A c. 4.63 ha site within the former Lough Ree Power (LRP) Station, in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough, Lanesborough (Lanesboro) Co. Longford
Planning application 2460315
DecisionConditional grant
Decided07 July 2025
Application typePERMISSION
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Planning a project near A c. 4.63 ha site within the former Lough Ree Power (LRP) Station, in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough, Lanesborough (Lanesboro) Co. Longford?
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 2275Development at the 13.1 Ha site known as 'Lough Ree Power (LRP) Station' located in Lanesborough (Lanesboro), in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough, Eircode N37E180; in County Longford. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing LRP station (as approved under Longford County Council reg.ref 01/115 ' An Board Pleanala Ref. PL14.125540 and all subsequent permissions);and the development and operation of electricity grid services - namely a battery energy storage system (BESS) and a Synchronous Condenser (Sync Con). The proposed development comprises two distinct phases of activity - the initial demolition and site reinstatement (Phase 1); following by construction and operation of the new BESS and Sync Con (phase 2). Phase 1 comprises the demolition of existing site structures (with a total footprint of c. 11.195sq.m. and a total gross floor area of c. 20,000 sq.m) including the former LRP station (boiler house, turbine house, bag filter house and associated 80 m high stack); the intermediate peat storage building and associated fuel management system; and ancillary buildings including, electrical building, tippler building and associated control room and office, the screening building, lorry uploading building, water treatment plant building, offices building, laboratory building, workshop and maintenance buildings, oil pumphouse, electrics rooms, railway/locomotive service building, cooling water pump house and sewage/foul water treatment facility. All buildings and structures (including storage tanks and vessels) will be demolished to ground level, with below ground voids filled. Existing hard standing surfac3es (e.g. building ground floor concrete slabs, tarmacadam surfaces, concrete footpaths and road kerbs) will remain in site; and the site will be reinstated and secured with boundary gates and fences, etc. Associated with the demolition activity there will be on-site crushing of material using mobile machinery for the purposed of disposal and/or material re-use. Phase 2 comprises the proposed development of the BESS, Sync Con; and all associated development (Full description scanned/attached) / 0.1 km away / 08 December 2022Granted
- 22275An underground electrical cable and transformer compound which will connect permitted solar farms within the townlands of Middleton, Ballycore, Treanboy, Newtown, Ballynakill, Bunacloy to the national grid via the proposed transformer compound at Lough Ree Power Station (within the townland of Aghamore). The Development will consist of the following components 1) and 2): 1) installation of 110kV:33kV Transformer (TRAFO) Compound on private lands at Lough Ree Power Station, within the townland of Aghamore, with associated equipment including; cable sealing end (CSE) surge arrestor (SA), earth disconnect (ED) current/voltage transformer (CT/VT) house transformer (HT) circuit breaker (CB) 1 x lightening mast (LM) at approx. 8m tall, associated underground cabling connection to the existing 110kV underground cable, diesel generator, security fence, removal of portacabins, use of and realignment of the existing access road and associated works, drainage provision, temporary construction compound and also predevelopment site investigation works. 2) installation of underground 33kV medium Voltage electrical cable with associated ducting primarily on private lands within the townlands of Kilnacarrow, Ballynakill, Cloonkeel, Derryaroge, Cloonbearla, Mount Davys, Cloonbony and Aghamore. 5.77km of the route is located on private lands with0.011km to be located on the L52652 local road and L-11623 local road. The cable installation will include the installation of 7 no. joint bays with associated communication chambers, ancillary development and also pre-development site investigation works. The underground cable is intended to connect the permitted Middleton House Solar Farm (Planning ref: 18/135) and "Middleton House Solar Farm" Bunacloy extension (Planning Ref: 21/225) to the national grid via the proposed transformer compound at Lough Ree Power Station within the townland of Aghamore. Temporary construction compounds to facilitate the installation of the cable will be located along the underground grid connection route. Part of the proposed development site lies within the boundary of Lough Ree Power Station which is licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence Ref. P0610-02). Permission is sought for a period of 10 years / 0.1 km away / 17 April 2023Granted
- 19201The development will consist of the redevelopment of the existing Lanesboro 110kV AIS substation with a new 110 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation. The 110 kV GIS substation redevelopment will comprise of the following elements: (i) A110 kV GIS substation contained within a building with a gross floor area of approximately 1,470m2 (54m x 15m) and a height of 15m. Associated development within the footprint of the GIS substation development will include: 6 no. lightning rods of approximately 3m in height located on the parapet of the GIS Building: a Distribution System Operator (DSO) compound (approximately 30m2); an internal circulation road of approximately 245m in length and 5m in width, 12 no. car parking spaces; underground stormwater attenuation tank; underground foul wastewater pumping station and all associated site development and landscaping works. The substation will be bounded by a palisade fence 2.6m in height and bounded with a property fence 1.4m in height; (ii) The modification of 8 no. existing 110 kV underground circuits which will be re-routed into the new 110 kV GIS substation: Sliabh Bawn-Lanesboro underground circuit, Cloon-Lanesboro underground circuit, Athlone-Lanesboro underground circuit, Richmond 1-Lanesboro underground circuit, Richmond 2-Lanesboro underground circuit, Lough Ree Power T104-Lanesboro underground circuit, T141-Lanesboro underground circuit and Mullingar-Lanesboro underground circuit. Associated development includes the construction of 3 no. underground joint bays; 1 no. gantry tower (footpring of 30.2m2 and a height of 12.5m); 1 no. Line Cable Interface Mast (footprint of 123m2 and the height of 20.7m) and all associated and ancillary transmission infrastructure. (iii) The construction of a Landowner access road of approximately 91m in lenghth and 6m in width / 0.3 km away / 20 May 2020Granted
