BREAKING: Massive data centre and demolition of three houses near Naas, County Kildare proposed

A data centre, in addition to the demolition of three dwelling houses near Naas, has been proposed.

A planning permission application currently with Kildare County Council shows that Herbata Limited intends to construct the development at 'townlands of Halverstown, Jigginstown and Newhall, Naas.'

The applicant also intends to construct associated garages and farm outbuildings / agricultural buildings (total floor area 1,591 square metres).

DETAILS

Herbata Ltd is seeking permission for the 'construction of six two-storey data centre buildings, each with loading bays, external plant area, including electrical and mechanical plant rooms, fuel compound, sprinkler tanks and associated ancillary development.'

The description further says: "Data centre building numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 will consist of: a data hall (24,756m2, overall height 19m), an administration block (2,505m2 overall height 15m) and will also include an external screened plant area of 18m in height and 6,164m2.

"Gas turbines, gas engine and battery energy storage systems will be provided within each plant area.

"Data centre building No. 5 will consist of: a data hall (24,756m2, overall height 19m), an administration block (2,505m2 overall height 15m) and include an external screened plant area of 18m in height and 6,375m2 in area and includes infrastructure for district heating

"Adjacent to each data centre building will be a screened sprinkler tank compound (408m2 to 528 m2 in area) comprising of three above-ground sprinkler pump containers, (one 240m3 and two 268.8m3 containers) and a screened fuel compound (331m2 in area) comprising one 38m3 fuel pump container and six 64m3 tanks; and

"Solar panels with a total area of 3,600m2 will be provided on the roof of each data centre building and rainwater harvesting is included in the development."

The description also lists the following: "The proposed development of the Data Centre also comprises: a screened Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) compound (61m2 in area) with one kiosk (3m in height and 19.5m2 in area) with a biomethane gas injection point; a screened above Ground Installation (AGI) compound (1,753m2 in area) with four kiosks each of three metres in height and 51.5 m2 in area; a district heating building (5m in height and 341m2 in area) district heating plant and in ground piping for district heating system; and a security hub building (4.1m in height and 42m2 in area) at the main entrance."

FURTHER INFORMATION

The date received is listed as August 1 last, while the submission-by and due dates are listed as September 4 and September 25 respectively.

The business information website vision-net.ie shows that Herbata Ltd was initially set up in April of 2020.

Herbata Ltd has an address listed as 4c Sycamore House, Millennium Park, Naas, County Kildare.