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Wexford County Council grants permission for battery energy storage plant at Lodgewood, Ferns, Co. Wexford

14 May 2025 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026

Wexford County Council granted permission on 14 May 2025 for a battery energy storage plant at Lodgewood, Ferns, an application first lodged on 13 December 2024.

Key facts

Reference: 20241558
Planning authority: Wexford County Council
Location: Lodgewood, Ferns
Received: 13 December 2024
Application type: Permission
Site area: 9.5 hectares
Status: n/a
Decision: Granted (Conditional)
Decision date: 14 May 2025
Council file: View on the Wexford County Council planning portal

In context

There were 59 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 14 May 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

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

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wexford County Council grants permission for battery energy storage plant at Lodgewood, Ferns, Co. Wexford", 14 May 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20241558

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20241558">Wexford County Council grants permission for battery energy storage plant at Lodgewood, Ferns, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 14 May 2025.</p>

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