For a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).

Application details

Planning reference

19515

Council

Kilkenny County Council

Proposal description

For a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The BESS will consist of: up to 10 no. containerised battery storage modules (up to 14.6m in length, 2.8m in height and 2.4m in width) and ancillary equipment including up to: 14 no. transformers, 28 no. inverters, 14 no. ring main units; a 38kV electrical substation and ESB substation building (10m in length, 6.2m in height and 7.4m in width); electrical equipment building (20m in length, 8.2m in height and 7.4m in width); underground surface water attenuation tank; underground foul storage tank; access and internal circulation road with new junction onto existing IDA private road; 6 no. car parking spaces; landscaped berm wall up to 2m height and native tree and scrub planting, screening wall up to 3m height; 3m high paladin security fence; and all other associated site development works including surface water and foul drainage required to facilitate the development

Location / address

Indutrial Development Agency (IDA) Business and Technology Park, Purcellsinch, Dublin Road

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

23 Jul 2019

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

13 Sept 2019

Final grant date

24 Sept 2020

Appeal lodged

10 Oct 2019

Appeal decision date

24 Sept 2020