An Bord Pleanála has ruled that a midlands data centre’s planning application should not be considered a strategic infrastructure development (SID) and has advised that the planning application should be made to Westmeath County Council in the first instance instead. The application was made by Red Admiral DC, which is owned by Offaly businessman Nigel Reams and forms part of his Lumcloon Energy Group, according to the planning file. The €1 billion project is being developed in partnership with SK Ecoplant, a Korean engineering company that announced its collaboration with Lumcloon to supply power to the data centre in 2023…

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