Firmus Bell Bay (Long Reach) AI Factory

Firmus Bell Bay (Long Reach) AI Factory - DA 2026/29 data centre

Announced last observed as of 2026-08-25 · Project announcement

The planning report (dated 17 August 2026) describes an application received 22 June 2026 from Pitt & Sherry on behalf of Firmus Technologies for a data centre at Lot 1 East Tamar Highway, Long Reach (CT 152001/1; property IDs 2936339, 2215945 and 2215953; General Industrial zone). The proposal comprises two data hall buildings, a two-storey office, workshop and storage building, electrical substations, cooling equipment, water tanks, backup power generation and associated works, wholly contained within the existing engineered building platform of the former Bell Bay Pulp Mill, on the part of the 590.7 ha title west of the rail corridor between Williams Creek and Dirty Bay. The application drew 349 representations and an e-petition. evidence

George Town Council · published 2026-08-20

Item 13.1 (General Manager report dated 14 September 2026) tables a 200-signature petition against DA 2026/29 (Firmus Technologies data centre at Bell Bay/Long Reach). It states that Council made its decision on the Firmus DA at the 25 August 2026 meeting, that the decision is subject to appeal rights, and that an appeal has been lodged with TASCAT and will be dealt with through the appeal process. evidence

George Town Council · published 2026-09-17

The official cadastral service returns one freehold parcel for volume 152001 folio 1 (CID 1336191, PID 2936339) with property address Lot 1 East Tamar Hwy, Long Reach TAS 7253 and a measured area of 5,907,000 square metres, as a five-part polygon. The selected locator falls inside the largest, westernmost part, between the rail corridor and the Tamar estuary. evidence

State of Tasmania, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (the LIST) · publication date not stated

Official orthophoto mosaic exported for EPSG:3857 extent x 16354409.14-16357069.96, y -5035940.5 to -5033678.8 at 1600 x 1360 pixels (about 1.25 m ground per pixel). It shows the cleared former pulp-mill platform, settling ponds, perimeter tracks and the erosion gully used as registration controls for drawing TP-01. evidence

State of Tasmania, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (the LIST) · publication date not stated

Firmus describes its planned AI Factory at Lot 1 East Tamar Highway, Long Reach, on the former Gunns Pulp Mill site at Bell Bay: two purpose-built AI data hall buildings, an office and a maintenance workshop within the existing cleared industrial platform, with Firmus-owned substations connecting to 220 kV TasNetworks lines through the site and a stated maximum demand of about 288 MW. Energy supply arrangements are still being negotiated. evidence

Firmus Technologies Pty Ltd · publication date not stated

Companies

• Operator: Firmus Technologies (intended) evidence