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Glanagow and Corkbeg (townlands),, Whitegate, Co. Cork,, within a total site area of 3.21 hectares within the curtilage of the Whitegate Power Station

Awaiting Technical Validation

Planning application 26/2621

Cork - Cork County Council

Proposed Development

The proposed development will consist of a 10-year permission for the construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility comprising of 80 containerised lithium-ion BESS units on skids, 20 MV Skids, a 220kV transformer compound including a 220kV transformer and associated fire wall, one single-storey Control Room Building (approximately 87m2 gross floor area) one single-storey MV Switchroom Building (approximately 87m2 gross floor area), an auxiliary transformer, grid equipment container (approximately 15m2 gross floor area), back-up diesel generator (approximately 15m2 gross floor area), associated outdoor electrical plant, underground cabling, internal access tracks, boundary fencing, CCTV, lighting, lightning masts, and all other associated site and development works. The proposed development will be co-located with a Synchronous Condenser facility permitted under Planning Ref: 25/6422 and will consist of minor modifications to the configuration of the permitted internal access tracks to accommodate both developments. All works will take place on lands at Glanagow and Corkbeg (Townlands), Whitegate, Co. Cork.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    9 Oct 2026

  2. Decision due (upcoming)

    3 Dec 2026

Application Details

Location
Glanagow and Corkbeg (townlands),, Whitegate, Co. Cork,, within a total site area of 3.21 hectares within the curtilage of the Whitegate Power Station.
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Cork County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
9 October 2026
Status
Awaiting Technical Validation
Decision
Pending
Decision Due
3 December 2026

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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1m
25/6422Grant with Conditions10 Nov 2025

Bord Gáis Energy Limited intend to apply for planning permission for development at Glanagow and Corkbeg (townlands), Whitegate, Co. Cork, within a total site area of 3.15 hectares within the curtilage of the Whitegate Power Station. The proposed development consists of a 10 year Planning Permission for a Grid Stability Service Development including the provision of a synchronous condenser enclosed within a building of approximately 552m² gross floor area and approximately 12.1 metres in height, associated plant and apparatus including 8 no. modular electrical control containers with a combined gross floor area of approximately 238m², 3 no. transformers, external cooling equipment, an external circuit breaker, fuel tank and containerised emergency diesel generator with a gross floor area of approximately 30m². The proposed development also seeks permission for the provision of a 220kV electrical cabling connection to the nearby Glanagow 220kV substation, lightning protection masts, lighting, security fencing, the provision of a new access track and localised widening of existing access road, the removal of 4 no. existing modular buildings (currently in use as offices, staff and storage facilities) and associated foundations, and all associated ancillary site and development works.

Glanagow and Corkbeg (townlands), Whitegate, Co. Cork, within a total site area of 3.15 hectares within the curtilage of the Whitegate Power Station.

59m
12/5839CONDITIONAL24 Aug 2012

Retention of a single storey stores building for the purposes of storing equipment and for 3 no. single storey modular office buildings consisting of offices and meeting rooms, including all associated site works at existing power plant facility

Corkbeg & Glanagow Whitegate

85m
07/8356CONDITIONAL1 Jun 2007

Alt. to permitted440 Meg. gas fired elect. generating station to include the modification and relocation of heat recovery steam generator and assoc.bld., steam turbine generator, air inlet filter, gas turbine, air cooled condenser, demineralised water st. tank, fire pump house, raw water st. tank, elect. bld., turbine hall, boiler feed pumps with de-aerator over, de-aerator lift pumps, generator transformer and unit auxiliary transformers, fuel oil forwarding skid, air cooled condenser control room and car parking area, relocation of main stack, caustic & acid st. tanks, process water discharge pit, fuel oil st. tank in bund, water treatment plant building, workshop/canteen/stores bld., gas compressor,gas fuel filter and meter,emerg.diesel generator, admin. building and sewage treaetment plant, modifications to 220kV cable reservation & pipe bridge and construction of auxiliary boiler house and stack, demineralised water tank and gas compressor building

