RefusedEnergyDecided 8 December 2023

Woodstock South, Athy, Co. Kildare

Extension of duration for a 2.32-hectare battery energy storage facility to support the national grid.

23961 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 23 October 2023

Reference: 23961
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received: 23 October 2023

Summary

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An extension of duration is sought for a previously approved energy storage facility. The development includes 18 battery storage containers, a substation building, transformers, HVAC units, and associated site works on a 2.32-hectare site.

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Official record

Development description

An energy storage facility to provide services to the national grid system on a 2.32ha site comprising: 1 no. Sub-station building and associated transformers and grid compliance equipment, 18 no. Battery storage containers, 18 no. Combined power conversion system and transformer units, 18 no. Hvac (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) units, 1 no. Dno (distribution network operator) sub-station and interface kiosk, 1 no. Spares container, access track from access road serving athy business campus and athy industrial estate, cctv and lighting, perimeter screening earth berm, closed board and wire mesh fencing and ecologically beneficial landscaping, underground surface water storage tank, temporary construction compound, and associated ancillary site development works and services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Industry and WarehousingBP

“To provide for industry, manufacturing, distribution and warehousing.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses

Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Woodstock Close, Kilkenny Rd, Athy	May 2026	€305,000	470 m
35 Strawdowe, Blackparks, Athyprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€343,612	495 m

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Key dates

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Application received23 October 2023
Decision due17 December 2023
Decision issued8 December 2023

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