Mullycagh Upper , Co. Wicklow
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2560247
Wicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
construction of a Solar PV development, a Battery Energy Storage System facility (BESS) and all ancillary works on a ca. 65.4 ha site consisting of: Solar PV panels laid out in arrays across the Site; A 38kV substation building ((13.8 (l) and 7.4 (w)) and associated compound area, a transformer unit (ca. 5.8m x ca. 8.45m) and associated bund; 192 number Battery Energy Storage System units comprising 22 modules (ca. 3.1m x ca.3.1m); 6 MV Skid/Power Hubs (ca. 9.45m x ca.2.1m), 24 number inverter units (ca. 3m x ca.2.6m); Upgrade of 1 No. existing Site entrance; 1 No. temporary construction compound; Electrical and communications cabling; Pole-mounted security cameras; Perimeter security fencing (2m high) and security gates; Internal access tracks; All associated ancillary development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development will be 40-years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany the planning application
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Application received
4 Apr 2025
Further information requested
28 May 2025
Further information received
29 Jan 2026
Decision: CONDITIONAL
20 Mar 2026
Decision due
25 Mar 2026
Appeal submitted
14 Apr 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Mullycagh Upper , Co. Wicklow
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 65.4 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 4 April 2025
- Status
- APPEALED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 20 March 2026
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-501149-WW-26 x2
- Submitted
- 14 April 2026
Location
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