CDC lodges Hazelmere data centre plan near withdrawn site
The City of Swan confirms the application is lodged but not yet open for comment; a local group opposes the site.
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CDC, the Canberra-based data centre developer, has lodged a development application for a data centre at 178-196 Bushmead Road in Hazelmere, in Perth’s north-east. Perth is OK! reported on 1 October that City of Swan chief executive Stephen Cain confirmed the application is lodged but on hold pending further information, before it goes out for public comment. It is a proposal, not an approval.
Why it matters
The site is about 2km from lots 14 and 15 Stirling Crescent, where GreenSquareDC planned a $600 million data centre. That plan drew 1,890 submissions, 1,829 of them opposed, and GreenSquareDC withdrew its application in May, the outlet reported. Concerns raised then included noise and the site’s distance of about 40 metres from the Helena River, a registered Aboriginal heritage site.
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For builders and consultants, the CDC filing shows developers are still testing the Hazelmere industrial area after that withdrawal.
The numbers
Perth is OK! says CDC’s website describes the site as an industrial-area location chosen to limit community impact, that its facilities operate quietly, match their power use with renewable electricity, and recirculate cooling water rather than consume it. Those are CDC’s claims as quoted by the outlet, not findings we have tested.
Trillion Trees Australia spokesperson Kate Herren said the group was devastated, and that the proposal would destroy one of the last pockets of established native vegetation on private land in Hazelmere. She said the building would be 38m high.
What’s next
The next visible step is the City of Swan releasing the application for public comment once CDC supplies the further information the council has asked for. The report does not give a project cost, capacity or a decision date. Watch the City of Swan’s advertised applications for the comment period and any submission count.
Quick answers
Did CDC lodge the Hazelmere data centre plan near withdrawn site?
CDC has lodged a data centre application at 178-196 Bushmead Road, Hazelmere, about 2km from a site withdrawn in May. It is on hold before public comment.
What are the key numbers in this story?
submissions on the withdrawn plan: 1,890; building height cited by opponents: 38m; from the withdrawn site: 2km.
Where does this information come from?
This story cites Perth is OK!. Every source is linked on the page.
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