Porterstown and Kilteel Lower, Kill, Co. Kildare
Development of a grid system services facility and battery storage compound near Kill.
18247 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 9 March 2018
- Reference
- 18247
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project on a 1.95-hectare site includes a TSO compound with electrical substations, customer switchgear, and containerised battery storage modules. It also features HVAC units, access tracks, upgraded entrance, security fencing, and CCTV monitoring.
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Official record
Development description
Development of a grid system services facility within a total site area of up to 1.95 hectares, to include 1no. Tso compound including 1no. Single storey tso electrical substation building and 1no. Single storey customer substation, 1no. Customer switchgear, electrical inverter /transformer station modules, containerised battery storage modules on concrete support structures, heating, ventilation and air conditioning units (hvac units), access tracks and upgraded site entrance, associated electrical cabling and ducting, security gates, perimeter security fencing, cctv security monitoring system, culverts and landscaping works and all associated ancillary infrastructure
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received9 March 2018
- Decision due3 May 2018
- Decision issued3 May 2018
- Grant issued11 June 2018
- Permission expiry10 June 2023
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