Knockmurry , Castlerea , Co. Roscommon.
- 14 Oct 2025Received
- 18 Feb 2026Conditional
- 25 Mar 2026Final grant
- 24 Mar 2036Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 18 Feb 2026
- Council
- Roscommon County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 6,517 m²
What’s proposed
Permission for a ten year planning permission is being sought for the proposed development which will consist of the following elements: the installation and operation of 1 no. battery energy storage system compound containing battery energy storage containers, 1 no. electrical substation and compound, connected to the national grid system via c. 50m of underground cable to the ESB Castlerea 38kV substation, electrical transformers and inverter units, underground cabling and ducting, boundary fencing, security entrance gates, CCTV, internal access road, associated ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifespan of the development will be 35 years. The site of the proposed development has a total area of 0.644 hectares at
2560487 is a planning application to Roscommon County Council for permission for a ten year planning permission is being sought for the proposed, received on 14 Oct 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Feb 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560487
- Local authority
- Roscommon County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Observations close
- 18 Nov 2025 (closed 310 days ago)
- Decision due
- 18 Feb 2026 · decided 18 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 18 Feb 2026
- Proposed development
- Permission for a ten year planning permission is being sought for the proposed development which will consist of the following elements: the installation and operation of 1 no. battery energy storage system compound containing battery energy storage containers, 1 no. electrical substation and compound, connected to the national grid system via c. 50m of underground cable to the ESB Castlerea 38kV substation, electrical transformers and inverter units, underground cabling and ducting, boundary fencing, security entrance gates, CCTV, internal access road, associated ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifespan of the development will be 35 years. The site of the proposed development has a total area of 0.644 hectares atAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 6,517 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 2 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
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 454816). 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/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560487/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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