Planning Permission Ireland
Awaiting decisionInfrastructureDecision was due 26 January 2026

Roches Avenue, Raheen Business Park, Limerick.

Construction of a new 110/38kV/MV electrical substation at Raheen Business Park.

25323893 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 26 November 2025

Reference
25323893
Authority
Limerick County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
PERMISSION
Received
26 November 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves removing existing overhead lines and constructing a new substation compound. It includes a 110 kV GIS building, a 38/20 kV GIS building, power transformers, and associated electrical infrastructure.

Infrastructuresubstationgridinfrastructure
Floor area
935 m²

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

  • The construction of a new 110/38kv/mv electrical substation and will include the following elements
  • Removal of four existing 110 kv overhead line timber pole sets (c. 15 m in height) and c. 800m of overhead line conductor
  • Relocation of existing interface transformer
  • Construction of: i. A new substation compound (c. 5,950 sq. M. ) with a 2.6 m high palisade fencing; ii. A new 110 kv gis building with eight 110 kv bays (c. 700 sq. M. ; c. 12 m in height); ili. A new 38 / 20 kv gis building with fourteen 38 kv bays and eighteen mv (20 kv) bays (c. 235 sq. M. ; c. 7 m in height); iv. Two bunded 110 / 38 kv power transformers (c. 5 m in height) with associated electrical equipment; v. Two bunded 38 / 20 kv power transformers (c. 5 m in height) with associated electrical equipment; vi. Three bunded arc suppression coils (c. 4 m in height) with associated electrical equipment; vii. Two new 110 kv double circuit overhead (ohl) line / cable interface end masts (c. 17m in height); vili. One new 110 kv double circuit overhead line (ohl) angle mast (c. 17m in height); ix. One temporary 110 kv overhead line timber pole set (c. 16 m in height); x. Temporary diversion of the existing 110 kv overhead line to the temporary timber pole set (c. 320 m of ohl conductor); xi. Diversion of the existing 110 kv overhead line to the new end masts (c. 510m of ohl conductor); xii. 110 kv underground cabling between the 110 kv gis building and the new line / cable interface end masts; xili. Associated and ancillary outdoor electrical equipment and other apparatus, including installation of underground cables and ducts
  • Site development works including provision of access roads, car parking area, lighting, telecommunications, fencing, landscaping, site services including drainage and all other ancillary works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

High Tech/Manufacturing CampusBP
“To provide for office, research and development, high technology, regional distribution/ logistics, manufacturing and processing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped campus style environment.”

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

Objective set by the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 received26 November 2025
  2. Decision due26 January 2026

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