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Site adjacent to and northwest of Meath Hill Substation, Meath Hill and Ardagh between the settlements of Kingscourt and Drumconrath, Co. Meath

Construction of a large battery energy storage facility (BESS) on a 6.9-hectare site.

2560643 · Meath County Council · Lodged 23 June 2025

Reference: 2560643
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 June 2025

Summary

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The development consists of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on a site of up to 6.9 hectares. It will include 56 battery storage enclosures, power conversion systems, an electrical compound, a substation, and a buried cable connecting to the Meath Hill substation.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a battery energy storage system (bess), within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, to include one electrical compound, electrical transformer/invertor station modules, 56no. Battery storage enclosures (bses), 28no. Power conversion systems on concrete support structures, attenuation pond of 1220 cubic metres, indicative 110kv buried import/export cable and indicative 110kv substation to facilitate connection to the existing 110kv meath hill substation, upgraded access tracks, crane hardstanding, associated electrical ducting, palisade security fencing and cctv system, landscaping works, lighting poles and all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including 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 received23 June 2025

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