NATIONAL OIL RESERVES AGENCY , TARBERT OIL STORAGE PLAN , TARBERT ISLAND TARBERT CO KERRY
CONDITIONALPlanning application 25115
Kerry - Kerry County Council
Proposed Development
CONSTRUCT AND INSTALL A GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR ARRAY CONSISTING OF 296 SOLAR PV PANELS ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS LOCATED WITHIN THE SITE BOUNDARY
Application Timeline
Application received
12 May 2025
Further information requested
3 Jul 2025
Further information received
22 Sept 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
16 Oct 2025
Decision due
19 Oct 2025
Grant issued
19 Nov 2025
Application Details
- Location
- NATIONAL OIL RESERVES AGENCY , TARBERT OIL STORAGE PLAN , TARBERT ISLAND TARBERT CO KERRY
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Site Area
- 10.97 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 12 May 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 16 October 2025
- Grant Date
- 19 November 2025
- Permission Expires
- 18 November 2030
Location
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CONSTRUCT A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY WITHIN A TOTAL SITE AREA OF UP TO 2.278HA, TO INCLUDE 50 NO. SELF CONTAINED BATTERY CONTAINER UNITS WITH ASSOCIATED HVAC COOLING UNITS, 13 CONVERTER AND 13 STEP UP TRANSFORMER CONTAINER UNITS, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND CABLING AND DUCTING, A GRID TRANSFORMER, A SINGLE STOREY SUBSTATION / CONTROL BUILDING WITH WELFARE FACILITIES, A CABLE ROUTE GRID CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING ESB SUBSTATION BUILDING, MAINTENANCE LIGHTING, SECURITY FENCING, A CCTV MONITORING SYSTEM,AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE ON LANDS WITHIN THE TARBERT GENERATING FACILITY. A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT TO CONSTRUCT THE DEVELOPMENT
TARBERT ISLAND , TARBERT , CO KERRY
RETENTION OF THE DWELLING HOUSES WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES, RETENTION OF THE PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED STOREY AND A HALF DORMER EXTENSIONS TO REAR OF BOTH PROPERTIES COMPRISING OF 55.4 SQM OF ACCOMMODATION AT GROUND LEVEL AND 20.3 SQM OF HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR AT NO. 2 THE RANGE, AND 54.0 OF ACCOMMODATION AT GROUND FLOOR AND 21.7 SQM OF HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AT FLOOR LEVEL AT NO. 3 THE RANGE AS CONSTRUCTED/ CURRENTLY EXISTS ON SITE AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO, (A) COMPLETE THE STOREY AND A HALF DORMER EXTENSIONS TO BOTH PROPERTIES COMPRISING 55.4 SQM OF ACCOMMODATION AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND 20.3 SQM OF HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AT NO. 2 THE RANGE, AND 54.0 SQM OF ACCOMMODATION AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND 21.7 SQM OF HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AT NO. 3 THE RANGE AND (B) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AT SITE
2 AND 3 THE RANGE , TARBERT ISLAND , TARBERT
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE OF THE FOLLOWING ON A SITE MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 6.9 HECTARES: (1) REMOVAL OF EXISTING CABLE JOINT, BAY WITHIN TARBERT GENERATING STATION, 220kV SWITCHGEAR WITHIN THE EXISTING TARBERT SUBSTATION COMPOUND AND ASSOCIATED 220kV CABLING; (2) TWO NO. NEW LENGTHS OF 220kV UNDERGROUND CABLING MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 340M EACH, RUNNING BETWEEN TWO NO. NEW UNDERGROUND CABLE JOINT BASE IN TARBERT GENERATING STATION AND THE CONNCETION POINT AT TARBERT SUBSTATION; (3) THE NEW 220kV SWITCHGEAR BAY WITHIN THE EXISTING TARBERT SUBSTATION COMPOUND COMPRISING ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING CABLE SEALING ENDS, INSULATORS, OVER HEAD CONDUCTORS, SURGE ARRESTORS, LIGHTNING MASTS AND LIGHTING POLES; AND (4) ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPUND AND LAYOUT AREAS, SITE PREPARATION WORKS AND GROUND LEVELING AS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE THE WORKS. TARBERT GENERATING STATION IS LICENSED BY THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (IE) LICENSE (REF: P0607-02). