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100 MW battery storage plant proposed at Clondallow, Birr, Co. Offaly
4 July 2025 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Offaly County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Offaly County Council on 4 July 2025 for a 100 MW battery storage plant at Clondallow, Birr.
Key facts
- Reference
- 2560286
- Planning authority
- Offaly County Council
- Location
- Clondallow, Birr, Co. Offaly
- Received
- 4 July 2025
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Site area
- 1.9 hectares
- Stated capacity
- 100 MW
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Submissions until
- 7 August 2025 (closed)
In context
It is one of 5 battery storage applications Offaly County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 59 nationally. Of the 72 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.
What happens next
The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Offaly County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
100MW Battery Energy Storage Station with 53 battery containers and associated equipment, with a control room container, site entrance, and all associated works
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "100 MW battery storage plant proposed at Clondallow, Birr, Co. Offaly", 4 July 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/offaly-county-council/2560286
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/offaly-county-council/2560286">100 MW battery storage plant proposed at Clondallow, Birr, Co. Offaly</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 4 July 2025.</p>
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