Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 4 April 2019

ELECTRICITY GRID, LUMCLOON CLOGHAN, CO. OFFALY

Alterations to a planned 100MW battery energy storage facility in Cloghan.

1955 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 15 February 2019

Reference
1955
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
15 February 2019

Summary

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The proposed changes replace an approved single-storey building with an open-area battery energy storage system compound. It also includes alterations to the switchyard, substation, and control buildings.

Energyenergybattery storagesubstationinfrastructure
Floor area
6,200 m²

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Development description

Alterations to development of an energy storage facility designed to provide 100mw of system support services to the electricity grid at lumcloon, cloghan, co. Offaly in lieu of that granted under planning permission pl2/17/194. Proposed alterations consist of; (i) provision of open area battery energy storage system (bess) compound (area of 6,200 sqm) containing battery and control system enclosures in lieu of the approved single storey main building (floor area of 4,536 sqm), (ii) alterations to the approved switchyard containing the proposed 110kv substation which will include (a) connection to the existing electricity network in lieu of that approved, (b) increase in the size of the control building (floor area 375 sqm) in lieu of that approved (floor area 200 sqm), and (c) provision of a diesel generator and transformer adjacent to the control building, (iii) increase in size (630 sqm), location and internal layout of switchgear building in lieu of that approved (100sqm), and (iv) provision of 110kv transformer in lieu of mv substation (100 sqm), and (v) and all associated site works

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  1. Application received15 February 2019
  2. Decision due11 April 2019
  3. Decision issued4 April 2019
  4. Grant issued7 May 2019
  5. Permission expiry29 August 2022

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