8 no. 11kV/ 33kV step-up transformers in the north of the site, water treatment equipment, and a security hut, all within a fenced compound. The proposed development includes landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, lighting, security fencing, car parking, and all site works including underground foul and storm water drainage network (including on-site wastewater treatment system), and utility cables, along with all associated and ancillary works. An EPA- Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of the proposed development

Site at Avoca River Park , Arklow , Co. Wicklow

268m
2660038CONDITIONAL22 Jan 2026

the following works to connect Avoca River Park to public services: • an underground foul pump station and an above ground kiosk with a total height of 1.8m within a secure compound located on lands at Avoca River Park; • a watermain with a total length of c. 2.2km and a foul rising main with a total length of c. 2.2km from the proposed pump station, traversing lands within Avoca River Park, the existing trackway through the marsh, 10 and 11 Ferrybank and terminating in the public road (R772); • installation of fibre connections with a total length of c. 2.2km with fibre ducts; • connection to the existing Uisce Éireann foul network and watermain network; • all associated site development works above and below ground

Site at Avoca River Park Arklow Town Marsh 10 and 11 Ferrybank Road , within the townlands of Shelton Abbey Marsh and Ferrybank , Co. Wicklow

312m
22920CONDITIONAL23 Aug 2022

proposed dwelling, waste water treatment system to EPA standards, garage, entrance and associated works

Shelton Abbey Townland , Arklow , Co. Wicklow

318m
2560594CONDITIONAL1 Aug 2025

• 1 no. ICT facility building with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 36,655 sq.m and a total parapet height of c.19.5m. • 2 no. ICT facilities each with a GFA of c. 4,428 sq.m and a total parapet height of c. 10.5m. • Each of the ICT facilities will accommodate ICT equipment rooms, external mechanical equipment areas, electrical equipment rooms, network rooms, ancillary office space, storage and loading bays; • The construction of a solar farm development consisting of photovoltaic (PV) panel arrays covering an area of approximately c. 2.7 ha in the east of the site, on ground mounted steel frames, underground cabling and ducting, a new gated internal track for maintenance and all associated site services works; • Relocation of the customer transformer compound permitted under WCC Reg. Ref.: 21/1080 as amended by WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/843; • The provision of process water and domestic water split tanks, process water and domestic water plantrooms, rainwater harvesting tanks, chlorine dosing kiosk, sprinkler pump rooms, sprinkler tanks, fire hydrant pump room and hydrant tank; • The provision of an internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, 104 no. car parking spaces and 100 no. cycle parking spaces; • The construction site access arrangements and amendments to the internal road network permitted under WCC Reg. Ref.: 21/1080 as amended by WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/843; • Landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, site lighting, security fencing, all associated site works including underground foul and storm water drainage network, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) measures, and utility cables, and all ancillary works. The operation of the proposed development will require an EPA Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) Licence. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared

Site located at and to the east of Avoca River Park , Arklow , Co. Wicklow

364m
2560806CONDITIONAL9 Oct 2025

The proposed development seeks permission to amend the development permitted under WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/72 and will consist of the following: • Reconfiguration of the internal layout of the 3-no. permitted ICT facility buildings to include ICT equipment rooms, mechanical rooms, switch rooms, electrical equipment rooms, office accommodation, storage and staff facilities at ground and first floor levels; • Amendments to the southern façade on all ICT facility buildings to include alterations to fenestration, extension of permitted louvered façade treatment, and associated alterations; • An increase of c.113 sq.m to the permitted external generator compound of each ICT facility building at ground floor to accommodate additional plant and equipment; • Amendments to plant and equipment layout at roof level and the provision of 1 no. additional roof-mounted emergency landlord generator on each ICT facility building; • Amendments to the permitted water services compound to provide for 1 no. sprinkler tank, 1 no. hydrant tank, 2 no. hydrant water tanks, 2 no. water storage tanks, 6 no. single storey pump rooms (with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 52 sq.m each) and 1 no. single storey pump room of with a GFA of c. 46 sq.m; • Revisions to permitted site access arrangements including the omission of a permitted security hut and the provision of a revised sally port entrance system with a single storey gatehouse (c. 43 sq.m) and associated revised internal road network; • Relocation of permitted car parking spaces and the provision of 26 no. additional car parking spaces (149 no. spaces in total), Electric Vehicle (EV) car parking and ducting; • The proposed development also includes alterations to the permitted landscaping and planting, fuel filling areas, boundary treatments, security fencing, lighting, SuDS and drainage, and all associated and ancillary site development works. The operation of the development will require an EPA Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) Licence.

Avoca River Park , Arklow , Co. Wicklow

373m
18914N/A10 Aug 2018

demolition of buildings & structures on site & construction of Data Storage Facility comprising 3 data storage buildings & all assoc site infrastructure: data storage facility 1 (6 Pod Data Centre) located to north of site served by 1 gas generator compound to south of Data Storage building including 5 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks located to south east & south west of Data Storage building & powered by (-part grid / - part gas) with emergency diesel fuel backup. Data storage facility 2 (8 pod data centre) located to south of Data Storage Facility 1 served by 1 gas generator compound to the south of building incl 6 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks located to south east & south west of Data Storage building & powered by (-part grid / -part gas) with emergency diesel fuel backup. Data storage 3 (8 pod data centre) located to south of site served by 1 diesel generator compound to north of building incl 8 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks, located to north east & north west of Data Storage building & powered by grid. The dev will consist of upgrade of existing 100 kV substation to provide a Substation Compound comprising Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) equipment with 4 50 mega Volt Amp bays within a single storey MV building 10 lighting protection masts, 4 oil filled transformers, with c2.4m high palisade fence, provision of 1 single storey security guard house at primary access to data storage facilities, provision of 4 vehicular access points off Shelton Abbey (access rd) on western side (2 to serve Data Storage Facilities, 1 to serve GIS substation & 1 to serve MV building), internal access roads, surface level car parking, site services (foul & surface water drainage & water supply) incl 1 pump house with 3 water tanks to sough west, 1 attenuation pond to south east, waste water treatment plant to the west of Shelton Abbey (access road), landscaping, boundary & site dev works above & below ground. Accompany by EIAR

Avoca River Park , Shelton Abbey & Kilbride , Arklow

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2586CONDITIONAL11 Apr 2025

increased ridge height and first floor habitable floor area along with minor alterations and revisions to the elevations and internal layout of the existing dwelling originally approved under P.R.R. 07/1500 along with retention permission for the domestic garage & site development works including the retaining wall & concrete yard

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380m
25211N/A25 Jul 2025

1) existing garage, plant rooms and first floor pigeon loft. 2) retention of part built single storey vintage car storage building and permission to complete same with a low pitched roof. 3) all associated site works

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382m
23194N/A28 Feb 2023

1) of existing garage, plant rooms and first floor pigeon loft. 2) Retention of part built single story vintage car storage building and Permission to complete same with a low pitched roof. 3) All associated site works

Homeville , Shelton Abbey , Arklow

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