The development will consist of a c.

Application details

Planning reference

4282/19

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

The development will consist of a c. 30 MW capacity battery storage facility within a secured compound and will – subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations, include the following elements: (a) a control building (c. 279 sq.m., c. 4.7m high); (b) plant and equipment comprising: (1) up to 34 No. battery container units (c. 30 sq. m. and up to c. 4.7m high) with roof mounted HVACs; (2) up to 17 No. battery unit transformers on concrete plinths (c. 10.6 sq. m. and c. 4m high); (3) up to 17 No. inverter units (c. 30 sq. m. and c. 3 m high); (4) a bunded transformer (c. 66 sq. m. and c. 6 m high) with firewall on one side; (5) a bunded house transformer (c. 20 sq. m. and c. 3 m high) surrounded on three sides by a 3m high firewall; (6) VAR support system on a concrete plinth (c. 24 sq. m. and c. 3.4 m high); (7) cable trays and associated service connections; (8) other ancillary electrical plant; (9) up to 5 No. lightning masts (c. 20 m high); (10) a c. 18 m high SCADA Pole; (11) pole mounted security cameras (c. 8.3 m high); (c) c. 2.6 m high palisade fencing and gates; and (d) ancillary site clearance and developments works including provision of areas of hardstanding, internal access roads, and connections to site services networks. Primary access will be via the existing access location from Kylemore Way Road, to the north of the site. Secondary access, if required in exceptional circumstances, will be via an existing internal access to the east between the development site and the abutting ESB owned 110 kV and 220 kV substation compound. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10 years.

Location / address

ESB lands, south of Kylemore Way, and north west of the existing ESB Networks premises, Kylemore Way, Dublin 8

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

23 Oct 2019

Council decision

GRANT PERMISSION

Council decision date

13 Dec 2019

Final grant date

28 Jan 2020