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Offaly County Council · 17278

CLONIFFEEN , SHANNONBRIDGE , CO. OFFALY

  1. 28 Jul 2017Received
  2. 5 Dec 2017Conditional
  3. 12 Jan 2018Final grant
  4. 11 Jan 2023Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 5 Dec 2017
Council
Offaly County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.67 ha
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What’s proposed

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 100MW OF SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID AT CLONIFFEEN, SHANNONBRIDGE, CO. OFFALY. DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF ; I) A SINGLE STOREY METAL CLAD BUILDING (FLOOR AREA 4,500SQM) TO A HEIGHT OF 7.1M, WHICH WILL INCLUDE: RECEPTION AREA, OFFICES, BATTERY ROOM, WORKSHOP AREA, WELFARE FACILITIES AND ANCILLARY SERVICE ROOMS, II) PERIMETER SECURED SWITCHYARD CONTAINING MV SWITCHGEAR ROOM (FLOOR AREA 100SQM) TO A HEIGHT OF 4M AND MAIN TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT TO THE EXISTING 220kV SHANNONBRIDGE SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS ADJOINING THE SITE TO THE WEST, III) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING PERIMETER FENCING AND LANDSCAPING, SECURITY HUT AT SITE ENTRANCE, CAR-PARKING, ACCESS ROADS, ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER, LIGHTING AND SITE ENTRANCE WITH CONNECTION TO A LOCAL ROAD WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE R357

17278 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for dEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 100MW OF SYSTEM SUPPORT, received on 28 Jul 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 5 Dec 2017.

Planning details

Reference
17278
Local authority
Offaly County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
28 Jul 2017
Observations close
1 Sept 2017 (closed 3312 days ago)
Decision due
7 Dec 2017 · decided 5 Dec 2017
Decision
Conditional on 5 Dec 2017
Proposed development
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 100MW OF SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID AT CLONIFFEEN, SHANNONBRIDGE, CO. OFFALY. DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF ; I) A SINGLE STOREY METAL CLAD BUILDING (FLOOR AREA 4,500SQM) TO A HEIGHT OF 7.1M, WHICH WILL INCLUDE: RECEPTION AREA, OFFICES, BATTERY ROOM, WORKSHOP AREA, WELFARE FACILITIES AND ANCILLARY SERVICE ROOMS, II) PERIMETER SECURED SWITCHYARD CONTAINING MV SWITCHGEAR ROOM (FLOOR AREA 100SQM) TO A HEIGHT OF 4M AND MAIN TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT TO THE EXISTING 220kV SHANNONBRIDGE SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS ADJOINING THE SITE TO THE WEST, III) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING PERIMETER FENCING AND LANDSCAPING, SECURITY HUT AT SITE ENTRANCE, CAR-PARKING, ACCESS ROADS, ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER, LIGHTING AND SITE ENTRANCE WITH CONNECTION TO A LOCAL ROAD WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE R357
As published by the register.
Site area
1.67 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 445606). 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/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17278/0.

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