GrantedDecided 29 April 2021Wicklow County Council

North & Northeast of Kish Business Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

Planning application 201088
DecisionConditional grant
Decided29 April 2021
Application typePERMISSION
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Proposed development

Application description published by Wicklow County Council.
Proposed development, for which a ten-year permission is sought, consists of the following: Demolition of existing outbuildings on the subject site, along with all site clearance and enabling works; Construction of 3 no. part one storey, part two storey, information and communication technology (ICT) facility buildings, each with a gross floor area (GFA) of C. 22,210 sq. m (66,630 sq. m GAF in total), and with a height (to parapet level) of c. 10.4 metres; Each of the 3 no. ICT facility buildings will accommodate ICT equipment rooms, associated electrical and mechanical equipment rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, and staff facilities; Emergency generators (20 no. for each ICT facility building), flue stacks and associated plant are provided in fenced compounds adjacent to each ICT facility; Extension of the existing road serving Kish Business Park to access the subject site, with gated access points to the proposed ICT facility development to be provided off this roadway on its eastern side. The proposed roadway will form part of the inner relief road planned under Objective IT7 of the Arklow Town and Environs LAP 2018-2024; Construction of internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, provision of 180 no. car parking spaces (60 no. spaces to serve each ICT facility) and 18 no. cycle parking spaces; Landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, lighting, security fencing, gatehouse (with a GFA of 175 sq. m), and all associated site works including underground foul and storm water drainage network, attenuation and percolation areas, and utility cables, on an application site area measuring c. 24.16 hectares. Site located to the North & Northeast of the existing Kish Business Park

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Conditions

  • 1Permission refers to development as described, revised by details submitted 08/03/2021.Compliance
  • 2Developer to pay €3,139,835 development contribution @ €47/m2 for 66,805 sqm GFA. Index-linked if unpaid.Development Contribution
  • 3Cash security of €200,000 for reinstatement of public roads damaged by construction, index-linked.Traffic Access
  • 4No development commences until all condition submissions/agreements agreed in writing by Planning Authority.Compliance
  • 5Appoint Chartered Engineer to report to Compliance Engineer on compliance (roads, services, landscaping, finishes, dust/noise).Construction Management
  • 6Establish management company for maintenance, landscaping, treatment plant, funded pro-rata by unit owners.Construction Management
  • 7Implement all EIAR mitigation measures, supervised by qualified personnel.Environment Ecology
  • 8Submit Construction Management Plan (traffic, noise, dust, fuel containment, waste, hours, surface water control) agreed prior to commencement.Construction Management
  • 9Obtain written agreement of Irish Water for water services. Permission does not commit Council to provision.Water Services
  • 10Sink replacement well and fence off from ICT facility per submitted plans. Submit drinking water test results before decommissioning existing well.Compliance
  • 11Car parking: 5m x 2.5m spaces, 6m aisles, surfaced/lined. Car park reserved solely for vehicles, open during operation.Traffic Access
  • 12Provide minimum 3 disabled spaces (3m x 4.8m) and 20 EV charging spaces.Traffic Access

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Chief Executives Order2 pages indexed
\{ CIL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (as amended) Planning, Dev & Env. Order No: 709/2021 y! Reference Number 20l1 088 nl O Name of Applicant Crag Wicklow Limited es Address: c/o John Spain Associates os 39 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2 rp Pu Nature of Application: proposed Ten year permission for the following, g '...
Final Grant2 pages indexed
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Planners Report27 pages indexed
Planner's report for planning register reference 2OltO88 (G/planning/Soll/Dcreports/) y! DEVELOPM ENT MANAG EM ENT nl PLANNING DEPARTMENT O WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL es os Development Proposed Ten year permission for the following, o Demolition of existing outbuildings on the subject site along with all site clearance...
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