Shronebeirne, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Proposed development
Permission to construct a battery storage facility including self-contained battery units with associated HVAC cooling and inverter equipment, associated compound cabling and ducting, electrical substation including grid transformer and single storey control building with welfare facilities, a foul water holding tank, an underground cable route grid connection to the adjacent ESB substation, maintenance lighting, security fencing, a CCTV monitoring system, landscaping works and all associated ancillary infrastructure necessary to facilitate the development on lands at Shronebeirne, Listowel, Co. Kerry. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) was prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the application.
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Decision due
- 19 Oct 2025
Timeline
Application received
2 Apr 2025
Council asked for further information
27 May 2025
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
3 Sept 2025
Decision due
19 Oct 2025
Decision: conditional
17 Oct 2025
Grant issued
20 Nov 2025
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Planning history within 750 m
(A) CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR (SOUTH) ELEVATION, (B) MINOR CHANGES TO BOTH THE FRONT (NORTH) ELEVATION AND SIDE (EAST) ELEVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING, (C) DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND (D) INSTALL A NEW PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.
TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SITE ENTRANCE WITH SPLAYED ENTRANCE WALLS AND NEW ENTRANCE GATES, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT
CONSTRUCT A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY WITHIN A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 2.178HA, TO INCLUDE 60 NO SELF-CONTAINED BATTERY UNITS WITH ASSOCIATED HVAC COOLING UNITS, 14 CONVERTER AND 14 STEP UP TRANSFORMER CONTAINER UNITS, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND CABLING AND DUCTING, A GRID TRANSFORMER, TWO SINGLE STOREY SUBSTATION/CONTROL BUILDINGS WITH WELFARE FACILITIES, A FOUL WATER HOLDING TANK, A CABLE ROUTE GRID CONNECTION TO THE ADJACENT ESB SUBSTATION, MAINTENANCE LIGHTING, SECURITY FENCING, A CCTV MONITORING SYSTEM, LANDSCAPING WORKS AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT ON LANDS. A NATURA IMPACE STATEMENT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION
INVALID APPLICATION
FOR CHANGE OF DESIGN TO THE SUBSTATION COMPOUND PERMITTED CARE OF REG NO 18/931, CREATING 2 NO COMPOUND AREAS; ESB COMPOUND AND IPP COMPOUND AND A SEPERATE CONTROL BUILDING WITHIN EACH COMPOUND, SEPERATE ENTRANCE GATES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
CHANGE OF DESIGN TO SUBSTATION BUILDING WITHIN PLANNING REFERENCE 18/847. THE NEW BUILDING DESIGN WILL INCORPORATE A 23% REDUCTION OF PLAN AREA AND A REDUCED HEIGHT. THE PERMITTED BUILDING WILL BE SPILT INTO TWO AND LOCATED ON A SIMILAR FOOTPRINT TO THE ORIGINAL ON LANDS