Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV…

Application details

Planning reference

21631

Council

Louth County Council

Proposal description

Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV and battery energy storage system development on a c.42.23ha site consisting of: (1) New site entrance, internal accesses and entrances and associated site works. (2) Solar panels on ground-mounted frames over an area of c.39.98ha, 15 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer units, security fencing, CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping. (3) An enclosed battery energy storage system compound on c. 0.758ha consisting of 48 no. battery storage units (each with associated containerised step-up transformer). 1 no. containerised control room, 1 no. containerised switch room and 1 no. containerised switch gear unit. (4) 2 no. 37kv sub-stations each with an IPP building on c.1.4887ha, one serving the solar PV development, the other serving the battery energy storage system development. (5) 2 no. grid connections to Louth (Monvallet) 275kv substation. (6) A temporary construction compound and (7) All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV and battery energy storage system development will be 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany this application

Location / address

Toomes and Monvallet, Co Louth

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

24 May 2021

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

26 Aug 2021

Final grant date

27 Sept 2021