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Derrynagall or Ballydaly , Tullamore , Co. Offaly

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 2460002

Offaly - Offaly County Council

Proposed Development

a 10 year planning permission. The development will consist of a grid system services facility within a total site area of 3.5 hectares. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 30 years. The development will include 1 no. single storey electrical substation building, 1 no. customer substation control and switch rooms, up to 20 no. electrical inverter/transformer station modules mounted on concrete plinths, up to 80 no. containerised battery blocks on concrete support structures and associated heating, ventilation and air conditioning units (HVAC units), access tracks and upgraded site entrance, associated electrical cabling and ducting, security gates and perimeter security fencing up to 2.6m palisade fencing, CCTV security monitoring system, landscaping works and all associated ancillary infrastructure.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    4 Jan 2024

  2. Further information requested

    28 Feb 2024

  3. Further information received

    21 Mar 2024

  4. Decision due

    17 Apr 2024

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    17 Apr 2024

  6. Grant issued

    27 May 2024

Application Details

Location
Derrynagall or Ballydaly , Tullamore , Co. Offaly
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Offaly County Council
Site Area
3.5 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
4 January 2024
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
17 April 2024
Grant Date
27 May 2024
Permission Expires
26 May 2034

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