CROCKAHENNY , INISHOWEN , CO. DONEGAL
- 7 Jul 2026Received
- 21 Aug 2026Conditional
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 21 Aug 2026
- Council
- Donegal County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 6,220 m²
What’s proposed
A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1 NO. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, CONNECTED TO THE NATIONAL GRID SYSTEM VIA C. 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTER UNITS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 35 YEARS AND THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF C. 0.54 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)
2661260 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for a PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST OF, received on 7 Jul 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 21 Aug 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2661260
- Local authority
- Donegal County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “DECISION MADE”
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Observations close
- 11 Aug 2026 (closed 39 days ago)
- Decision due
- 11 Aug 2027 · decided 21 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 21 Aug 2026
- Proposed development
- A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1 NO. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, CONNECTED TO THE NATIONAL GRID SYSTEM VIA C. 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTER UNITS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 35 YEARS AND THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF C. 0.54 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)As published by the register.
- Site area
- 6,220 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 7 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
- GrantedCROCKAHENNY , INISHOWEN , CO. DONEGAL
- WithdrawnCROCKAHENNY , INISHOWEN , CO. DONEGAL
- WithdrawnCROCKAHENNY , INISHOWEN , CO. DONEGAL
- WithdrawnCROCKAHENNY , INISHOWEN , CO. DONEGAL
- GrantedCROCKAHENNY , LEAMACROSSAN HILL , INISHOWEN
- WithdrawnCROCKAHENNY , LEAMACROSSAN HILL , INISHOWEN LIFFORD PO
- GrantedCROCKAHENNY , LEAMACROSSAN HILL , INISHOWEN
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 327497). 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/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661260/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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