CONSTRUCTION OF A 6MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) PROVIDED WITHIN A COMPOUND AREA CONSISTING OF ASSOCIATED…

Application details

Planning reference

1950357

Council

Donegal County Council

Proposal description

CONSTRUCTION OF A 6MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) PROVIDED WITHIN A COMPOUND AREA CONSISTING OF ASSOCIATED PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND BUILDINGS INCLUDING : 2 NO. BESS CONTAINER BUILDINGS OF 2.6M IN HEIGHT, 12.2M IN LENGTH AND 2.5M IN WIDTH, 2 NO. TRANSFORMERS (EQUIPMENT) OF 2.5M IN HEIGHT, 2M IN LENGTH AND 2M IN WIDTH; A GRP SWITCHGEAR KIOSK (PLANT) OF 4.1M IN HEIGHT, 5.5M IN LENGTH AND 5.5M IN WIDTH; COMPOUND MESH FENCE OF 2.75M IN HEIGHT; AREA OF HARDSTANDING; 50M UNDERGROUND CABLE CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING WINDFARM SUBSTATION; AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE VIA THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM PRIVATE LANEWAY WHICH ACCESSES ONTO THE LOCAL ROAD (L20151-1) WITHIN THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE

Location / address

CULLIONBUOY, BARNESMORE, DONEGAL PO

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

19 Mar 2019

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

10 May 2019

Final grant date

12 Jun 2019