ABP-322004-25Submitted 05 March 2025 / decided 07 July 2025
Status not recordedCONDITIONAL
- Open event sourceAppeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-322004-2505 March 2025
- Open event sourceAppeal decisionCONDITIONAL07 July 2025
Lumcloon, Cloghan, County Offaly
Planning application 2460485
DecisionConditional grant
Decided06 February 2025
Application typePERMISSION
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Nearby precedent
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- 1955ALTERATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 100MW OF SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID AT LUMCLOON, CLOGHAN, CO. OFFALY IN LIEU OF THAT GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION PL2/17/194. PROPOSED ALTERATIONS CONSIST OF; (I) PROVISION OF OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND (AREA OF 6,200 SQM) CONTAINING BATTERY AND CONTROL SYSTEM ENCLOSURES IN LIEU OF THE APPROVED SINGLE STOREY MAIN BUILDING (FLOOR AREA OF 4,536 SQM), (II) ALTERATIONS TO THE APPROVED SWITCHYARD CONTAINING THE PROPOSED 110kV SUBSTATION WHICH WILL INCLUDE (A) CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY NETWORK IN LIEU OF THAT APPROVED, (B) INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE CONTROL BUILDING (FLOOR AREA 375 SQM) IN LIEU OF THAT APPROVED (FLOOR AREA 200 SQM), AND (C) PROVISION OF A DIESEL GENERATOR AND TRANSFORMER ADJACENT TO THE CONTROL BUILDING, (III) INCREASE IN SIZE (630 SQM), LOCATION AND INTERNAL LAYOUT OF SWITCHGEAR BUILDING IN LIEU OF THAT APPROVED (100SQM), AND (IV) PROVISION OF 110kV TRANSFORMER IN LIEU OF MV SUBSTATION (100 SQM), AND (V) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS / 0.1 km away / 04 April 2019Granted
- 20444THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 33KV SUBSTATION AND SUBSTATION COMPOUND WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING TRANSFORMER, AND GRID CONNECTION INTO THE PERMITTED DERRYCARNEY 110KV SUBSTATION / 0.1 km away / 12 November 2020Granted
- 18501A NEW STOREY AND HALF DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS / 0.2 km away / 19 February 2019Granted
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- 18180AN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF AN EXTENSION OF EXISTING SHEDS TO CONTAIN A NEW COW CUBICLE SHED WITH EFFLUENT TANK. A NEW SILAGE PIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE-WORKS / 0.9 km away / 14 June 2018Granted
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