a c. 4.63 ha site within the former Lough Ree Power (LRP) Station , in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough , Lanesborough (Lanesboro) Co. Longford

What’s proposed

will consist of a battery energy storage system (BESS) located within a fenced compound and will (subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations) comprise of: 1) Up to 896 no. battery energy storage enclosures, organised in approx. 36 no. bays. Each battery enclosure will incorporate battery packs as well as power electronics, battery management systems, cooling units and fire suppression systems. The battery bays will be c. 5m wide x 3m high and vary in length from 33.7m to 36.3m; 2) 10 no. Medium Voltage (MV) Skids (c. 6m x 10.2m x 2.5m); 3) Control Building (c. 378.9 sq.m); 4) Ancillary plant and equipment comprising of: a. an emergency diesel generator plinth (c. 28.7 sq.m); b. two spare parts containers (c. 29.7 sq.m); c. a fire fighting water tank and pump house (c. 15 sq.m); d. an underground oil separator and repurposing of existing settlement basin to provide storm water attenuation; an underground emergency retention basin; e. transformer compound including a bunded main step-up transformer (c. 130 sq.m) and firewalls, and High Voltage (HV) switchgear, linking with an underground cable; and f. 4 no. auxiliary transformers (c. 4m x 4m x 3m); 5) Operation and Maintenance site office including welfare facilities (c. 25.5 sq.m); 6) All services connections including electrical, water and wastewater and connections to existing surface water drains; 7) 1 no. lightning monopole (c. 18m high); 8) Modifications to the permitted HV customer compound currently under construction (under Planning Application Reg. Ref. No. 22/275) to include the upgrade of the 110kV:33kV transformer with associated equipment including Circuit Breaker (CB), modifications to the transformer bund and control building; and 9) All other ancillary site clearance and development works including provision of biodiversity enhancement area; areas of hardstanding; internal access roads; lighting and CCTV; laydown area; fencing and access gates (c. 4m in height); car parking; and connections to site services networks. Note For Information Purposes: This application relates to elements previously consented by Longford County Council under Planning Application Reg. Ref. No. 22/75. It is expected that the already consented demolition of existing structures on site will occur in advance of the commencement of the construction of this proposed development. The demolition works, therefore, do not form part of this application. Planning Permission is being sought fo

2460315 is a planning application to Longford County Council for will consist of a battery energy storage system (BESS) located within a fenced compound, received on 19 Dec 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 7 Jul 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2460315
Local authority: Longford County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 19 Dec 2024
Observations close: 4 Feb 2025 (closed 596 days ago)
Decision due: 10 Jul 2025 · decided 7 Jul 2025
Decision: Conditional on 7 Jul 2025
Proposed development: will consist of a battery energy storage system (BESS) located within a fenced compound and will (subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations) comprise of: 1) Up to 896 no. battery energy storage enclosures, organised in approx. 36 no. bays. Each battery enclosure will incorporate battery packs as well as power electronics, battery management systems, cooling units and fire suppression systems. The battery bays will be c. 5m wide x 3m high and vary in length from 33.7m to 36.3m; 2) 10 no. Medium Voltage (MV) Skids (c. 6m x 10.2m x 2.5m); 3) Control Building (c. 378.9 sq.m); 4) Ancillary plant and equipment comprising of: a. an emergency diesel generator plinth (c. 28.7 sq.m); b. two spare parts containers (c. 29.7 sq.m); c. a fire fighting water tank and pump house (c. 15 sq.m); d. an underground oil separator and repurposing of existing settlement basin to provide storm water attenuation; an underground emergency retention basin; e. transformer compound including a bunded main step-up transformer (c. 130 sq.m) and firewalls, and High Voltage (HV) switchgear, linking with an underground cable; and f. 4 no. auxiliary transformers (c. 4m x 4m x 3m); 5) Operation and Maintenance site office including welfare facilities (c. 25.5 sq.m); 6) All services connections including electrical, water and wastewater and connections to existing surface water drains; 7) 1 no. lightning monopole (c. 18m high); 8) Modifications to the permitted HV customer compound currently under construction (under Planning Application Reg. Ref. No. 22/275) to include the upgrade of the 110kV:33kV transformer with associated equipment including Circuit Breaker (CB), modifications to the transformer bund and control building; and 9) All other ancillary site clearance and development works including provision of biodiversity enhancement area; areas of hardstanding; internal access roads; lighting and CCTV; laydown area; fencing and access gates (c. 4m in height); car parking; and connections to site services networks. Note For Information Purposes: This application relates to elements previously consented by Longford County Council under Planning Application Reg. Ref. No. 22/75. It is expected that the already consented demolition of existing structures on site will occur in advance of the commencement of the construction of this proposed development. The demolition works, therefore, do not form part of this application. Planning Permission is being sought fo
As published by the register.
Site area: 5.07 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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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 415227). 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/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460315/0.

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a c. 4.63 ha site within the former Lough Ree Power (LRP) Station , in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough , Lanesborough (Lanesboro) Co. Longford

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