Ballykenny , Cloondara , Co. Longford

What’s proposed

(i) Construction of a Stationary Battery Energy Storage Facility which includes eighteen 20ft containers and five medium voltage transformers, (ii) Construction of a single storey substation building along with a GRP kiosk and an acoustic fence and (iii) All associated site and development works

2560203 is a planning application to Longford County Council for (i) Construction of a Stationary Battery Energy Storage Facility which includes eighteen, received on 18 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 10 Mar 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2560203
Local authority: Longford County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 18 Sept 2025
Observations close: 23 Oct 2025 (closed 340 days ago)
Decision due: 11 Mar 2026 · decided 10 Mar 2026
Decision: Conditional on 10 Mar 2026
Proposed development: (i) Construction of a Stationary Battery Energy Storage Facility which includes eighteen 20ft containers and five medium voltage transformers, (ii) Construction of a single storey substation building along with a GRP kiosk and an acoustic fence and (iii) All associated site and development works
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,144 m² 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 414797). 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/2560203/0.

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