Development consisting of the construction of a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS)…

Application details

Planning reference

18600187

Council

Tipperary County Council

Proposal description

Development consisting of the construction of a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) with associated balance of plant, equipment and buildings including:a BESS building of 8m height, 82m length and 44m width (comprising of the ground floor a battery rack room, meeting room, contractor/storeroom, wet room, UPS room, switch gear room, WC, Transformer rooms, inverter rooms, and on a mezzanine floor a HVAC/store room); 2 no. 905m3 firewater storage tanks, an 853m3 underground surface water attenuation tank, an 1030m3 underground firewater retention tank, a 110kV electrical substation and control building of approximately 5.2m height and an access and circulation road with new junction onto the local road, footpath, 8 no. car parking spaces, 3 no. retaining wall structures up to a height of 3m and native tree and scrub planting, 3m paladin security fence, and all other associated site development works including surface water and foul drainage required to facilitate the development

Location / address

Kilcommonmore (North), Cahir, Co. Tipperary

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

16 Feb 2018

Council status

WITHDRAWN

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

20 Jun 2018

Appeal lodged

12 Jul 2018

Appeal decision

Application withdrawn S.140(1)(a)

Appeal decision date

30 Jan 2020