Battery Energy Storage System at Inchicore Substation

Application details

Planning reference

WEB2226/25

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

The proposed development will consist of a battery energy storage system (BESS) located within a fenced compound and will (subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations) comprise of 1. Up to 60 no. battery energy storage enclosures, split across 6 no. bays, each bay contains 2 no. rows of 5 no. enclosures. Each bay is on a concrete plinth of width c. 6.5 m and a maximum length of c. 47 m. Each battery enclosure will incorporate battery packs as well as power electronics, battery management systems, cooling units and fire suppression systems. 2. 6 No. Medium Voltage (MV) Skids , twin Inverter Skids (c. 12.8m x 6m x 2.4m) and associated bunds and fire walls. 3. Control building (c. 222 sq.m). 4. Ancillary plant and equipment comprising of a) A firefighting water tank (c. 9.75m high) and pumphouse (c. 17 sq.m) b) 2 no. Auxiliary Transformers (c. 2m x 2m x 2m) and associated bunds and fire walls c) 3 no. spare parts stores (20ft containers) (c. 15 sq.m each) d) 2 no. backup diesel generator plinths (c. 28.7 sq.m each) e) HV compound including 2 no. Grid step-up transformers (c. 5.7m x 3.3m x 2.8m and c. 6.6m x 5.5m x 5.1m), associated bunds and fire walls, and all other associated equipment including prefabricated electrical control room (c. 51 sq.m), linking with an underground cable and f) An underground fire water retention tank and underground attenuation tank. 5. Operation and Maintenance site offices including welfare facilities (c. 27.9 sq.m) 6. All service connections including electrical, potable water and connections to surface water drains 7. 1 no. lightning monopole (c. 18m high) and 8. All other ancillary site clearance and development works including provision of areas of hardstanding, internal access roads lighting and CCTV, laydown area, fencing and access gates (c. 3.5m in height), car parking; and connections to site services and networks. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10-years.

Location / address

A c. 1.7 ha site located within the ESB Inchicore substation site, specifically lands south of Kylemore Way and northwest of the existing ESB Substation, Kylemore Way, Dublin 8, D08 E398 and to the immediate west of the Kylemore BESS, Kylemore Road, Dubli

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

30 May 2025

Council decision

GRANT PERMISSION

Council decision date

28 Aug 2025

Final grant date

2 Oct 2025