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Ballinrea Carrigaline Co.Cork

Conditional Permission

Planning application 25/4299

Cork - Cork County Council

Proposed Development

Permission for the construction of the proposed development on agricultural land will comprise of the following; A Battery Energy Storage System with associated infrastructure including a new internal access road approximately 0.8km in length , a 1.6km 33kV double circuit underground cable grid connection to be permitted Ballinrea Solar Farm 110kV substation (Planning ref ABP-317706), to be installed in an excavated trench including underground ducting; modular office and welfare buildings, three steel storage containers and all associated site development and reinstatement works

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    26 Feb 2025

  2. Decision due

    9 Feb 2026

  3. Decision: Conditional Permission

    9 Feb 2026

Application Details

Location
Ballinrea Carrigaline Co.Cork
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Cork County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
26 February 2025
Status
Appeal lodged
Decision
Conditional Permission
Decision Date
9 February 2026

Location

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23/4563Conditional Permission29 Mar 2023

Modifications to the permitted solar farm (Pl. Ref. No.: 17/6784, ABP Ref. PL04.303013). The modifications are within the boundary of the permitted development and will consist of: i) Changes to the layout and dimensions of the permitted solar photovoltaic layout which will decrease the solar photovoltaic footprint from c. 159,100 sq.m of solar panels, to c. 145,000 sq.m of solar panels on ground mounted frames (this modification is to allow for the inclusion of a proposed 110kV substation and grid connection which will be subject to a separate application); ii) Amendments to the internal track layout and the removal of the permitted battery storage unit; iii) 6 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations (reduced from 10 no. permitted inverter/transformer stations). Permission is also sought for the provision of a 33kV internal network cable (c. 3,760m underground with c. 114m of overhead line) linking the Ballinrea solar farm with the Ballinvuskig solar farm (c. 1.74 km to the northwest). The proposed development includes all associated site works and ancillary infrastructure. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and the NIS will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

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