Planning permission for a new office building and data centre within the existing facility.

Application details

Planning reference

14/6757

Council

Cork County Council

Proposal description

Planning permission for a new office building and data centre within the existing facility. The proposed development includes the construction of a 4 storey office building with an elevated atrium, a screened roof top plant area and roof top satellite dishes; a single storey data centre building with rooftop plant/air handling units; a 4 storey multi-storey car park with bicycle storage, dry room and staff locker rooms; the addition of a single storey deck to an existing car park; and all associated landscaping, fencing, signage and site development works. The proposed site development works include the relocation and replacement of the existing water tank and associated pumping station; the construction of 2 no. substations, an extension to and the re-cladding of the existing chiller block; an extension to and the re-cladding of the existing energy centre; the erection of a boiler flue; the installation of a pumping station and 8 no. generator units with 4 no. ancillary fuel tanks. Access to the proposed buildings will be via the existing access road and the proposed development includes modifications to the existing entrance arrangements. The proposed office building will be constructed in 2 phases over the period of the permission.

Location / address

IDA Industrial Estate Barnagore Ovens

Agent

Susan Cullen

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

23 Dec 2014

Valid date

9 Jan 2015

Council decision

Conditional Permission

Council decision date

23 Feb 2015

Appeal lodged

23 Mar 2015

Appeal decision date

27 Jul 2015

Grid reference

156025.9, 69631.88