Toomes and Monvallet , Co Louth

Planning details

Reference

21631

Local authority

Louth County Council

Status

Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”

Received

24 May 2021

Observations close

28 Jun 2021 (closed 1915 days ago)

Decision due

31 Aug 2021 · decided 26 Aug 2021

Decision

Conditional on 26 Aug 2021

Proposed development

Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV and battery energy storage system development on a c.42.23ha site consisting of: (1) New site entrance, internal accesses and entrances and associated site works. (2) Solar panels on ground-mounted frames over an area of c.39.98ha, 15 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer units, security fencing, CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping. (3) An enclosed battery energy storage system compound on c. 0.758ha consisting of 48 no. battery storage units (each with associated containerised step-up transformer). 1 no. containerised control room, 1 no. containerised switch room and 1 no. containerised switch gear unit. (4) 2 no. 37kv sub-stations each with an IPP building on c.1.4887ha, one serving the solar PV development, the other serving the battery energy storage system development. (5) 2 no. grid connections to Louth (Monvallet) 275kv substation. (6) A temporary construction compound and (7) All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV and battery energy storage system development will be 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany this application

As published by the register.

Site area

99 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

Applicant

Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 4 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

• OpenBallykelly , Louth , Co. Louthtimber cladding to front & sides of shop & toilets · received 3 Sept 2026 · observations close 8 Oct 2026 · 341 m away
• GrantedToomes , Louth , Co. Louththe renovation · received 23 Jul 2025 · decided 24 Apr 2026 · 385 m away
• WithdrawnToomes , Louth , Co. Louththe renovation · received 1 Jul 2025 · no decision yet · 385 m away
• GrantedToomes Carnalogue Tullycahan Monvallet , Co Louthten year permission sought for alterations · received 13 Dec 2021 · decided 26 May 2022 · 431 m away

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Homes nearby

• For saleSite C, Toomes, Co. LouthPlanning near this home · €70,000 · site · 410 m away
• For saleSite B, Toomes, Co. LouthPlanning near this home · €70,000 · site · 410 m away

Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 422311). 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/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/21631/0.

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