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES WORKS LOCATED WITHIN THE IE LICENSE BOUNDARY OF TARBERT GENERATING STATION WHICH IS AN UPPER TIER ESTABLISHMENT TO WHICH THE CHEMICALS ACT (CONTROL OF MAJOR ACCIDENTS HAZARDS INVOLVING DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS 2015 (THE COMAH REGULATIONS) APPLY. THIS PLANNING IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS). AMENDMENTS TO THE NIS HAVE BEEN MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE FURTHER INFORMATION REQUEST
TARBERT 220KV SUBSTATION , TARBERT GENERATING STATION , TARBERT ISLAND (TOWNLAND)
CONSTRUCT UP TO 4 NO. ROTATING STABILISERS, 5 NO. BATTERY STORAGE CONTAINERS, 1 NO. CONTROL ROOM, 2 TRANSFORMERS AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT WITHIN A SITE AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 1.46 HECTARES.THE PERMISSION RELATES TO ALTERATIONS TO THE PERMITTED AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION KILPADDOGUE PEAKING PLANT PERMITTED BY KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO REF 13/138 AS EXTENDED BY REF 13/9138. THE ROTATING STABILISERS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY 10 NO. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ROOMS WHICH WILL CONTAIN ANCILLARY POWER SUPPLY PRODUCTS INCLUDING A STATIC FREQUENCY CONVERTER (SFC), MV SWITCHGEAR, EXCITERS AND LV DISTRIBUTION AND STEP-UP/DOWN TRANSFORMERS. A HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (HVAC)WILL BE ATTACHED TO EACH ROTATING STABILISER. 4 NO. AUXILLARY TRANSFORMERS ARE ALSO PROPOSED. THE BATTERY CONTAINERS WILL HOUSE INDIVIDUAL BATTERY COMPONENT SWITH 2 NO. FITTED EXTERNAL HVAC SYSTEM FOR EACH. 13 NO. INVERTER STATIONS AND 14 AUXILLARY TRANSFORMERS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE BATTERY CONTAINERS . THE ENTIRE SITE WILL CONSIST OF VARIOUS UNDERGROUND CABLES AND DUCTS, BOUNDARY SECURING FENCE,COMPOUND LIGHTING AND PALISADE GATES AND FENCING , NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACK, SECURITY LIGHTING, CCTV, HARDSTANDING AREAS AND ALL NECESSARY FOUNDATION WORKS. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR 2 ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS ( UP TO 220KV), ASSOCIATED HV EQUIPMENT AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL GRID CONNECTION CABLING AND DUCTING CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE NATIONAL GRID AT THE ADJACENT ESB SUBSTATION . PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION.
KILPADDOGE , TARBERT , CO KERRY
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF A GRID STABILISATION FACILITY COMPRISING OF: THE CONSTRUCTION UP TO 4 NO. ROTATING STABILISERS, 5 NO. BATTERY STORAGE CONTAINERS, 1 NO. CONTROL ROOM, 2 TRANSORMERS AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT WITHIN A SITE AREA OF APPROX. 1.46 HECTARES. IT IS PROPOSED TO CONNECT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO THE ADJACENT EIRGRID SUBSTATION BY UNDERGROUND CABLE WHICH WILL TRAVERSE THE PERMITTED AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION PEAKING PLANT. THE ROTATING STABILISERS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY 10 NO. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ROOMS WHICH WILL CONTAIN ANCILLARY POWER SUPPLY PRODUCTS INCLUDING A STATIC FREQUENCY CONVERT (SFC), MV SWITCHGEAR, EXCITERS AND LV DISTRIBUTION, AND STEP-UP / DOWN TRANSFORMERS. A HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (HVAC) WILL BE ATTACHED TO EACH ROTATING STABILISER, 4 NO. AUXILIARY TRANSFORMERS ARE ALSO PROPOSED. THE BATTERY CONTAINERS WILL HOUSE INDIVIDUAL BATTERY COMPONENTS WITH 2 NO. FITTED EXTERNAL HVAC SYSTEM FOR EACH. 13 NO. INVERTER STATIONS AND 14 AUXILIARY TRANSFORMERS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE BATTERY CONTAINERS. THE ENTIRE SITE WILL CONSIST OF VARIOUS UNDERGROUND CABLES AND DUCTS, BOUNDARY SECURING FENCE, COMPOUND LIGHTING AND PALISADE GATES AND FENCING, NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACK, SECURITY LIGHTING, CCTV, HARDSTANDING AREAS AND ALL NECESSARY FOUNDATION WORKS. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR 2 ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS (UP TO 220KV), ASSOCIATED HV EQUIPMENT AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL GRID CONNECTION CABLING AND DUCTING CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE NATIONAL GRID AT THE ADJACENT ESB/EIRGRID SUBSTATION. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
