Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 19 July 2021

KILPADDOGE, TARBERT, CO KERRY

Development of a synchronous compensator compound, 220kV substation, and battery storage facility in Tarbert.

21549 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 25 May 2021

Reference
21549
Authority
Kerry County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
25 May 2021

Summary

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This major energy infrastructure project includes a High Inertia Synchronous Compensator (HISC) compound with a 12.1m high structure, a 220kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation building up to 13.2m high, and a battery storage compound containing 5 battery containers and associated equipment.

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Development description

(a) a high intertia synchronous compensator (hisc) compound containing 1 no. Hisc unit enclosed within a steel clad framed style structure (12.1m max height) and suppported by 8 no. Electrical equipment containers (containing ancillary power supply products including a static fequency converts, mv switchgear, exciters, lv distribution, control room, welfare and office), main auxiliary and start-up electrical transformers, generator circuit breaker, switchgear equipment, external cooler units and 1 no. Back up diesel generator and associated diesel storage tank; (b) a 220kv high voltage gas insultated switchgear (gis) substation compound containing a gis substation building with all control and hv equipment within a single storey building (13.2m max height). The building will be surrounded by a compound road and contained within a 2.6m high galvanised steel palisade fence; (c) a battery storage compound containing 5 no. Battery storage containers, enclosed in steel containers of dimensions approximately 13m by 2.5m by 3m, housing individual battery components with 2 no fitted external hvac systems for each unit and supported by 13 no. Inverter stations, 14 no. Auxiliary transformers and control container; (d) 220kv underground cable to the existing adjoining eirgrid substation; (e) associated elements comprising various underground cables and ducts, equipment plinths, boundary security fence, compound lighting and palisade gates and fencing, secuirty lighting, cctv, internal access roads, hardstanding areas and all necessary foundations works for the above compounds. The planning application is on lands where grid stabilisation facility was previously permitted under planning register no 19/115. Planning permission to construct the development is sought for a period of 10 years. A natura impact statment (nis) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the application

Key dates

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  1. Application received25 May 2021
  2. Decision due19 July 2021
  3. Decision issued19 July 2021
  4. Grant issued20 August 2021
  5. Permission expiry19 August 2026

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