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GrantedEnergyDecided 13 September 2019

Indutrial Development Agency (IDA) Business and Technology Park, Purcellsinch, Dublin Road

A 10-year permission for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Kilkenny.

19515 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 23 July 2019

Reference
19515
Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 July 2019

Summary

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This application seeks a 10-year planning permission for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the IDA Business and Technology Park. The facility will feature up to 10 containerised battery storage modules, a 38kV electrical substation, an ESB substation building, an electrical equipment building, and associated infrastructure.

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Development description

For a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a battery energy storage system (bess). The bess will consist of: up to 10 no. Containerised battery storage modules (up to 14.6m in length, 2.8m in height and 2.4m in width) and ancillary equipment including up to: 14 no. Transformers, 28 no. Inverters, 14 no. Ring main units; a 38kv electrical substation and esb substation building (10m in length, 6.2m in height and 7.4m in width); electrical equipment building (20m in length, 8.2m in height and 7.4m in width); underground surface water attenuation tank; underground foul storage tank; access and internal circulation road with new junction onto existing ida private road; 6 no. Car parking spaces; landscaped berm wall up to 2m height and native tree and scrub planting, screening wall up to 3m height; 3m high paladin security fence; and all other associated site development works including surface water and foul drainage required to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Industrial/Technology ParkCOE
“To provide for industry and information technology related industrial and office development and ancillary services. The purpose is to encourage mainly services type employment on a campus environment”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the Kilkenny City and County Development 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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Key dates

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  1. Application received23 July 2019
  2. Decision due16 September 2019
  3. Decision issued13 September 2019
  4. Grant issued24 September 2020
  5. Appeal submitted10 October 2019
  6. Appeal decided24 September 2020
  7. Permission expiry23 September 2030

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