Ballygeery West , Co Clare

What’s proposed

to apply for a 10 year planning permission for development on a c. 1 ha at Ballygeery West, Co Clare. The development will consist of the development and operation of a 250 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. The development which will be located within a site compound of c. 1 hectare behind the existing ESB substation for the purpose of stabilising the electricity grid will consist of the following elements; Compound building, within which the synchronous condenser generator and flywheel will be located (540m2c.7m high), Synchronous condenser, with a 250-500 MVA (electrical rating); Cooling equipment (c.160sqm., c. 3m high); 6 No. modular containers to house electrical and Control equipment (total area of c. 195sqm., c. 5m high), A generator step-up transformer, auxiliary transformer and electrical plant including an external circuit breaker (c.8m high); 1 No. firefighting water tank and pump, An above-ground oil separator and collection pit, Boundary fencing (c.3m high), palisade security entrance gate and CCTV, c.100m of underground cabling ducts and cable to the neighbouring ESB substation, All other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance; site access, internal roads and development of area of hard standing including a maintenance lay-down area. Planning PERMISSION is being sought for a duration of 10 years

21497 is a planning application to Clare County Council for to apply for a 10 year planning permission for development on a c. 1 ha at Ballygeery, received on 20 May 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 29 Sept 2021.

Planning details

Reference: 21497
Local authority: Clare County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 20 May 2021
Observations close: 24 Jun 2021 (closed 1915 days ago)
Decision due: 3 Oct 2021 · decided 29 Sept 2021
Decision: Conditional on 29 Sept 2021
Proposed development: to apply for a 10 year planning permission for development on a c. 1 ha at Ballygeery West, Co Clare. The development will consist of the development and operation of a 250 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. The development which will be located within a site compound of c. 1 hectare behind the existing ESB substation for the purpose of stabilising the electricity grid will consist of the following elements; Compound building, within which the synchronous condenser generator and flywheel will be located (540m2c.7m high), Synchronous condenser, with a 250-500 MVA (electrical rating); Cooling equipment (c.160sqm., c. 3m high); 6 No. modular containers to house electrical and Control equipment (total area of c. 195sqm., c. 5m high), A generator step-up transformer, auxiliary transformer and electrical plant including an external circuit breaker (c.8m high); 1 No. firefighting water tank and pump, An above-ground oil separator and collection pit, Boundary fencing (c.3m high), palisade security entrance gate and CCTV, c.100m of underground cabling ducts and cable to the neighbouring ESB substation, All other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance; site access, internal roads and development of area of hard standing including a maintenance lay-down area. Planning PERMISSION is being sought for a duration of 10 years
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.54 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 183701). 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/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21497/0.

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