GrantedEnergyDecided 13 December 2019

ESB lands, south of Kylemore Way, and north west of the existing ESB Networks premises, Kylemore Way, Dublin 8

Construction of a 30 MW battery storage facility with a control building and 34 battery containers.

4282/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 October 2019

Reference: 4282/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 October 2019

Summary

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The development consists of a 30 MW capacity battery storage facility within a secured compound. It will include a 279 sq.m. control building, up to 34 battery container units, transformers, inverters, lightning masts, and security cameras.

Energybattery storageenergyinfrastructure

Floor area: 279 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of a c. 30 mw capacity battery storage facility within a secured compound and will – subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations, include the following elements: (a) a control building (c. 279 sq. M. , c. 4.7m high); (b) plant and equipment comprising: (1) up to 34 no. Battery container units (c. 30 sq. M. And up to c. 4.7m high) with roof mounted hvacs; (2) up to 17 no. Battery unit transformers on concrete plinths (c. 10.6 sq. M. And c. 4m high); (3) up to 17 no. Inverter units (c. 30 sq. M. And c. 3 m high); (4) a bunded transformer (c. 66 sq. M. And c. 6 m high) with firewall on one side; (5) a bunded house transformer (c. 20 sq. M. And c. 3 m high) surrounded on three sides by a 3m high firewall; (6) var support system on a concrete plinth (c. 24 sq. M. And c. 3.4 m high); (7) cable trays and associated service connections; (8) other ancillary electrical plant; (9) up to 5 no. Lightning masts (c. 20 m high); (10) a c. 18 m high scada pole; (11) pole mounted security cameras (c. 8.3 m high); (c) c. 2.6 m high palisade fencing and gates; and (d) ancillary site clearance and developments works including provision of areas of hardstanding, internal access roads, and connections to site services networks. Primary access will be via the existing access location from kylemore way road, to the north of the site. Secondary access, if required in exceptional circumstances, will be via an existing internal access to the east between the development site and the abutting esb owned 110 kv and 220 kv substation compound. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10 years.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 28 June 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 3 February 2022.

Notified floor area: 46 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
27 Millrose Est, Bluebell Ave, Bluebell Dublin 12	Apr 2025	€328,000	319 m
1 Hollybrook, Bluebell Avenue, Bluebellnot full market price	Apr 2025	€320,000	337 m
101 Jamestown Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Oct 2025	€436,000	422 m
66 La Touche Rd, Dublin 12, Dublin	Jan 2025	€500,000	424 m
309 Landen Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10	Apr 2025	€308,000	441 m
56 La Touche Rd, Bluebell, Dublin 12	Feb 2025	€370,000	452 m
91 Jamestown Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€415,000	452 m
29 La Touche Drive, Bluebell, Dublin 12	Jan 2025	€290,000	457 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received23 October 2019
Decision due17 December 2019
Decision issued13 December 2019
Grant issued28 January 2020

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