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CONSTRUCT A FAMILY FLAT EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN EXTENSION TO WESTERN SIDE OF HOUSE

(A) RETAIN EXTENSION TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND RENEWAL AND RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ALL AS CONSTRUCTED (B) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN MECHANICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER AS CONSTRUCTED TO SERVE THE EXISTING DWELLING, AND (C) PLANNING PERMISSION TO COMPLETE WORKS TO THE DWELLING, CREATE NEW ENTRANCE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

FOR AN ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN BALLYNAHULLA, BALLYDESMOND, CO KERRY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPROMISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE (1) NO. +100 MVAR STATCOM TRANSFORMER ONE (1) NO. AUXILIARY TRANSFORMER, THREE (3) NO. REACTORS, AND ONE (1) NO. OUTDOOR COOLING BANK CONTROL AND VALVE BUILDING (268M 2), UNDERGROUND CONNECTION TO EXISTING ESB SUBSTATION. IT FURTHER INCLUDES SECURITY FENCING, SECURITY GATE, FOUR (4) NO. 24.2M HIGH LIGHTNING MASTS, PERMEABLE SURFACING AND AN INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD. A TEMPORARY CONTRACTORS' COMPOUND IS ALSO PROPOSED. THE DEVELOPMENT IS AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SUBSTATION AND THIS EXTENSION HAS AN OVERALL SITE AREA (WITHIN THE PALNNING APPLICATION BOUNDARY) OF 1.1HA. ACCESS IS PROVIDED VIA THE R577. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMNET (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION.

FOR PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT (KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REF: 18/964) GRANTED BY AN BORD PLEANÁLA (REF.: ABP303329-18) ON 7TH MAY 2019 WITHIN THE EXISTING ESB BALLYNAHULLA 220/110kV SUBSTATION LOCATED IN THE TOWNLAND OF NALLYNAHULLA, BALLYDESMOND, CO KERRY. THE MODIFICATIONS WILL COMPRISE THE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION OF ONE (1) HARMONIC FILTER, ONE (1) HV CIRCUIT BREAKER (INCLUDING CT AND VT), ONE (1) MV DISCONNECTOR AND EARTH SWITCH, TWO (2) ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING MASTS APPROXIMATELY 25M HIGH AND ADDITIONAL LAMPPOST LIGHTING. IT FURTHER INCLUDES A RETAINING WALL APPROXIMATELY 2.5M HIGH, ASPHALT (NON-PERMEABLE) SURFACING, A 2M HIGH MESH FENCE AND ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SUBSTATION AND THIS EXTENSION WILL HAVE AN OVERALL SITE AREA (WITHIN THE PLANNING APPLICATION BOUNDARY) OF 1.1HA. ACCESS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED VIA AN EXISTING ACCESS ON TO CHURCH ROAD, ACCESSED VIA THE R577. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION; THIS NIS COMPRISES A REVISION AND UPDATE TO THE NIS SUBMITTED WITH THE PREVIOUS PLANNING APPLICATION PER PLANNING REF. 18/964.

(A) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF NEW TREATMENT UNIT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND (B) PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO CONVERT THE EXISTING COTTAGE TO AN ANCILLARY OUT BUILDING

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BATTERY STORAGE COMPOUND. THE PROPOSED WORKS FOR WHICH PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PALISADE FENCING, SITE ACCESS TRACK AND ENTRANCE, BUNDED CONCRETE PLINTHS, UP TO 40 NO. BATTERY STORAGE UNITS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, TRANSFORMERS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION.