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18878

CONDITIONAL

Kerry - Kerry County Council

Proposed Development

FOR A 10 YEAR PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) FACILITY ON A TOTAL SITE AREA OF UP TO 0.6HA THAT WILL PROVIDE GIRD BALANCING SERVICES TO THE IRISH ELECTRICAL GRID, TO INCLUDE UP TO 26 NO. SELF-CONTAINED BATTERY CONTAINER UNITS WITH ASSOCIATED HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS (HVAC), POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS (PCS), STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS, CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ANCILLARY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, 1 NO . SINGLE – STOREY ELECTRICITY CONTROL BUILDING, 1 NO. 110KV ESB SUBSTATION, SINGLE STOREY SUBSTATION CONTROL BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, 1 NO. 110 KV GENERATOR TRANSFORMER, ALL NECESSARY GROUND AND FOUNDATION WORKS, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND CABLING AND DUCTING, PALISADE SECURITY FENCING AND LIGHTING, CCTV SECURITY CAMERAS, NEW SITE ACCESS FROM EXISTING PRIVATE ROAD, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) IS NOW SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    10 Sept 2018

  2. Further information requested

    23 Oct 2018

  3. Further information received

    30 Jul 2019

  4. Decision due

    23 Sept 2019

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    23 Sept 2019

  6. Appeal submitted

    21 Oct 2019

  7. Grant issued

    10 Feb 2020

  8. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    10 Feb 2020

Application Details

Location
KILPADDOGE , TARBERT , CO. KERRY
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kerry County Council
Site Area
0.6 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
10 September 2018
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
23 September 2019
Grant Date
10 February 2020
Permission Expires
9 February 2025

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
305739-19
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
21 October 2019
Decided
10 February 2020

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