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Battery energy storage plant proposed at Lodgewood, Ferns, Co. Wexford
5 December 2024 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Wexford County Council on 5 December 2024 for a battery energy storage plant at Lodgewood, Ferns.
Key facts
- Reference
- 20241512
- Planning authority
- Wexford County Council
- Location
- Lodgewood, Ferns
- Received
- 5 December 2024
- Application type
- Permission
- Site area
- 9.5 hectares
- Status
- Incompleted
- Decision
- n/a
- Decision date
- 5 December 2024
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 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 Wexford County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
Permission for a battery energy storage system (BESS) facility
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Battery energy storage plant proposed at Lodgewood, Ferns, Co. Wexford", 5 December 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20241512
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20241512">Battery energy storage plant proposed at Lodgewood, Ferns, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 5 December 2024.</p>
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