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Meath Hill and Ardagh, between the settlements of Kingscourt and Drumconrath, Co. Meath

Construction of a 50MW battery energy storage facility and substation near Kingscourt.

2460567 · Meath County Council · Lodged 26 July 2024

Reference: 2460567
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 July 2024

Summary

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The project involves constructing a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a capacity of up to 50MW on a 6.9-hectare site. It includes a single-storey substation, 64 battery storage enclosures, power conversion systems, an attenuation pond, and a 110kV buried cable connection.

Energybattery storagesubstationinfrastructuregrid connection

Storey: 1

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Development description

Construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a battery energy storage system (bess) with an installed capacity of up to 50mw, within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, to include one single storey electrical substation building and electrical compound, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, 64no. Battery storage enclosures (bses), 8 no. Power conversion systems on concrete support structures, attenuation pond of 1212 cubic metres, 110kv buried import/export cable to facilitate connection to the existing 110kv meath hill substation, upgraded access tracks, crane hardstanding, associated electrical ducting, security fencing and cctv system, landscaping works, lighting poles and all other ancillary miscellaneous site works include site clearance.

Land-use zoning

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RA - Rural AreaRU

“Rural Area”

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

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Meath Hill, Drumconrath, Navan	Nov 2025	€190,000	442 m

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Application received26 July 2024

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