A 10-year permission for the construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility…

Application details

Planning reference

26/2491

Council

Cork County Council

Proposal description

A 10-year permission for the construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, co-located with the Solar PV development permitted under Planning Ref. No. 23/04245, comprising 48 no. single-storey BESS units, 4 no. single-storey power conversion system (PCS) units, 4 no. single-storey transformer stations, 1 no. firewater storage tank, underground cabling, internal access tracks, security fencing and gate, landscaping, and all associated site and development works including the reuse of excavated material on site to form an earthen berm along the northern and western boundaries of the BESS compound. The BESS compound has a site area of approximately 0.61ha. Permission is also sought for the upgrade of a portion of the access track previously permitted under Planning Ref. No. 23/04245 to a tarmac finish and the addition of 1 no. single-storey spare parts storage container within the boundary of the permitted Solar PV development. The total site development area amounts to approximately 0.93ha.

Location / address

Rahanisky (townland), Whitechurch, Co. Cork.

Applicant

Amarenco Solar Ballynahina Limited

Agent

Hannah Watchorn (McCutcheon Halley Planning Consultants)

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

25 Sept 2026

Grid reference

567035, 578572