Porterstown, Kilteel Lower, Kill
Installation of battery energy storage units as a second phase of a grid services facility in Kill.
23276 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 March 2023
- Reference
- 23276
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a second phase of an existing grid system services facility on a 1.95-hectare site. It will install battery energy units, a customer switchgear container, electrical transformers, inverter units, and associated cabling to connect to the national grid.
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Official record
Development description
For a second phase of the existing grid system services facility within the existing grid system services facility within the existing site area of c1.95 hectares, which was granted via reference number 18/247. The second phase will utilise all existing infrastructure, including the eirgrid gird connection infrastructure, site roads, 110kv substation, compounds, and all ancillary services. The proposed new works will consist of the installation and operation of battery energy units, including 1 no. Customer switchgear container which will be connected to the national grid, via the existing infrastructure ,electrical transformers and inverter units, underground cabling and ducting, boundary fencing, security entrance gates, cctv, internal access road and all associated ancillary infrastructure on land at
The historical record
How energy applications have been decided in Kildare County Council
79% granted
of 107 energy applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 89%2,347
- All categories in Kildare County Council
- 81%11,885
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received20 March 2023
- Decision due14 May 2023
- Decision issued11 May 2023
- Grant issued10 July 2023
- Permission expiry9 July 2028
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