Battery Energy Storage Facility, Knockmurry, Castlerea

Application details

Planning reference

2560487

Council

Roscommon County Council

Proposal description

Permission for a ten year planning permission is being sought for the proposed development which will consist of the following elements: the installation and operation of 1 no. battery energy storage system compound containing battery energy storage containers, 1 no. electrical substation and compound, connected to the national grid system via c. 50m of underground cable to the ESB Castlerea 38kV substation, electrical transformers and inverter units, underground cabling and ducting, boundary fencing, security entrance gates, CCTV, internal access road, associated ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifespan of the development will be 35 years. The site of the proposed development has a total area of 0.644 hectares at

Location / address

Knockmurry, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

14 Oct 2025

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

18 Feb 2026

Final grant date

25 Mar 2026