Links and references so you can go directly to the source material rather than take our word for it.
Go directly to the application record on Cardiff Council's planning system: view key dates, documents, consultee responses and comments already submitted for this specific application.
Open application 26/00109/HYBSearch for application reference 26/00109/HYB (Cardiff East Park and Ride data centre), read the full submitted documents, and view any decisions made.
View on cardiff.gov.ukSearch application 26/00109/HYB directly, download supporting documents (design and access statements, environmental reports, site drawings), and submit a formal comment.
Go to planning portalIllustrative site and design drawings for the proposed development are included within the application documents on the planning portal above (originally shared locally via a QR code on the printed community notice).
A short summary of Business Insider's "View From Above" investigation into the scale of data centre construction across the US — including the stat that 1,240 data centres had been built or approved across the US by the end of 2024, nearly 4x the 311 that existed in 2010. This is the clip originally linked via QR code on the printed community notice.
Source: Business Insider investigation, via Hannah Beckler / PBS Amanpour & Company, 8 Oct 2025.
Download videoLocally shared illustrations comparing the current Park and Ride site to the proposed development suggest a footprint of roughly 48 football pitches. These are generated illustrations for reference only — the applicant's official site plans (available via the planning portal) are the accurate source.
Formal objections
Formal letters of objection to planning application 26/00109/HYB, submitted by Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf.
Dated 26 May 2026. Formal objection to application 26/00109/HYB, citing loss of vital transport infrastructure and public access to healthcare, and environmental/ecological impact.
Download PDFDated 17 July 2026. Formal objection to application 26/00109/HYB, covering traffic and hospital access impacts, 24-hour noise, loss of trees and habitat, and the site's suitability for data centre use.
Download PDFDated 28 July 2026. Formal objection to application 26/00109/HYB, highlighting that 44 of 53 pre-application consultation responses opposed the loss of the Park and Ride, that Cardiff Bus estimates 300–400 cars use the site daily, its role in hospital access, and a discrepancy over whether a replacement site has actually been identified.
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A further objection letter submitted on the planning file, raising healthcare access and NHS sustainability concerns.
Formal objection to application 26/00109/HYB. Written on Green ED / NHS Wales letterhead by a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the University Hospital of Wales, explicitly submitted in a personal capacity as a resident — not as an official position of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Raises concerns about loss of sustainable transport to Wales' busiest hospital, impact on patients missing appointments (particularly the most vulnerable), and conflict with NHS Wales net-zero and Green ED sustainability commitments. The author's name is redacted in the copy published here.
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