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Fingal County Council refuses permission for battery energy storage plant at Fieldstown, NA, Co. Dublin

25 November 2024 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Fingal County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026

Fingal County Council refused permission on 25 November 2024 for a battery energy storage plant at Fieldstown, NA, an application first lodged on 2 October 2024.

Key facts

Reference: F24A/0882E
Planning authority: Fingal County Council
Location: In the townland of Fieldstown, County Dublin, NA
Received: 2 October 2024
Application type: Permission
Site area: 7 hectares
Status: Decision Issued
Decision: REFUSE PERMISSION
Decision date: 25 November 2024
Council file: View on the Fingal County Council planning portal

In context

There were 58 nationally in the past twelve months. Of the 72 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 25 November 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Fingal County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

1) A Battery Energy Storage System facility within an overall site of

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Fingal County Council refuses permission for battery energy storage plant at Fieldstown, NA, Co. Dublin", 25 November 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/fingal-county-council/F24A%2F0882E

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/fingal-county-council/F24A%2F0882E">Fingal County Council refuses permission for battery energy storage plant at Fieldstown, NA, Co. Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 25 November 2024.</p>

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