Lands to the east of the R630 in the townlands of Ballincarroonig & Aghada located inside the Aghada Generating Station Ballincarroonig, Whitegate, Co. Cork
INCOMPLETED APPLICATIONPlanning application 19/4631
Cork - Cork County Council
Proposed Development
A c.159 MW capacity battery storage facility located within a secured compound, on a c. 3.2 Ha site, and will – subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations; include:
- (a)up to 89 No. battery container units (c.14.7 m x 3.4 m x 3.8 m)
- (b)up to 36 No. inverter units (c.12.2 m x 2.4 m x 2.9 m)
- (c)a substation compound surrounded by a 2.6 m high palisade fence with a dedicated access gate containing a single-storey control building (c. 240 sq.m.) and electrical plant including a bunded transformer (c. 200 sq.m. surrounded by a c.8m high fire wall); a bunded house transformer (c. 20 sq.m. surrounded by a c. 3 m high fire wall) and var support unit (4 m x 3 m x 3.4 m high)
- (d)a single storey battery control building (c. 156 sq.m.)
- (e)a 2.6 m high palisade fence and access gate, with primary access via the existing station and internal roadway network and temporary access via the existing boundary onto the R630
- (f)ancillary structures including lightning masts (c.18 m high) and pole mounted CCTV cameras (c. 8.3 m high)
- (g)and ancillary site works including site clearance works and the installation of site services including underground cables. The planning permission is being sought for a 10 year duration. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). Licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence [Ref.P0561-05] and a Lower Tier COMAH site and therefore falls under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations, 2015.
Application Timeline
Application received
14 Mar 2019
Decision due
8 May 2019
Application Details
- Location
- Lands to the east of the R630 in the townlands of Ballincarroonig & Aghada located inside the Aghada Generating Station Ballincarroonig, Whitegate, Co. Cork
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Cork County Council
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 14 March 2019
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Decision
- Pending
- Decision Due
- 8 May 2019
Location
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A c.159 MW capacity battery storage facility located within a secured compound, on a c. 3.2 Ha site, and will - subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations, include: (a) up to 89 No. battery container units (c.14.7 m x 3.4 m x 3.8 m); (b) up to 36 No. inverter units (c.12.2 m x 2.4 m x 2.9 m); (c) a substation compound surrounded by a 2.6 m high palisade fence with a dedicated access gate containing a single – storey control building (c. 240 sq.m.) and electrical plant including a bunded transformer (c. 200 sq.m. with a c. 8m high fire wall on one side); a bunded house transformer (c. 20 sq.m. surrounded on 3 sides by a c. 3 m high fire wall) and var support unit (4 m x 3 m x 3.4 m high); (d) a single storey battery control building (c. 156 sq.m.); (e) a 2.6 m high palisade fence and access gate, with primary access via the existing station and internal roadway network and temporary access via the existing boundary onto the R630; (f) ancillary structures including lightning masts (c. 18 m high) and pole mounted CCTV cameras (c. 8.3 m high); (g) and ancillary site works including site clearance works and the installation of site services including underground cables. The planning permission is being sought for a 10 year duration. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Licensed by the Environmental Protection Agency under an Industrial Emissions (IE) License [Ref. P0561-05] and a Lower Tier COMAH site and therefore falls under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations (COMAH) Regulations, 2015.
Lands to the east of the R630 in the townlands of Ballincarroonig and Aghada located inside the Aghada Generating Station, Ballincarroonig Whitegate, Co. Cork
Minor modifications and reconfigurations to the previously permitted Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development (Cork County Council Reg Ref. 19/04891), primarily comprising: (1) Updated layout of the substation compound based on revised electrical requirements to facilitate grid connection; (2) revised battery equipment based on updated battery technology; and (3) ancillary equipment to support the BESS development. The amended design incorporates: a 159 MW capacity BESS facility located within a secured compound, on a c. 3.3 Ha site, and will include: (a) 36 No. battery container unit arrangements on concrete plinths (95 sq.m.; height of 3m); (b) 36 No. inverter / transformer / RMU unit arrangements on concrete plinths (50 sq.m.; height of 4.2m); (c) a substation compound surrounded by a 2.6 m high palisade fence with a dedicated access gate containing: 2 No. control building (c. 240 sq.m. 5.1m high ) and electrical plant including: 2 No. bunded house transformers (c. 200 sq.m. surrounded by 8m high fire wall); 2 No. bunded house transformers (c. 19.8 sq.m. surrounded by 3 m high fire wall) and 2 No. VAR support units on concrete plinths (24 sq.m., 3.4 m high); (d) a 2.6 m high palisade fence and access gate, with primary access via the existing station and internal roadway network and temporary access via the existing boundary onto the R630; (e) ancillary plant equipment and structures including lightning masts (c. 18 m high) and pole mounted CCTV cameras (c. 8.3 m high) and ancillary site works including site clearance works and the installation of site services including underground cables. The planning permission is being sought for a 10 year duration. Licensed by the Environmental Protection Agency under an Industrial Emissions (IE) License [Ref. P0561-05] and a Lower Tier COMAH site and therefore falls under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations (COMAH) Regulations, 2015.
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The townland of Ballincarroonig, Aghada, County Cork, within the wider ESB landholding
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The submission window has closed
Observations on this application closed on Wednesday 17 April 2019, five weeks after it was received. The authority cannot accept a late submission.
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