GrantedInfrastructureDecided 2 May 2024

Meath Hill 110kV substation and adjoining land, Meath Hill Drumconrath Navan, Co. Meath

Upgrades to a 110kV substation in Meath to connect a battery energy storage system.

2460169 · Meath County Council · Lodged 8 March 2024

Reference: 2460169
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 March 2024

Summary

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The development involves upgrading the existing Meath Hill 110kV electrical substation to facilitate connection to a consented battery energy storage system (BESS). Works include a new electrical line bay, a busbar sectionaliser, and replacement fencing.

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Development description

Upgrading of an existing 110kv electrical substation to facilitate connection to a consented battery energy storage system (bess) (ref. Ka/180156). Upgrade works to the substation include construction of a new electrical 110kv line bay comprising of
Cable sealing end (cse) and concrete plinth; surge arrestor (sa) and concrete plinth; disconnect switch to earth and concrete plinth; voltage transformer (vt) and concrete plinth; current transformer (ct) and concrete plinth; circuit breaker (cb) and concrete plinth; disconnect switch and concrete plinth; all necessary electrical cabling to connect above listed equipment with existing busbar and control cabling; works to include all necessary foundations and concrete ductwork
Construction of an electrical busbar sectionaliser to divide the existing 110kv busbar. New equipment to be installed would include: current transformer (ct) and concrete plinth; circuit breaker (cb) and concrete plinth; all necessary electrical cabling to connect above listed equipment with existing busbar and control cabling
Replace the northern section of existing steel wire fence with a 2.6m tall palisade fence including a gate
Construction of an interface (marshalling) kiosk and plinth located at the boundary between esbn substation land folio and bess (approved planning permission – register no. Ka/180156). Kiosk to be enclosed by 2.6m tall palisade fence including a gate
Construction of approx. 11m (length) of 4m wide walkway comprising of crushed limestone on geotextile, to connect meath hill substation fenced enclosure with the interface (marshalling) kiosk fenced enclosure
Excavation and construction of approx. 23m of underground cable trench (approx. 1.2m deep) to accommodate 110kv cable ducting and associated control and earth cabling ducts. The cabling would run between the cable sealing end located in the proposed new line bay in meath hill substation and the cable sealing end located into the consented bess

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RA - Rural AreaRU

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National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Meath Hill, Drumconrath, Navan	Nov 2025	€190,000	478 m

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Application received8 March 2024
Decision due2 May 2024
Decision issued2 May 2024
Grant issued18 June 2024
Permission expiry17 June 2029

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