Dysart, Enfield, Co. Kildare
A battery energy storage system compound to support an adjacent solar farm.
2561106 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 September 2025
- Reference
- 2561106
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis ten-year planning application seeks to construct a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound on a 1.015-hectare site. The facility will house 18 battery units, twin skid units, and a control room to support an adjacent permitted solar farm.
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Development description
For a 10-year planning permission for the provision of a battery energy storage system and compound on a site of c. 1.015ha to support the adjacent permitted solar farm (kcc reg. Ref. : 161265). The battery energy storage system (bess) compound will accommodate self-contained lithium ion phosphate batteries, within 18 no. Bess units, 4 no. Twin skid units and a single skid unit. A control room (c. 27.6m2) is proposed to the east of the compound. The proposed development includes for all associated development, boundary treatments, security fencing, site access works, ducting and cabling, and all associated ancillary works. This development is covered by the provisions of the renewable energy directive iii (directive (eu) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34d of the planning and development act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34d(b), the provisions of article 26a of the planning and development regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply
Key dates
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- Application received29 September 2025
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