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DataVita Data Centre York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW

Granted North Lanarkshire 24/00311/FUL Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of external plant including six transformers, creating new switchboard rooms in a proprietary steel enclosure, installing six additional stand-by generators along with minor alterations to the layout of the existing on-site parking and pedestrian access.

As published by the council, reference 24/00311/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00311/FUL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Decided - Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
26 Mar 2024
Validated
9 May 2024
Decided
10 Sep 2024
Ward
Airdrie South
Parish
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
ML6 8HW

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Lanarkshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01294/S42 Granted

    DataVita Data Centre York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW

    Section 42 application to vary planning permission 25/00150/FUL (for extension of the existing data centre and associated infrastructure including service yard arrangement and rooftop plant). Changes to - Condition 1 (approved plans), Condition 6 (Facing Materials) Condition 7 (Minor Update to fence & boundary treatment), Conditions 8 & 9 (Amendment to SUDS & Drainage arrangement), Condition 11 (Revised Noise Mitigation to reflect updated arrangement of service yard and rooftop mechanical plant) Conditions 12&13 (Revised Landscape & Management & Maintenance proposals to suit amended service yard layout)

    Decided 24 Feb 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2024

    Received by North Lanarkshire

  2. 9 May 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Michael Laird Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Midlothian

Active · incorporated 2003 · Midlothian

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

29 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Lanarkshire granted permission on 10 September 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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