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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

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

  1. Application received

  2. Further information requested

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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

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