Planning application 2660302
Permission is sought for Grid System Services Limited, applying for a 10-year permission to develop an Energy Storage…
Ballyoughter, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon.
Current status
Further information requested
Latest milestone
Further information requested
14 Aug 2026
Application timeline
Key milestones
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Application received
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Why this application matters
Energy storage and grid connection
The proposal is for an enclosed battery energy storage system at Ballyoughter, Ballaghaderreen, designed to connect directly to the adjoining ESB Tonroe 110kV Electricity Substation.
Development scale and infrastructure
The scheme would occupy up to approximately 2.33 hectares and include a single-storey 110kV customer substation, control and switch rooms, up to 44 battery blocks, and up to 11 transformer and inverter units.
Long-term operational proposal
The development is proposed with a projected 35-year lifespan and includes access tracks using the existing roadway, electrical cabling and ducting, perimeter fencing, CCTV, landscaping and associated ancillary works.
Related site proposals
The planning record for the same Ballyoughter location includes two further proposals for an energy storage system connected to the ESB Tonroe 110kV substation, each describing the same broad 2.33-hectare battery-storage infrastructure.
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Application details
- Planning reference
- 2660302
- Council
- Roscommon County Council
- Proposal description
- Permission is sought for Grid System Services Limited, applying for a 10-year permission to develop an Energy Storage System, which will connect to the adjoining ESB Tonroe 110kV Electricity Substation. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 35 years. The development will consist of the construction of 1) enclosed battery energy storage system within a site compound on a total of up to c. 2.33 hectare site, to include: 1 no. single storey 110kV customer substation, control and switch rooms; up to 44 battery blocks on concrete support structures including heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit (HVAC units); up to 11 transformer and inverter units; including access tracks and site entrance along existing roadway; associated electrical cabling and ducting; security gates, 2.6m palisade perimeter security fencing; CCTV system; landscaping works and all other associated ancillary infrastructure at
- Location / address
- Ballyoughter, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon.
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Received / registered
- 22 Jun 2026
Location context
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