What requests, if any, has the Cabinet Minister received to call-in planning applications on data centre developments, and will she provide details of each request, including a) the date received, b) the development concerned, and c) whether the request was granted or refused?
Four requests have been received to call-in planning application 26/00109/HYB for the demolition of existing structures and redevelopment of Cardiff East Park and Ride, Eastern Avenue, Cardiff to provide a data centre and associated buildings, structures, car parking, access roads, landscaping and a bridge across the Rhymney River. The requests were received on 22 May 2026, 16 July 2026, 20 August 2026 and 21 August 2026. The requests are under consideration.
One previous request was also received to call-in planning application 24/00624/FUL for the partial removal of fill material, undertaking of reprofiling groundworks, and the installation of an energy park (comprising battery energy storage facility, associated substation and ancillary buildings) and data centre, along with access, parking, drainage, landscaping, and associated works at land at Rover Way, Splott, Cardiff. The request was received on 28 February 2025. The Welsh Ministers decided they would not call-in the application for their own determination.