Agenda item

Application

Construction of a Data Centre with ancillary office space together with hard and soft landscaping, associated plant, infrastructure and utilities, car parking, associated site clearance, demolition, engineering works, ground works, and site access via Dundee Road and Oxford Avenue.

Decision

Delegated to the Planning Manager:

A)  For approval subject to:

1.  The satisfactory competition of a Section 106 Agreement to secure: 

  i.  Financial contribution of £126,540 towards Local Employment Training and Business Promotion.

  ii.  Skills development programme for the construction phase.

  iii.  Travel Plan.

  iv.  Financial contribution of £3,000 Travel Plan Monitoring Fee.

  v.  Appropriate construction vehicle emission standards. 

  vi.  Future connection to a district heating network.

  vii.  Car Park Management Plan including details of the use of car parking for the development that was provided off-site in consultation with our legal team.

  viii.  Require a condition for a maintenance plan for the building exterior.

  ix.  In consultation with the environmental health team, include a diary noise impact assessment of when generator testing takes place by condition.

2.  A satisfactory updated Travel Plan and TRICS Survey.

3.  Agreement of the pre-commencement conditions with the applicant/agent; finalising conditions; and any other minor changes.

Refuse the application if the completion of the above had not been satisfactorily completed by 24^th November 2023 unless a longer period was agreed by the Planning Manager, or Chair of the Planning Committee.