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Galway County Council · 221006

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  1. 26 Aug 2022Received
  2. 26 Jan 2023Conditional
  3. 6 Mar 2023Final grant
  4. 5 Mar 2033Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 26 Jan 2023
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.55 ha
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What’s proposed

for the development and operation of a 150 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. The development which will be located within a site compound of c. 1 hectare east of the existing ESB substation for the purpose of stabilizing the electricity grid will consist of the following elements: The development and operation of a 150 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. Compound building housing synchronous condenser generator and flywheel (540 sqm c. 12m high); 5 No. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment (total area of c. 195 sqm, c. 5m high), a generator step-up transformer, auxiliary transformer and electrical plant including and external circuit breaker (c. 8m); 1 No. firefighting water tank and pump, boundary fencing (c. 3m high) and CCTV, c. 50m of underground cabling ducts and cable to the neighbouring ESB Substation, all other ancillary site works including access roads and upgrade of existing local access road. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10 years. Gross floor space of proposed works: 540 sqm

221006 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for the development and operation of a 150 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous, received on 26 Aug 2022; permission was granted with conditions on 26 Jan 2023.

Planning details

Reference
221006
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
26 Aug 2022
Observations close
30 Sept 2022 (closed 1449 days ago)
Decision due
26 Jan 2023 · decided 26 Jan 2023
Decision
Conditional on 26 Jan 2023
Proposed development
for the development and operation of a 150 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. The development which will be located within a site compound of c. 1 hectare east of the existing ESB substation for the purpose of stabilizing the electricity grid will consist of the following elements: The development and operation of a 150 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. Compound building housing synchronous condenser generator and flywheel (540 sqm c. 12m high); 5 No. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment (total area of c. 195 sqm, c. 5m high), a generator step-up transformer, auxiliary transformer and electrical plant including and external circuit breaker (c. 8m); 1 No. firefighting water tank and pump, boundary fencing (c. 3m high) and CCTV, c. 50m of underground cabling ducts and cable to the neighbouring ESB Substation, all other ancillary site works including access roads and upgrade of existing local access road. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10 years. Gross floor space of proposed works: 540 sqm
As published by the register.
Site area
1.55 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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      Provenance

      Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 358754). 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/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/221006/0.

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