Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 20 June 2018

Kilcommonmore (North), Cahir, Co. Tipperary

Construction of a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) and substation.

18600187 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 16 February 2018

Reference
18600187
Authority
Tipperary County Council
Register status
Withdrawn
Type
PERMISSION
Received
16 February 2018

Summary

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The development consists of a 100MW battery energy storage system with an 8-metre-high building, a 110kV electrical substation, and control building. The site will also feature firewater storage tanks, underground attenuation tanks, a new road junction, and security fencing.

Energybessbatterysubstationinfrastructure
Storeys
2

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Official record

Development description

Development consisting of the construction of a 100mw battery energy storage system (bess) with associated balance of plant, equipment and buildings including:a bess building of 8m height, 82m length and 44m width (comprising of the ground floor a battery rack room, meeting room, contractor/storeroom, wet room, ups room, switch gear room, wc, transformer rooms, inverter rooms, and on a mezzanine floor a hvac/store room); 2 no. 905m3 firewater storage tanks, an 853m3 underground surface water attenuation tank, an 1030m3 underground firewater retention tank, a 110kv electrical substation and control building of approximately 5.2m height and an access and circulation road with new junction onto the local road, footpath, 8 no. Car parking spaces, 3 no. Retaining wall structures up to a height of 3m and native tree and scrub planting, 3m paladin security fence, and all other associated site development works including surface water and foul drainage required to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentBP
“To provide, improve and encourage enterprise and employment activity, including start up enterprises”

National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses

Objective set by the Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received16 February 2018
  2. Further information requested10 April 2018
  3. Further information received25 May 2018
  4. Decision issued20 June 2018
  5. Appeal submitted12 July 2018
  6. Application withdrawn6 February 2020

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