2360393
CONDITIONALClare - Clare County Council
Proposed Development
for development which will consist of: 1 No. enclosed battery energy storage system compound on a total of c. 6.2 hectare site, to include: 1 no. 220kv GIS electrical substation building and 1 no. single storey customer substation building, control and switch room, 220kv transformer and four no. auxiliary transformers, up to 192 battery storage blocks on concrete support structures including heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit (HVAC units), 16 transformer and 32 inverter units. Including access tracks and site entrance, associated electrical cabling and ducting, security gates, perimeter security fencing, CCTV system, landscaping works and all associated ancillary infrastructure. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared to accompany this application
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Application received
22 Sept 2023
Further information requested
14 Nov 2023
Further information received
20 Aug 2024
Decision: CONDITIONAL
22 Oct 2024
Decision due
23 Oct 2024
Grant issued
26 Nov 2024
Application Details
- Location
- Ballygeery West , Co. Clare
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Clare County Council
- Site Area
- 6.2 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 22 September 2023
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 22 October 2024
- Grant Date
- 26 November 2024
- Permission Expires
- 25 November 2034
Location
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