1951446
CONDITIONALDonegal - Donegal County Council
Proposed Development
DEVELOPMENT OF A MODULAR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) FACILITY FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS CONSISTING OF UP TO 27 NO. BATTERY STORAGE MODULES (UP TO 14M LENGTH, 2.44M WIDE AND 2.9M HIGH) AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING UP TO 27 NO. TRANSFORMERS (UP TO 2.5M LENGTH, 2.5M WIDE AND 2.9M HIGH), 27 NO. POWER CONDITIONING UNIT BLOCK AREAS (UP TO 8.0M LENGTH, 1.5M WIDE AND 2.3M HIGH), 27 NO. SWITCHGEAR UNITS (UP TO 1.5M LENGTH, 1.5M WIDE AND 2.2M HIGH), SUBSTATION CONTAINER (UP TO 4.5M LENGTH, 4.5M WIDE AND 3.0M HIGH); INTERNAL PERMEABLE ACCESS ROAD JOINING THE FACILITY WITH THE EXISTING MEENADREEN WIND FARM ROAD NETWORK AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING FENCING, DRAINAGE AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, REQUIRED TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF EXISTING ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
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Application received
23 Sept 2019
Further information requested
14 Nov 2019
Further information received
10 Feb 2020
Decision: CONDITIONAL
2 Apr 2020
Decision due
5 Apr 2020
Grant issued
26 Jun 2020
Application Details
- Location
- MEENADREEN , STRANESS , CO. DONEGAL
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Site Area
- 0.82 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 23 September 2019
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 2 April 2020
- Grant Date
- 26 June 2020
- Permission Expires
- 25 June 2030
Location
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DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING AND ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
STRANESS , DONEGAL TOWN , DONEGAL PO
CONSTRUCTION OF A 6MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) PROVIDED WITHIN A COMPOUND AREA CONSISTING OF ASSOCIATED PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND BUILDINGS INCLUDING : 2 NO. BESS CONTAINER BUILDINGS OF 2.6M IN HEIGHT, 12.2M IN LENGTH AND 2.5M IN WIDTH, 2 NO. TRANSFORMERS (EQUIPMENT) OF 2.5M IN HEIGHT, 2M IN LENGTH AND 2M IN WIDTH; A GRP SWITCHGEAR KIOSK (PLANT) OF 4.1M IN HEIGHT, 5.5M IN LENGTH AND 5.5M IN WIDTH; COMPOUND MESH FENCE OF 2.75M IN HEIGHT; AREA OF HARDSTANDING; 50M UNDERGROUND CABLE CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING WINDFARM SUBSTATION; AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE VIA THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM PRIVATE LANEWAY WHICH ACCESSES ONTO THE LOCAL ROAD (L20151-1) WITHIN THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE
CULLIONBUOY , BARNESMORE , DONEGAL PO
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