Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedEnergyDecided 18 May 2022

Windgates, Co. Kildare.

Construction of a Synchronous Compensator grid stabilisation facility in Kildare.

211444 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 7 October 2021

Reference
211444
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
7 October 2021

Summary

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The development on a 1.97-hectare site includes a High Inertia Synchronous Compensator building, an electrical container area, external coolers, transformers, and a Gas Insulated Switchgear compound with an underground grid connection.

Energyenergygridinfrastructure
Storey
1
Floor area
481 m²

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Development description

A synchronous compensator (electricity grid stabilisation) development within the townland of windgates, co. Kildare within a site area of approximately 1.97 hectares. Permission is sought for 1 high intertia synchronous compensator (hisc) compound (0.25 hectares) consisting of 1 no. High intertia synchronous compensator (hisc) building enclosed within a steel clad framed, housed structure (12.1m max height and 481 m2) and supported by an electrical container area measuring 355m2 consisting of 8 no. Electrical equipment containers with a total area of (238m2), each container measuring 29.75m2, and an external cooler area measuring 180m2 consisting of 4 no. External cooler units, each one measuring 30.5m2, 1 auxiliary and start up static frequency converter sfc transformer, 1 generator circuit breaker, 1 emergency diesel generator and 1 associated diesel storage tank; a high voltage (hv) compound (0.11 hectares) consisting of main transformer and high voltage (hv) equipment; a gas insulated switchgear (gis) building compound and underground grid connection (0.25 hectares) consisting of 1 high voltage gas insulated switchgear compound (0.16 hectares), included within this compound is a hv gas insulated switchgear (gis) housed structure (13.5m max height and 458m2) and 220kv underground cable connection (188m in length) to adjacent (existing) 220kv eirgrid substation; upgrade to the existing site entrance onto the r406, internal access tracks, fencing, temporary construction compound, landscaping and drainage. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application. All within the townland of

Key dates

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  1. Application received7 October 2021
  2. Further information requested29 November 2021
  3. Further information received21 April 2022
  4. Decision due18 May 2022
  5. Decision issued18 May 2022
  6. Grant issued5 October 2023
  7. Appeal submitted9 June 2022
  8. Appeal decided5 October 2023
  9. Permission expiry4 October 2028

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