- 23600561. Construction of a Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) compound measuring approximately 92.8m by 90.5m. The proposed GIS compound will be raised to a ground level of 1.2m higher than the existing ground level at the site, and will comprise: (i) GIS building with an approximate gross floor space 1624.1m2 and height of 15m (in addition, 6 no. lightning protection rods, approximately 3m in height, are located on the parapet of the GIS building); (ii) An internal access track measuring approximately 245m in length and 5m in width, 15 no. car parking spaces; underground stormwater attenuation tank; underground foul wastewater pumping station and all associated site development and landscaping works; and (iii) The substation compound will be bounded by a palisade fence 2.6m in height and further enclosed by a property fence measuring 1.4m in height. 2. The proposed development will also consist of the redevelopment of the existing AIS 110 kV substation, comprising the following: (i) Decommissioning of the 110 kV AIS busbar and 110 kV primary plant within the existing 110 kV AIS substation; (ii)The modification of 8 no. existing 110 kV underground circuits which will be re-routed into the new 110 kV GIS substation; and, (iii) Construction of 3no. underground joint bays; 1 no. new gantry tower (approximate footprint of 30.2m2 and a height of 12.5m); 1 no. new Line Cable Interface Mast (approximate footprint of 123m2 and a height of 20.7m); removal of the existing 110 kV OHL tower and section of cable which extends to the proposed Line Cable Interface Mast and all associated and ancillary transmission infrastructure. 3. Construction of a Distribution System Operator (DSO) compound measuring approximately 30m2; 4. Construction of a landowner access road (hardcore surfacing) of approximately 91m in length and 6m in width; and, 5. All ancillary site development works to facilitate the proposed development including geotechnical and geo-environmental ground investigations, site preparation works, site clearance and levelling, site drainage and associated outfall headwall to facilitate discharge to the River Shannon, temporary construction compounds and landscaping / 0.3 km away / 11 August 2023Granted
- 2360124The proposed development will comprise: • the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; • the replacement of 52no. existing polesets and 4no. towers - any replacement structures will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to the existing structures they will replace, will be along the same alignment as existing; • the replacement of angle mast AM3A with a poleset; • the retention and refurbishment, steel member replacement, painting and foundation strengthening of the one retained end mast EM1; • the replacement of hardware and fittings at all structure locations; • the replacement of stay arrangements at 27no. locations; • the replacement of crossarms at 27no. locations; • the installation of insulators at 13no. locations; • the replacement of vibration dampers at 12no. locations; • the reinstallation of all anti-climbing guards; • the reinstallation of aircraft warning spheres at span 127-128; • all associated works within the existing Lanesboro 110 kV substation to accommodate the uprated 110 kV OHL including uprating of the Mullingar bay in Lanesboro 110 kV substation, routing of fibre optic cable from end mast into substation and alterations to existing hardware; • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and • other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems and temporary watercourse crossings / 0.3 km away / 17 October 2023Granted
- 2360108The proposed development within Co. Longford will comprise: • the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; • the retention and refurbishment, steel member replacement, painting and foundation strengthening of the one retained end mast EM1, including the replacement of hardware and fittings, replacement of vibration dampers, and replacement of insulators at EM1; • The cutting of timber / vegetation; • all associated works within the existing Lanesboro 110kV substation to accommodate the uprated 110kV OHL including uprating of the Sliabh Bawn bay in Lanesboro 110kV substation and alterations to existing hardware; and • other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems and temporary watercourse crossings / 0.4 km away / 25 September 2023Granted
- 2295The proposed installation of solar panels on the roof structure that services an existing commercial building that was granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL04/918 and all ancillary works / 0.4 km away / 16 June 2022Granted
- 18139Development at this site - the existing Cloon to Lanesboro 110 kV Overhead Line is approximately 65 kilometres long. Approximately 37km of the existing circuit is located within the functional area of Galway County Council with approximately 27km located in County Roscommon and approximately 120 metres located in County Longford. The refurbishment works within County Longford will be undertaken at structure EM365, located within the Lanesboro Substation in the townland of Aghamore (Rathcline By). The development will consist of the refurbishment of the Cloon - Lanesboro 110 kV Overhead Line which will primarily include: replacement of a large proportion of existing structures, the breaking out and reconstruction of the concrete foundation and shear blocks at the majority of end/angle mast structures, painting of mast structures, replacement of insulators, crossarms, stays and/or fittings on existing structures; and the fitting of bird flight diverters and stay guards. No additional structures are proposed along the existing circuit. Any replacement structures will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to the existing structures they will replace, and will be of a generally similar height and appearance. Associated site development works to gain access to the existing structures include clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of stone walls and gate posts and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing. The proposed development includes all other associated and ancillary site development works required for the refurbishment of the existing circuit, including the installation of temporary silt traps, silt fences, bog mats and clear span bridges. No additional structures and no alteration to the nature, extent, alignment, character or voltage of the existing electricity infrastructure is proposed. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) forms part of this application / 0.4 km away / 21 August 2018Granted