Clare’s Independent TD is welcoming a move to fast-track planning applications for large-scale data centres.
The government has committed to enacting the legislation in the New Year, which will see these centres by-pass the local planning system and go straight to An Bórd Pleanála.
It follows Clare County Council’s recent call-out for landowners, companies and developers in identifying sites of 50 acres or more for data centres by 2023.
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Deputy Michael Harty says we need to learn from the mistakes of the Apple Athenry debacle and ensure we can reap the rewards from this:
