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Galway County Council · 2660898

Somerset , CO GALWAY , IRELAND

  1. 4 Jun 2026Received
  2. 29 Jul 2026Conditional
  3. 8 Sept 2026Final grant
  4. 7 Sept 2036Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 29 Jul 2026
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
3.03 ha
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What’s proposed

for a 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares. The development will include: 1No. 38kV Substation Compound including 1No. Single Storey electrical Substation Building with an area of 69m2 and Associated Switchgear, 12 No. Electrical Inverters, and 6 No. Electrical Transformers, 31 No. Containerised Battery Storage Modules on Concrete Plinths, Access Tracks and new Site Entrance, Associated Electrical Cabling and Ducting, Security Gates, Perimeter Security Fencing, CCTV Security Monitoring and Lighting System, Landscaping Works and all Associated Ancillary Infrastructure

2660898 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery, received on 4 Jun 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 29 Jul 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2660898
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
4 Jun 2026
Observations close
9 Jul 2026 (closed 80 days ago)
Decision due
29 Jul 2026 · decided 29 Jul 2026
Decision
Conditional on 29 Jul 2026
Proposed development
for a 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares. The development will include: 1No. 38kV Substation Compound including 1No. Single Storey electrical Substation Building with an area of 69m2 and Associated Switchgear, 12 No. Electrical Inverters, and 6 No. Electrical Transformers, 31 No. Containerised Battery Storage Modules on Concrete Plinths, Access Tracks and new Site Entrance, Associated Electrical Cabling and Ducting, Security Gates, Perimeter Security Fencing, CCTV Security Monitoring and Lighting System, Landscaping Works and 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

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 367117). 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/2660898/0.

    Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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