TARBERT ISLAND, TARBERT, CO KERRY
Construction of a battery storage facility with 50 battery container units at Tarbert Generating Facility.
18392 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 27 April 2018
- Reference
- 18392
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 April 2018
Summary
AI-generatedA ten-year planning permission is sought for a battery storage facility on a 2.278-hectare site. The development will feature 50 self-contained battery container units, cooling units, transformers, a substation building, and a grid connection to the existing ESB substation.
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Official record
Development description
Construct a battery storage facility within a total site area of up to 2.278ha, to include 50 no. Self contained battery container units with associated hvac cooling units, 13 converter and 13 step up transformer container units, associated compound cabling and ducting, a grid transformer, a single storey substation / control building with welfare facilities, a cable route grid connection to the existing esb substation building, maintenance lighting, security fencing, a cctv monitoring system,and all associated ancillary infrastructure on lands within the tarbert generating facility. A ten year planning permission is being sought to construct the development
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received27 April 2018
- Further information requested20 June 2018
- Further information received29 November 2018
- Decision due15 January 2019
- Decision issued15 January 2019
- Grant issued18 February 2019
- Permission expiry17 February 2029
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