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Longcross North Chobham Lane Longcross Chertsey KT16 0EE

Granted Windsor and Maidenhead 21/30008/SMI Spheres of Mutual Interest

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Phase 3 Reserved Matters application for the development of a data centre campus comprising: a) A building(s) for data storage and processing, associated cooling infrastructure, ancillary office and technical space and roof mounted PV cells; b) Energy Centre Building; c) Stand-By Generators and fuel storage; d) HV Sub-Station; e) visitor reception centre; 3 f) hard and soft landscaping and g) new roads, paths and yards and the provision of parking for cycles, cars and commercial vehicles, and requiring: h) site preparation and earthworks, i) drainage and associated infrastructure works (including SUDS), j) the erection of walls (including retaining walls) and fences, k) the installation of external lighting and necessary physical security systems, and l) other enabling works required during the construction and operation of the data centre campus The application forms part of phase 3 of planning permission RU.13/0856 (as revised under RU.16/0584) (Hybrid planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the Longcross North site)

As published by the council, reference 21/30008/SMI

Application record

Reference
21/30008/SMI
Type
Spheres of Mutual Interest
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
No Objection
Received
1 Jun 2021
Validated
1 Jun 2021
Decided
28 Jun 2021
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
KT16 0EE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Windsor and Maidenhead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/30013/SMI Decided

    Longcross North Chobham Lane Longcross Chertsey KT16 0EE

    Section 73 application for Variation of Condition 10 (approved plans) of planning permission RU.21/0780 [(Phase 3 Reserved Matters application for the development of a data centre campus comprising: a) A building(s) for data storage and processing, associated cooling infrastructure, ancillary office and technical space and roof mounted PV cells; b) Energy Centre Building; c) Stand-By Generators and fuel storage; d) HV Sub-Station; e) visitor reception centre; 3 f) hard and soft landscaping and g) new roads, paths and yards and the provision of parking for cycles, cars and commercial vehicles, and requiring: h) site preparation and earthworks, i) drainage and associated infrastructure works (including SUDS), j) the erection of walls (including retaining walls) and fences, k) the installation of external lighting and necessary physical security systems, and l) other enabling works required during the construction and operation of the data centre campus. The application forms part of phase 3 of planning permission RU.13/0856 (as revised under RU.16/0584) (Hybrid planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the Longcross North site)] to seek amendments to the approved plans including relocation of the energy centre, changes to the data centre building, re-positioning of the HV substation and re-siting and redesign of the back up generators.

    Decided 24 Jan 2023

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2021

    Received by Windsor and Maidenhead

  2. 28 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Windsor and Maidenhead granted permission on 28 June 2021, 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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