Drumman and Errigal , Cootehill , Co. Cavan
- 9 Oct 2025Received
- 14 Jan 2026Conditional
- 23 Feb 2026Final grant
- 22 Feb 2036Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 14 Jan 2026
- Council
- Cavan County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2.04 ha
What’s proposed
- RED III - for 10-year planning permission for the provision of a Battery Energy Storage System and compound on a site of c. 1.27ha to support the adjacent permitted solar farm (CCC Reg. Ref.: 21/510). The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound will accommodate self-contained Lithium Ion Phosphate batteries, within 14 no. BESS units, and 3 no. twin skid units and a single skid unit. A control room (c. 27.6m2) is proposed to the west of the compound. The proposed development includes for all associated development, boundary treatments, security fencing, site access works, ducting and cabling and all associated ancillary works
2560603 is a planning application to Cavan County Council for - RED III - for 10-year planning permission for the provision of a Battery Energy, received on 9 Oct 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 14 Jan 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560603
- Local authority
- Cavan County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Observations close
- 13 Nov 2025 (closed 310 days ago)
- Decision due
- 14 Jan 2026 · decided 14 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 14 Jan 2026
- Proposed development
- - RED III - for 10-year planning permission for the provision of a Battery Energy Storage System and compound on a site of c. 1.27ha to support the adjacent permitted solar farm (CCC Reg. Ref.: 21/510). The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound will accommodate self-contained Lithium Ion Phosphate batteries, within 14 no. BESS units, and 3 no. twin skid units and a single skid unit. A control room (c. 27.6m2) is proposed to the west of the compound. The proposed development includes for all associated development, boundary treatments, security fencing, site access works, ducting and cabling and all associated ancillary worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.04 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 3 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
Appeal
Not appealed.
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.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 178334). 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/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560603/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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