Ballygammane , Thurles , Co. Tipperary
- 13 Jul 2020Received
- 3 Sept 2020Conditional
- 7 Oct 2020Final grant
- 6 Oct 2025Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 3 Sept 2020
- Council
- Tipperary County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 1.75 ha
What’s proposed
construction of 1 no. A+-30 Mvar STATCOM transformer, 1 no. auxillary transformer, 3 no. reactors and 1 no. outdoor cooling bank, control and valve building (233m2), 1 harmonic filter, 1 HV circuit breaker (including CT and VT), 1 MV disconnector and earth switch, 2 no. cable sealing ends, 1 no. 110kV feeder bay, 1 busbar connection and underground connection to existing ESB Thurles 110 kV substation, security fencing, security gate, 7 no. 22m high lightning masts, permeable and non-permeable surfacing, additional internal access road, additional fencing to match existing 2.6 m high palisade and all other ancillary site development works and 2 temporary contractors compounds (the development is an extension to the existing substation and this extension has an overall site area (within the planning application boundary) of 1.839ha. In operation the STATCOM would be accessed through the existing gated entrance to the site via the local road to the immediate South. During construction, temporary access is proposed to the east of the existing substation. A Natural Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared as part of this application)
20771 is a planning application to Tipperary County Council for construction of 1 no. A+-30 Mvar STATCOM transformer, 1 no. auxillary transformer, 3 no., received on 13 Jul 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 3 Sept 2020.
Planning details
- Reference
- 20771
- Local authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 13 Jul 2020
- Observations close
- 17 Aug 2020 (closed 2223 days ago)
- Decision due
- 6 Sept 2020 · decided 3 Sept 2020
- Decision
- Conditional on 3 Sept 2020
- Proposed development
- construction of 1 no. A+-30 Mvar STATCOM transformer, 1 no. auxillary transformer, 3 no. reactors and 1 no. outdoor cooling bank, control and valve building (233m2), 1 harmonic filter, 1 HV circuit breaker (including CT and VT), 1 MV disconnector and earth switch, 2 no. cable sealing ends, 1 no. 110kV feeder bay, 1 busbar connection and underground connection to existing ESB Thurles 110 kV substation, security fencing, security gate, 7 no. 22m high lightning masts, permeable and non-permeable surfacing, additional internal access road, additional fencing to match existing 2.6 m high palisade and all other ancillary site development works and 2 temporary contractors compounds (the development is an extension to the existing substation and this extension has an overall site area (within the planning application boundary) of 1.839ha. In operation the STATCOM would be accessed through the existing gated entrance to the site via the local road to the immediate South. During construction, temporary access is proposed to the east of the existing substation. A Natural Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared as part of this application)As published by the register.
- Site area
- 1.75 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 52.69248, -7.76335
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
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 468060). 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/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20771/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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