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Offaly County Council · 21295

CLONIFFEEN , SHANNONBRIDGE , CO. OFFALY

  1. 11 May 2021Received
  2. 6 Jul 2021Conditional
  3. 19 Aug 2021Final grant
  4. 18 Aug 2026Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 6 Jul 2021
Council
Offaly County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
5.29 ha
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What’s proposed

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (ESS) FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE: (I) AN OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND (AREA OF 19,295SQM) CONTAINING 169 NO. BATTERY AND MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (13.720M LONG X 2.55M WIDE X 3.902M HIGH), (II) IPP BUILDING (40M LONG X 10M WIDE X 6.853M HIGH), (III) SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER COMPOUND (AREA OF 4,060SQM) CONTAINING SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER BUILDING (30.0M LONG X 18.0M WIDE X 12.15M HIGH), 5NO. CONTROL MODULES EACH (12.192M LONG 2.438M WIDE X 3.332M HIGH), ASSOCIATED BUNDED TRANSFORMERS AND ELECTRICAL PLANT, (IV) ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION (AREA OF 2,805SQM) CONTAINING EIRGRID BUILDING (14.509M LONG X 12.509M WIDE X 6.926M HIGH), AND ELECTRICAL PLANT AND BUNDED MAIN TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE PROPOSED ESS FACILITY, VIA UNDERGROUND CABLE (UGC), TO THE GRID AND TRANSFORMER BAY WITHIN THE EXISTING SHANNONBRIDGE 220KV SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS APPROXIMATELY 230M WEST OF THE PROPOSED ESS FACILITY, AND (V) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; LIGHTING MAST PROTECTION, PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE AT PRIMARY VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCE WHICH WILL CONNECT TO A LOCAL PUBLIC ROAD PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE R357, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, CAR PARKING, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER

21295 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for dEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (ESS) FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SYSTEM, received on 11 May 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 6 Jul 2021.

Planning details

Reference
21295
Local authority
Offaly County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
11 May 2021
Observations close
15 Jun 2021 (closed 1921 days ago)
Decision due
5 Jul 2021 · decided 6 Jul 2021
Decision
Conditional on 6 Jul 2021
Proposed development
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (ESS) FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE: (I) AN OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND (AREA OF 19,295SQM) CONTAINING 169 NO. BATTERY AND MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (13.720M LONG X 2.55M WIDE X 3.902M HIGH), (II) IPP BUILDING (40M LONG X 10M WIDE X 6.853M HIGH), (III) SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER COMPOUND (AREA OF 4,060SQM) CONTAINING SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER BUILDING (30.0M LONG X 18.0M WIDE X 12.15M HIGH), 5NO. CONTROL MODULES EACH (12.192M LONG 2.438M WIDE X 3.332M HIGH), ASSOCIATED BUNDED TRANSFORMERS AND ELECTRICAL PLANT, (IV) ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION (AREA OF 2,805SQM) CONTAINING EIRGRID BUILDING (14.509M LONG X 12.509M WIDE X 6.926M HIGH), AND ELECTRICAL PLANT AND BUNDED MAIN TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE PROPOSED ESS FACILITY, VIA UNDERGROUND CABLE (UGC), TO THE GRID AND TRANSFORMER BAY WITHIN THE EXISTING SHANNONBRIDGE 220KV SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS APPROXIMATELY 230M WEST OF THE PROPOSED ESS FACILITY, AND (V) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; LIGHTING MAST PROTECTION, PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE AT PRIMARY VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCE WHICH WILL CONNECT TO A LOCAL PUBLIC ROAD PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE R357, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, CAR PARKING, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER
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Site area
5.29 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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      Provenance

      Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 447649). 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/21295/0.

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