Somerset , Co. Galway , Ireland

What’s proposed

to include development of a 240MWh battery energy storage systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares, the site will include 1no. 38KV substation compound including 1no. single storey electrical substation building with an area of 69m2 & associated switchgear, 12no. electrical inverters & 6no. electrical transformer, 31no. containerised battery storage modules on concrete plinths, access tracks & new site entrance, associated electrical cabling & ducting, security gates, perimeter security fencing, CCTV security monitoring & lighting system, landscaping works & all associated ancillary infrastructure

2360827 is a planning application to Galway County Council for to include development of a 240MWh battery energy storage systems facility within a, received on 21 Jul 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Jan 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 2360827
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 21 Jul 2023
Observations close: 25 Aug 2023 (closed 1121 days ago)
Decision due: 23 Jan 2024 · decided 22 Jan 2024
Decision: Conditional on 22 Jan 2024
Proposed development: to include development of a 240MWh battery energy storage systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares, the site will include 1no. 38KV substation compound including 1no. single storey electrical substation building with an area of 69m2 & associated switchgear, 12no. electrical inverters & 6no. electrical transformer, 31no. containerised battery storage modules on concrete plinths, access tracks & new site entrance, associated electrical cabling & ducting, security gates, perimeter security fencing, CCTV security monitoring & lighting system, landscaping works & all associated ancillary infrastructure
As published by the register.
Site area: 3.03 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.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 363644). 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/2360827/0.

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Somerset , Co. Galway , Ireland

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 2 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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