THE CONTINUED USE OF A CONSENTED CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND (PL19.PA0047) AS A MODULAR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS)…

Application details

Planning reference

217

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

THE CONTINUED USE OF A CONSENTED CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND (PL19.PA0047) AS A MODULAR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) FACILITY. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. THE FACILITY WILL CONSIST OF: UP TO 28 NO. BATTERY STORAGE MODULES (UP TO 13M IN LENGTH, 3M IN WIDTH AND 3M IN HEIGHT) AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING UP TO: 28 NO. STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS, 28 NO. AIR HANDLING UNITS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING LIGHTNING PROTECTION MONOPOLES; COLUMN LIGHTING AND CCTV CAMERAS; INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS JOINING THE BESS FACILITY WITH THE CONSENTED CLONCREEN WIND FARM ROAD NETWORK; SECURITY FENCING; SITE DRAINAGE AMENDMENTS; AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLE, AS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE BESS FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE CONSENTED CLONCREEN WIND FARM AND WILL USE EXISTING ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THE WIND FARM. THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS).

Location / address

BALLYKILLEEN TOWNLAND, CO. OFFALY, (WITHIN THE PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED CLONCREEN WIND FARM - ABP REF PL19.PA0047)

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

12 Jan 2021