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Bracetown & Gunnocks, To the North Of Clonee, Co. Meath

Construction of a large data storage campus with four buildings near Clonee.

RA191560 · Meath County Council · Lodged 22 November 2019

Reference
RA191560
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
PERMISSION
Received
22 November 2019

Summary

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This phased development consists of four 2-storey data storage buildings with a combined gross floor area of approximately 92,172 sq.m. The campus will also feature a single-storey energy centre, an MV operations building, offices, and associated backup generator exhaust flues.

Infrastructuredata centreenergyindustrial
Storeys
2
Floor area
102,830 m²

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Development description

The development being applied for consists of the following to be constructed in a minimum of four phases: the construction of 4 number 2 storey data storage buildings with a combined gross floor area of c. 92, 172 sq. M, associated single storey energy centre with a grass floor area of c. 8,906 sq. M with an ancillary 1 storey mv operations building with part basement with a gross floor area of c. 1,016 sq. M, enginenode 2 storey offices with a gross floor area of 736 sq. M. The data storage campus shall comprise of the following uses: offices, canteen, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment. Each data storage building includes for a total of 18 number 21.5 m high back-up generator exhaust flues which are incorporated on to the building facade. The energy centre shall comprise of: gas engines, ancillary plant and associate equipment. Each data storage building includes for a total of 18 number 21.5m high back-up generator exhaust flues which are incorporated on to the building facde. The energy centre shall comprise of: gas engines, ancillary plant and associate equipment. The energy centre includes for 4 number 40m high x 5m diameter exhaust flues and a standby diesel generator with a 22m high exhaust flue. Ancillary facilities on site include for an above ground installation for gas connection, and a temporary esb mv substation with gross floor area of 40 sq. M in support of this development. Included in this application are all associated storage tanks, flues, access roads, services, entrance gates, railings, perimeter fencing at 3m high, landscaping and infrastructure inclusive of 245 no. Car parking spaces and 3 number attenuation retention ponds. An environmental impact assesment report (eiar) has been submitted with this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

E2/E3 - General Enterprise and Employment/ Warehousing and DistributionSI
“General Enterprise and Employment/ Warehousing and Distribution”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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  1. Application received22 November 2019

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