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Ballygammane and adjacent to existing Thurles 110kV substation, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Thurles.

2560848 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 29 August 2025

Reference
2560848
Authority
Tipperary County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
PERMISSION
Received
29 August 2025

Summary

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The application seeks a 10-year permission for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a 40-year operational period. The development includes BESS enclosures, a substation, security fencing, acoustic barriers, and associated infrastructure on a 2.69 hectare site.

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Development description

Battery energy storage system (bess) development which will consist of a new site entrance and access track, site security fencing including a noise acoustic barrier, access gates, bess enclosures, a bess intake substation, mv skid, a back-up generator, a monitoring house, an auxiliary transformer, spares containers, cctv, an onsite toilet, carparking, a temporary construction stage compound area, landscaping and all associated ancillary development services and works, all to be provided within a total overall application boundary of 2.69 ha. Permission is sought for the proposed bess development for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The development is covered by the provisions of the renewable energy directive iii (directive (eu) 2023/2413) and will be subject to a completeness check under section 34d of the planning and development act, 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34d(b), the provisions of article 26a of the planning and development regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. An appropriate assessment screening report (aasr) and natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared for this development and submitted with this planning application. A separate application will be submitted to an coimisiún pleanála to obtain permission for a 110kv substation on site.

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  1. Application received29 August 2025

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