GrantedIndustrialDecided 2 June 2026

Gneevebane Oldtown Farthingstown Castlelost and Kiltotan and Collinstown, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath

Development of a massive data centre facility and energy resource near Rochfortbridge.

2560344 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 8 July 2025

Reference: 2560344
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 July 2025

Summary

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The proposed development on a 243-hectare site includes six large data buildings, a security control building, and six fuel cell towers. It also features water treatment plants, gas installation compounds, and a 33kV IPP building.

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Storey: 1

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Development description

The development of a data centre facility and decentralised energy resource within an overall development boundary area of 243 hectares comprising
1 no. Security control building (floor area 23.5m2)
6 no. New data buildings including administration blocks (each 228m x 62m x 18m high), 6 no. Mv switch room buildings, within a secure campus having an area of 39 hectares, 1 no. Fire water tank (volume: 2000m3), pump house and proprietary modular water treatment plant
6 no. Fuel cell towers (each 89m x 29m x 20m high), 2 no. Chilled water tanks (volume: 1000m3 each), pump house, ancillary water tank (volume: 2000m3), carbon dioxide process building (30.7m x 15.7m x 11.3m high) and 16 no. Carbon dioxide storage tanks (100 tonnes each)
Ancillary equipment compound including a storage building (30.7m x 10.7m x 9.7m high), 2 no. Diesel generators, fire water tank (volume: 2000m3) and pump house and proprietary modular water treatment plant
Above ground gas installation (agi) compound including a boiler/instrument kiosk, regulator/metal skid kiosk and connection to the existing gas network within the site
33kv ipp building (60.9m x 18.4m x 16.8m high), 1 no. Telecoms tower 36m high and compound
Fuel cell ipp building (40m x 9.8m x 7.1m high) and compound
Solar farm ipp building (30m x 9.8m x 7.1m high) and compound
Battery compound including 138 no. Battery enclosures & 138 no. Medium voltage power stations (mvps), ipp building (40m x 9.8m x 7.1m high) and fire water tank (volume: 500m3)
Proprietary modular water treatment plant serving the solar farm ipp building and battery compound ipp building
Solar farm (168 hectares) to the east of the data campus facility including solar arrays measuring (10.2m x 6.9m), (20.4m x 6.9m) & (30.6 x 6.9m), 45 no. Medium voltage power stations (mvps), 5 no. Weather stations, river crossings, internal gravel access roads, security fencing and gates, 3 no. Temporary construction compounds, cable crossings in the r446, l11272 & l51251 public roads, and cable crossing under the m6 using horizontal directional drilling
Connection to public sewer under the r446 public road
New emergency only access/egress from the r446 public road
Access/egress to the data centre campus facility through the existing castlelost flexgen and gis substation access to the r446
Demolition of the existing derelict dwelling and agricultural sheds
All associated site works including

Key dates

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Application received8 July 2025
Further information requested1 September 2025
Further information received11 February 2026
Decision due2 June 2026
Decision issued2 June 2026
Appeal submitted23 June 2026

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