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Sligo County Council · 2090

Ballysumaghan , Sooey , Co Sligo

  1. 19 Mar 2020Received
  2. 18 Jan 2021Conditional
  3. 2 Mar 2021Final grant
  4. 1 Mar 2031Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 18 Jan 2021
Council
Sligo County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.00 ha
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What’s proposed

development consisting of a 10 year permission. The development will consist of the development and operation of a 250 to 300 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. The development which will be located within a site compound of c. 1 hectare and will consist of the following elements: A Condenser and Control Building to house equipment including the synchronous condenser, flywheel, lube oil skid system, air compressor and pumps. Equipment to be located outside the footprint of the Condenser and Control Building but within the fenced compound will include: Cooling equipment (c. 160 sq m., c.3m high); 6 No. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment (total area of c. 195 sqm., c. 5m high); A step-up transformer, auxillary transformer and electrical plant including an external circuit breaker; 1 No. firefighting water tank; A below ground oil interceptor and attenuation tank in lieu of the originally proposed above ground oil interceptor and collection pit. Underground cabling ducts and cable to the neighbouring ESB substation boundary fencing (c. 500m). Palisade security entrance gate, boundary fencing and CCTV; All other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance; demolition of an existing agricultural shed, site access, internal roads and development of areas of hard standing including a maintenance lay-down area. Following a direction under section 177T(5) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will now accompany the planning application

2090 is a planning application to Sligo County Council for development consisting of a 10 year permission. The development will consist of the, received on 19 Mar 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Jan 2021.

Planning details

Reference
2090
Local authority
Sligo County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
19 Mar 2020
Observations close
23 Apr 2020 (closed 2339 days ago)
Decision due
21 Jan 2021 · decided 18 Jan 2021
Decision
Conditional on 18 Jan 2021
Proposed development
development consisting of a 10 year permission. The development will consist of the development and operation of a 250 to 300 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. The development which will be located within a site compound of c. 1 hectare and will consist of the following elements: A Condenser and Control Building to house equipment including the synchronous condenser, flywheel, lube oil skid system, air compressor and pumps. Equipment to be located outside the footprint of the Condenser and Control Building but within the fenced compound will include: Cooling equipment (c. 160 sq m., c.3m high); 6 No. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment (total area of c. 195 sqm., c. 5m high); A step-up transformer, auxillary transformer and electrical plant including an external circuit breaker; 1 No. firefighting water tank; A below ground oil interceptor and attenuation tank in lieu of the originally proposed above ground oil interceptor and collection pit. Underground cabling ducts and cable to the neighbouring ESB substation boundary fencing (c. 500m). Palisade security entrance gate, boundary fencing and CCTV; All other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance; demolition of an existing agricultural shed, site access, internal roads and development of areas of hard standing including a maintenance lay-down area. Following a direction under section 177T(5) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will now accompany the planning application
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Site area
1.00 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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      Zoning at the site

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      Provenance

      Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 458596). 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/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2090/0.

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