Site located to the north and northeast of th existing, Kish Business Park, Arklow
Amendments to a permitted ICT facility to build a three-storey battery energy storage system in Arklow.
2362 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 25 January 2023
- Reference
- 2362
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 January 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking amendments to a previously permitted ICT facility at Kish Business Park. The changes include the construction of a three-storey Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) building of approximately 13,787 sq.m, alongside associated power trunk and switch room buildings, a transformer compound, and a fire pump house.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 13,787 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Amendments to the information and communication technology (ict) facility development permitted under reg. Ref. 20/1088. The proposed amendments comprise the following: provision of a three-storey battery energy storage system (bess) building with a gross floor area (gfa) of c. 13,787 sq. M, located to the southeast of the permitted ict building
- The proposed building will accommodate battery storage rooms and circulation areas, with photovoltaic panels at roof level, and with an overall height of c. 16.8 metres. Associated buildings including a single storey power trunk building (to accommodate a control room and cable rooms, with a gfa of c. 539 sq. M and an overall height of c. 5.3 metres), a single storey bess switch room building (to accommodate control rooms and a relay room, with gfa of c. 396 sq. M and an overall height of c. 5.3 metres) and a transformer compound area to the southwest of the proposed bess facility. Provision of a fire water storage area and a single storey fire pump house with a gfa of c. 39 sq. M to the northeast of the bess facility. All associated amendments including new amendments to the internal access routes, landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, lighting, and all associated and ancillary works
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within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview, Rockbog, Arklow | Jan 2026 | €395,000 | 346 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received25 January 2023
- Decision due21 March 2023
- Decision issued14 March 2023
- Grant issued18 April 2023
- Permission expiry17 April 2028
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