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Galway County Council · 22303

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  1. 7 Mar 2022Received
  2. 28 Apr 2022Refused
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Status
Refused
Decision
Refused · 28 Apr 2022
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.10 ha

What’s proposed

for a development consisting of 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 (540sqm c. 10m high). Cooling equipment (c. 160sqm, c. 3m high); 5 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 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. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10 years. Gross floor space of proposed works: 540sqm

22303 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a development consisting of the development and operation of a 150 to 500 MVA, received on 7 Mar 2022; permission was refused on 28 Apr 2022.

Planning details

Reference
22303
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
7 Mar 2022
Observations close
11 Apr 2022 (closed 1621 days ago)
Decision due
1 May 2022 · decided 28 Apr 2022
Decision
Refused on 28 Apr 2022
Proposed development
for a development consisting of 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 (540sqm c. 10m high). Cooling equipment (c. 160sqm, c. 3m high); 5 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 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. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10 years. Gross floor space of proposed works: 540sqm
As published by the register.
Site area
1.10 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 360825). 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/22303/0.

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