Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 10 October 2023

Townland of Ballysumaghan Fannybrook, Quarry Lane Co. Sligo, Ireland

Construction of a battery energy storage system compound on a 5.05 hectare site in Sligo.

2360214 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 17 August 2023

Reference
2360214
Authority
Sligo County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
17 August 2023

Summary

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The 10-year planning permission application is for an enclosed battery storage compound containing 150 battery units. It includes a two-storey 220kV Gas Insulated Substation, a customer control building, backup generators, firewater reservoir ponds, and access road upgrades.

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Storeys
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Development description

  • A 10 year planning permission for the construction of a
  • Enclosed battery energy storage system compound on a total of up to c. 5.05 hectare site, to include
  • 150 battery units set inside storage blocks on concrete support structures containing heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit (hvac units)
  • Transformer and inverter units on concrete support structures
  • 1 no. Two storey customer 220kv gas insulated substation (gis) (see drawing 23553-201 and 23552-202)
  • 1no. Customer control building and 220kv transformer with associated switchgear
  • 3no. Containing back-up generators, auxiliary transformers, switchgear containers, lv and control containers
  • 1no. Lightning pole
  • 2no. Firewater reservoir ponds with pumping station and 1no. Detention basin with associated drainage systems (as per drawing 23553-102)
  • Security gates, 2.6m palisade perimeter security fencing, cctv and lighting system, landscaping works and all associated ancillary infrastructure
  • 4.5m wide access tracks and site entrance along with upgrade works on the public site access road (c. 950m)
  • Associated electrical cabling and ducting and all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance; site access, internal roads and development of areas of hard standing including a maintenance lay-down area
  • C. 100m of underground cabling ducts and cable to the neighbouring esb substation. A natura impact statement has been prepared for this proposed development to assess and mitigate any potential ecological impacts. The development will be located at a site in the townland of ballysumaghan, fannybrook, quarry lane co. Sligo. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 35 years

Key dates

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  1. Application received17 August 2023
  2. Decision due11 October 2023
  3. Decision issued10 October 2023
  4. Grant issued14 November 2023
  5. Permission expiry13 November 2028

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