Planning application 2660302
Battery Energy Storage System, Ballyoughter
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
Further information requested
Development history
Resubmission
Earlier application 2660243 was marked invalid.
Registered 23 May 2026
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Why this application matters
Battery storage scheme
The proposal is for an enclosed battery energy storage system on a site of up to about 2.33 hectares at Ballyoughter, Ballaghaderreen. It includes up to 44 battery blocks and up to 11 transformer-and-inverter units.
Grid connection
A single-storey 110kV customer substation, control and switch rooms are proposed to connect the facility to the adjoining ESB Tonroe 110kV Electricity Substation. Associated works include electrical cabling, access tracks and an entrance using the existing roadway.
Site infrastructure
The compound would include 2.6-metre palisade fencing, security gates and CCTV, alongside landscaping and ancillary infrastructure. The stated operational lifespan is 35 years.
Related site history
A substantially matching energy-storage proposal at Ballyoughter was previously refused. Separately, an extension of the existing Tonroe 110kV substation compound, including new 38/20kV transformers and electrical equipment, has received conditional permission.
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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
- Valid date
- 22 Jun 2026
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