Planning permission for Amendments to an Above Ground Gas

The development will consist of revisions to parent permission FCC Reg. Ref. FW20A/0087 and modifications permitted under FCC Reg. Ref. FW21A/0073 to include the following: • Ground floor extensions to permitted building DB6x (formerly known as Building No. 2) to include stairs and provision of a link bridge connecting with DB7x (formerly known as Building No. 1) to the north east. Alterations to existing stairs at DB6x; • Alterations to the plant/roof area of DB7x at first and roof level to include changes to the gantry platform and screen height reduction, provision of new PPRs/PCRs and a new cooling tower; • Provision of canopies at ground floor level to building DB5x, DB6x and DB7x; • Reduction in height of 9 no. permitted flues associated with the gas generators from c.18m to c.15m high and an increase in internal flue diameter from c.2.2m to c.2.5m. Reduction in height of external screening (c.8m) to the gas generator compound and estate road south of the subject site. Provision of screening to permitted switchroom building; • Removal of 1 no. permitted salt saturator tank; • Provision of a raised ramped pedestrian crossover and relocation of 2 no. permitted parking spaces. No change to the permitted quantum of car and bicycle parking; • All associated site development works, services provision, drainage works, minor amendments to boundary treatments to include a relocated fence to the east of DB7x and provision of security fencing to the gas generator compound. No works are proposed to the existing telecommunication pylon and overhead lines running diagonally through the site from south west to north east; • The total gross internal floor area of the development including data halls and ancillary structures is increased to c. 19,114sqm from c. 19,040sqm under FCC Reg. Ref. FW21A/0073; • All other development as permitted under FCC Reg. Refs. FW20A/0087 and FW21A/0073; • A permitted 110kv substation (under construction) located to the south east of this site was subject of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development application to An Bord Pleanála (ABP Ref. 307296-20) under section 182A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). AI Received 25/01/2022

Construction of 3 no. data hall buildings with ancillary offices, staff areas, front and back of house areas, entrance lobbies, toilets, storage, associated plant throughout, photovoltaic panels and screened plant areas at roof levels. The proposed data hall buildings range from 1-3 storeys including front of house areas at a 4th floor level serving Building 3. The single storey rotunda building will be retained and reconfigured from previously permitted under (Reg. Refs. FW18A/0032 and FW19A/0176) as front of house comprising lobby, offices, meeting rooms, workshops, associated staff areas and toilets. The overall height of the data hall buildings ranges from c.5.7m to c.17.6m to roof level and c.14.4m to c.24.8m including the roof top plant. The proposed development includes the provision of a 2 storey generator building (c.1,990sqm) comprising 20 no. MV generators and generator rooms, loadbank and customer compound with 5 no. flues c.19m high; 2 no. transformers (c.88sqm each); skip compactor and bin store area (c.51sqm); fuel pump room (c.24sqm); 12 no. above ground fuel tanks (c.8.4m high) within a fuel compound; 7 no. water tanks (c.16m high); water treatment plant room (c.228sqm); 2 no. salt saturators (c.5.7m high); heat recovery plant room (c.49sqm); sprinkler pump room (c.32sqm) and 2 no. sprinkler tanks (c.13.6m high). The total gross floor area of the data halls, front of house and ancillary structures is c.25,225sqm. All associated site development works, services provision, drainage works, landscaping, boundary treatment works, access roads/service entrance, loading bays, vehicular/pedestrian access, security gates, car parking, motorcycle parking and bike stores. No works are proposed to the existing telecommunication pylon and overhead lines running diagonally through the site from south west to north east. A proposed 110kv substation located to the south east of this site is subject of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development application to An Bord Pleanála under section 182A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). Additional Information received 16th September 2020.