Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 20 May 2021

COOLCOR AND CLONIN, RHODE, CO. OFFALY

Development of an energy storage facility in Rhode.

20238 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 23 June 2020

Reference
20238
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 June 2020

Summary

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Permission is sought to construct an energy storage facility on a 2.7-hectare site to provide support services to the electricity grid. The development will feature a battery energy storage system compound with 16 battery enclosures, a synchronous condenser compound, and an electrical substation connecting to the Derryion substation.

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Development description

An energy storage facility designed to provide system support services to the electricity grid on a 2.7-hectare site. The development will comprise: (i) an open area battery energy storage system (bess) compound (area of 3,407 sqm) containing 16 no. Battery enclosures (13.716m long x 2.90m wide x 3.796m high), 16 no. Medium voltage power station (mvps) enclosures (12.192m long x 2.438m wide x 3.396m high), (ii) synchronous condenser compound (area of 4,706sqm) containing synchronous condenser building (30.0m long x 18.0m wide x 12.15m high), controls building (12.486m long 12.192m wide x 4.865m high), associated bunded transformers and electrical plant, (iii) electrical substation (area of 2,325sqm) containing customer building (10.032m long x 7.627m wide x 6.169m high), eirgrid building (13.507m long x 12.509m wide x 7.577m high), and electrical plant and bunded transformer which will electrically connect the development to the exisiting derryion 110kv substation located on lands adjoining the site to the south , (iv) control building (17.075m long x 5.830m wide x 5.960m high), and (v) all ancillary development, including; lighting mast protection, perimeter palisade fencing with access gate at primary vehicle site entrance which will connect to the existing roads of the adjacent rhode business park providing access to the r400, landscaping, lighting,car parking, internal access roads and all civil engineering works for the disposal of foul and surface water. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared and accompanies this planning application

Key dates

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  1. Application received23 June 2020
  2. Further information requested17 August 2020
  3. Further information received2 December 2020
  4. Decision due20 May 2021
  5. Decision issued20 May 2021
  6. Grant issued29 June 2021
  7. Permission expiry28 June 2026

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