Corkbeg Whitegate

85m
07/13433CONDITIONAL21 Dec 2007

Relocation and modifications to permitted development to include 2 no. demineralised water storage tanks, raw water storage tank, 220kV switchyard control building, AGI boiler house and pipe bridge to ConocoPhilips, relocation of caustic and acid storage tanks, process water discharge pit, fuel oil storage tank in bund, fuel oil forwarding skid, sewage treatment plant, storm water attenuation tank and turbine coolers; extension to water treatment plant building for firewater pumps, provision of 3 no. weatherproof kiosks for instrumentation and equipment and a pressure reduction skid building in the Gas pressure reducing, filtering and metering skid area and lowering of permitted ground levels across the site by between 1m and 4m.

Corkbeg Glanagow Whitegate

86m
06/9598INCOMPLETED APPLICATION9 Aug 2006

Construction of 440 Megawatt gas fired electricity generating station to include main stack, air cooled condensers, storage tanks, fire pumphouse, effluent treatment plants, switchyard control building, electrical building, turbine hall, water treatment plant, transformers, stacks, a workshop, canteen, stores building, boiler house, air cooled condenser control room, admin. building, car park, gatehouse and GTG local conrtol room. An AGI comprising of above ground gas pipes and equipment, control building and associated roads and above and below ground infrastructure. A 220kV electrical switchyard comprising of above ground electrical equipment, transformers, masts, control building and all associated roads and above and below ground infrastructure.

Corkbeg Whitegate

86m
06/10126CONDITIONAL29 Aug 2006

440Megawatt gas-fired electricity generating station comprising of heat recovery steam generator and associated building, main stack, steam turbine generator and gas turbine and associated turbine hall/electrical building, a fuel oil storage tank and bund,fire pumphouse, process water discharge pit, water treatment plant, bypass stack, workshop, canteen, stores,air cooled condenser control room, admin. building, car park and gatehouse, GTG local control room and all associated filters,condensers, storage tanks,ejectors , pumps, deaerator ,skids, transformers and pipe bridges , an above ground natural gas installation (AGI) comprising gas compresser ,gas metering,pressure reducing,heating and filtering skids,pipes and equipment,boiler house, a 220kV electrical switchyard with control bld.,electrical equipment, transformers and masts. All associated site works and services.

Corkbeg Whitegate

111m
10/8041CONDITIONAL23 Sept 2010

Retention of alterations carried out to the existing 220kV Glanagow station comprising of the retention of external staircase to east side of existing GIS building and replacment of roller shutter door with double doors

Glanagow Corkbeg Whitegate

167m
12/5897CONDITIONAL4 Sept 2012

Permission for retention of buildings and retention for alterations to existing permitted buildings at their power generating station. (Permitted Development granted under planning Reference Nos. 06/10126, 07/8356 and 07/13433), The permission for retention includes minor alterations to the following permitted buildings; Gas Compressor Building, Workshop/ warehouse/ canteen building including retention of new mezzanine level. Heat Recovery Steam Generator Building and the relocation of the Storm Water Attenuation Tank. The changes include minor alterations to area, building finish, heights and location. The buildings for permission for retention include: Waste Water Treatment Building, Air Cooled Condenser Control Building, Auxiliary Boiler Building and the Electrical Building. These buildings include changes to building area, building finish, building height and orientation to previously permitted development. Retention permission is also sought for a new Gas Reduction Station Boiler and Electrical Building and a new MV switch room building including all site and plant works associated with the alterations and new buildings described above.

Corkbeg & Glanagow Whitegate Co. Cork

377m
10/4684CONDITIONAL26 Mar 2010

Demolition of an existing single storey dwelling

Carlisle Fort Whitegate

430m
07/7219REFUSED23 Apr 2007

Dwellinghouse

Carlisle Fort Whitegate

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