Coolcor, Rhode, County Offaly
Installation of capacitor and inverter containers at an existing substation site in Rhode.
2460479 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 3 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460479
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of placing two new capacitor containers and one new inverter container on existing concrete slabs. It includes civil and electrical engineering works to connect to the electricity grid via the existing medium voltage substation.
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Official record
Development description
(i) two new capacitor containers each measuring 13.7m x 2.7m x 2.9m placed on existing concrete slabs, (ii) one new inverter container measuring 5.9m x 2.35m x 2.37m placed on an existing concrete slab, (iii) access to the site is from the l-10093-2 which connects the r400 regional road, (v) all civil engineering and electrical engineering works to provide for connection to the electricity distribution network on site via the existing medium voltage substation within the site.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received3 December 2024
- Decision due5 February 2025
- Decision issued4 February 2025
- Grant issued10 March 2025
- Permission expiry9 March 2030
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