KILPADDOGE , TARBERT , CO KERRY
(A) A HIGH INTERTIA SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR (HISC) COMPOUND CONTAINING 1 NO. HISC UNIT ENCLOSED WITHIN A STEEL CLAD FRAMED STYLE STRUCTURE (12.1M MAX HEIGHT) AND SUPPPORTED BY 8 NO. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CONTAINERS (CONTAINING ANCILLARY POWER SUPPLY PRODUCTS INCLUDING A STATIC FEQUENCY CONVERTS, MV SWITCHGEAR, EXCITERS, LV DISTRIBUTION, CONTROL ROOM, WELFARE AND OFFICE), MAIN AUXILIARY AND START-UP ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS, GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER, SWITCHGEAR EQUIPMENT, EXTERNAL COOLER UNITS AND 1 NO. BACK UP DIESEL GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED DIESEL STORAGE TANK; (B) A 220KV HIGH VOLTAGE GAS INSULTATED SWITCHGEAR (GIS) SUBSTATION COMPOUND CONTAINING A GIS SUBSTATION BUILDING WITH ALL CONTROL AND HV EQUIPMENT WITHIN A SINGLE STOREY BUILDING (13.2M MAX HEIGHT). THE BUILDING WILL BE SURROUNDED BY A COMPOUND ROAD AND CONTAINED WITHIN A 2.6M HIGH GALVANISED STEEL PALISADE FENCE; (C) A BATTERY STORAGE COMPOUND CONTAINING 5 NO. BATTERY STORAGE CONTAINERS, ENCLOSED IN STEEL CONTAINERS OF DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY 13M BY 2.5M BY 3M, HOUSING INDIVIDUAL BATTERY COMPONENTS WITH 2 NO FITTED EXTERNAL HVAC SYSTEMS FOR EACH UNIT AND SUPPORTED BY 13 NO. INVERTER STATIONS, 14 NO. AUXILIARY TRANSFORMERS AND CONTROL CONTAINER; (D) 220KV UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE EXISTING ADJOINING EIRGRID SUBSTATION; (E) ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS COMPRISING VARIOUS UNDERGROUND CABLES AND DUCTS, EQUIPMENT PLINTHS, BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCE, COMPOUND LIGHTING AND PALISADE GATES AND FENCING, SECUIRTY LIGHTING, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, HARDSTANDING AREAS AND ALL NECESSARY FOUNDATIONS WORKS FOR THE ABOVE COMPOUNDS. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ON LANDS WHERE GRID STABILISATION FACILITY WAS PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REGISTER NO 19/115. PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT THE DEVELOPMENT IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPANIES THE APPLICATION
KILPADDOGE , TARBERT , CO KERRY
FOR CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED PEAKER POWER PLANT DEVELOPMENT (PLANNING REF. 13/138). IT IS PROPOSED TO CHANGE THE ENERGY SOURCE FOR THE CHARGING OF THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) CONTAINERS FROM DIESEL TO CHARGING OFF THE NATIONAL GRID AND TO CHANGE THE PERMITTED LAYOUT FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BASED ON THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN ENERGY SOURCE AT AN AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT. IT IS ALSO PROPOSED TO INCLUDE A SMALL METERING ENCLOSURE ADJACENT TO THE CONSTRUCTED SUBSTATION BUILDING WITHIN THE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT. A FIVE YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
KILPADDOGE , TARBERT , CO KERRY
Change of use for a business unit to residential at no 5.
5 Cuirt na Sionna , Tarbert , Tarbert
Change of use for a business unit to residential at no 6
6 Cuirt na Sionna , Tarbert , Tarbert
RETAIN AN EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER LOCAL AUTHORITY REF NO. 11/969) (AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL 08.240232) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED GROUND EQUIPMENT, SECURITY FENCE, AND ACCESS TRACK
KILPADDOGE , TARBERT , CO. KERRY
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