Permission for the construction of the proposed development on agricultural land will comprise of the following…

Application details

Planning reference

25/4299

Council

Cork County Council

Proposal description

Permission for the construction of the proposed development on agricultural land will comprise of the following; A Battery Energy Storage System with associated infrastructure including a new internal access road approximately 0.8km in length , a 1.6km 33kV double circuit underground cable grid connection to be permitted Ballinrea Solar Farm 110kV substation (Planning ref ABP-317706), to be installed in an excavated trench including underground ducting; modular office and welfare buildings, three steel storage containers and all associated site development and reinstatement works

Location / address

Ballinrea Carrigaline Co.Cork

Applicant

Orsted Onshore Ireland Midco Limited

Agent

Graeme Thornton

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

26 Feb 2025

Valid date

11 Mar 2025

Council decision

Conditional Permission

Council decision date

9 Feb 2026

Appeal lodged

4 Mar 2026

Ward / district

Municipal Districts: Municipal District of Carrigaline

Grid reference

570648, 565354

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the council planning record and An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal records.

1. Application received

   26 Feb 2025

2. Decision: Conditional Permission

   9 Feb 2026

3. Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála

   4 Mar 2026Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case