Kellistown East , Co. Carlow
- 17 Nov 2021Received
- 17 Oct 2022Conditional
- 2 May 2024Final grant
- 1 May 2034Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Conditional · 17 Oct 2022
- Council
- Carlow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 1.65 ha
What’s proposed
Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the development of a synchronous condenser grid support facility, which will connect to the adjoining ESB Kellistown Electricity Substation. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 50 years. At the end of life the proposed development can either be decommissioned or refurbished to extend its life. The development is to be located within a site compound c. 1 ha. It will regulate reactive power on the electricity network and will consist of the following elements: a building (c. 540 sqm. c. 10m high) to house equipment including a synchronous condenser with flywheel, lube oil skid, air compressor and pumps. Equipment to be located outside the footprint of the building but within a fenced compound will include cooling equipment (c. 160 sqm. c. 3m high) 6 No. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment (total area of c. 195 sq m c. 5m high), a step-up transformer, an auxiliary transformer, an external circuit breaker, electrical balance of plant, 1 No. firefighting water tank, above ground oil separator and collection pit c. 100m of underground cabling ducts and cable to the adjoining ESB substation, balustrade boundary fencing, security entrance gate and CCTV, all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works to include site clearance, site access, internal roads and development of areas of hard standing and lay-down area. The proposed development will connect by underground cable to the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) 220kV substation adjoining the western boundary of the proposed development site. This underground cabling will not form a part of the transmission networks as defined in Section 2(1) of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999
21445 is a planning application to Carlow County Council for permission for a 10 year planning permission for the development of a synchronous, received on 17 Nov 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 17 Oct 2022.
Planning details
- Reference
- 21445
- Local authority
- Carlow County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 17 Nov 2021
- Observations close
- 22 Dec 2021 (closed 1732 days ago)
- Decision due
- 17 Oct 2022 · decided 17 Oct 2022
- Decision
- Conditional on 17 Oct 2022
- Proposed development
- Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the development of a synchronous condenser grid support facility, which will connect to the adjoining ESB Kellistown Electricity Substation. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 50 years. At the end of life the proposed development can either be decommissioned or refurbished to extend its life. The development is to be located within a site compound c. 1 ha. It will regulate reactive power on the electricity network and will consist of the following elements: a building (c. 540 sqm. c. 10m high) to house equipment including a synchronous condenser with flywheel, lube oil skid, air compressor and pumps. Equipment to be located outside the footprint of the building but within a fenced compound will include cooling equipment (c. 160 sqm. c. 3m high) 6 No. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment (total area of c. 195 sq m c. 5m high), a step-up transformer, an auxiliary transformer, an external circuit breaker, electrical balance of plant, 1 No. firefighting water tank, above ground oil separator and collection pit c. 100m of underground cabling ducts and cable to the adjoining ESB substation, balustrade boundary fencing, security entrance gate and CCTV, all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works to include site clearance, site access, internal roads and development of areas of hard standing and lay-down area. The proposed development will connect by underground cable to the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) 220kV substation adjoining the western boundary of the proposed development site. This underground cabling will not form a part of the transmission networks as defined in Section 2(1) of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999As published by the register.
- Site area
- 1.65 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 6 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
- GrantedKellistown , Tinryland , Carlow
- GrantedGreat Island to Kellis 220kV , Kellistown East , Co. Carlow
- WithdrawnGreat Island to Kellis 220kV OHL circuit between Great Island Substation in the townland of Great Island Co. Wexford and Kellis Substation in the townland of Kellistown East Co. Carlow. Refer to Public Notices for full list of townlands. ,
- Grantedin the townland of Kellistown East , County Carlow
- RefusedRathoe , Co. Carlow
- WithdrawnKellistown East , County Carlow
Appeal
The register records appeal 315063-22 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 171867). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21445/0.
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