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21445

CONDITIONAL

Carlow - Carlow County Council

Proposed Development

Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the development of a synchronous condenser grid support facility, which will connect to the adjoining ESB Kellistown Electricity Substation. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 50 years. At the end of life the proposed development can either be decommissioned or refurbished to extend its life. The development is to be located within a site compound c. 1 ha. It will regulate reactive power on the electricity network and will consist of the following elements: a building (c. 540 sqm. c. 10m high) to house equipment including a synchronous condenser with flywheel, lube oil skid, air compressor and pumps. Equipment to be located outside the footprint of the building but within a fenced compound will include cooling equipment (c. 160 sqm. c. 3m high) 6 No. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment (total area of c. 195 sq m c. 5m high), a step-up transformer, an auxiliary transformer, an external circuit breaker, electrical balance of plant, 1 No. firefighting water tank, above ground oil separator and collection pit c. 100m of underground cabling ducts and cable to the adjoining ESB substation, balustrade boundary fencing, security entrance gate and CCTV, all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works to include site clearance, site access, internal roads and development of areas of hard standing and lay-down area. The proposed development will connect by underground cable to the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) 220kV substation adjoining the western boundary of the proposed development site. This underground cabling will not form a part of the transmission networks as defined in Section 2(1) of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    17 Nov 2021

  2. Further information requested

    19 Jan 2022

  3. Further information received

    5 Aug 2022

  4. Decision due

    17 Oct 2022

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    17 Oct 2022

  6. Appeal submitted

    9 Nov 2022

  7. Grant issued

    2 May 2024

  8. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    2 May 2024

Application Details

Location
Kellistown East , Co. Carlow
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Carlow County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
17 November 2021
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
17 October 2022
Grant Date
2 May 2024
Permission Expires
1 May 2034

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
315063-22
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
9 November 2022
Decided
2 May 2024

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