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Avoca River Park, Shelton Abbey & Kilbride, Arklow

Demolition of industrial buildings and construction of three data centre buildings.

201247 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 8 December 2020

Reference
201247
Authority
Wicklow County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
PERMISSION
Received
8 December 2020

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for the demolition of existing industrial buildings totaling approximately 2,784.4 sqm and the development of three data centre buildings with ancillary offices, plant, and standby power generation compounds at Avoca River Park, Arklow.

Industrialdata centredemolitionindustrialinfrastructure
Floor area
29,072 m²

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Development description

  • Demolition of existing ind building units totalling (c. 2784.4m2) comprising of a c. 7.1m high overall main building (c. 2460m2), a c. 4.2m high sub-station (c. 107.3m2), a c. 3.6m high guardhouse (c. 106.2m2), a c. 3.6m high east-building (c. 39.1m2), c. 5m high water tank (c. 56.8m2) &c. 2.6m high pump house building (c. 15.1m2), assoc works
  • Dev of 3 no. Data centre buildings, ancillary offices & plant comprising of: data centre building a, - a single storey data centre building, with mezzanine 1st floor level offices (gfa c. 10,564m2, building height c. 13,658m & structures c. 15,137m), made up of 2 no. Data halls & loading areas with assoc 2 no. Dock levellers & including 10 no. C. 14m high flues, & adjacent 1 no. Standby power generation compounds, consisting of 10 no. Hv diesel generators &belly tanks (gfa c. 530 m2), 1 no. Storage fuel tank (gfa c. 15m2). Data centre building b – a single storey data centre building with mezzanine 1st floor level offices (gfa c. 18,508m2, building height c. 13,658m &structures c. 15,137m), made up of 4 no. Data halls &loading areas with associated 2 no. Dock levellers &including 20 no. C. 14m high flues, &adjacent 2 no. Standby power generation compounds, consisting of 20 no. Hv diesel generators &belly tanks (gfa c. 1,060 m2), 2 no. Storage fuel tanks (gfa c. 30m2). Data centre building c – a single storey data centre building with mezzanine 1st floor level offices (gfa c. 18,508m2, building height c. 13,658m & structures c. 15,137m), made up of 4 no. Data halls & loading areas with associated 2 no. Dock levellers &including 20 no. C. 14m high flues, &adjacent 2 no. Standby power generation compounds, consisting of 20 no. Hv diesel generators & belly tanks (gfa c. 1,060 m2), 2 no. Storage fuel tanks (gfa c. 30m2)
  • Upgrading of existing 110 kv substation to comprise of compound (c. 8539m2) consisting of 11 kv gis switch room (gfa c. 708m2), &4 no. External transformers (gfa c. 550m2), a grid connection, security fence & all assoc works & services
  • Dev of 1 no. Fire hydrant pump hse (gfa c. 129m2) with sprinkler tank (c. 49m2), 1 no. Single storey security guard hse (gfa c. 48m2) &2 no. Vehicular accesses, internal access rds & 224 no. Surface car parking spaces
  • An upgraded attenuation basin, a proposed ww treatment plant &polishing filter
  • All assoc site services, with c. 2.7m high palisade fence, landscaping, boundary & all assoc site development works above & below ground. An eiar has been prepared in respect of the proposed dev

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  1. Application received8 December 2020

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