2 Ballykelly, Louth, Co. Louth

Retention of timber cladding to front & sides of shop & toilets. Also for retention of mobile home to rear of shop/toilets SPLIT DECISION Grant Retention Permission for timber cladding to the front & sides of shop & toilets subject to the condition set out in Schedule 1 attached. 2. Refuse Permission for the retention of a mobile home to the rear of the shop and toilets for the reasons set out in Schedule 2 attached.

The development will consist of the renovation and extension of existing single storey dwelling, new site entrance gate and piers, the installation of new wastewater treatment plant, along with all associated site works. *Significant Further Information Received on 03/04/2026*

The development will consist of the renovation and extension of existing single storey dwelling, new site entrance gate and piers, the installation of new wastewater treatment plant, along with all associated site works.

permission for development consisting of a 2-storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, a domestic waste water treatment system, a new site entrance with all associated site development works. Significant further information relates to alterations to house design along with repositioning and reorientation of the proposed dwelling on the site. Alterations to the garage design and the repositioning of the domestic garage along with alteration to the site boundaries

Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV and battery energy storage system development on a c.42.23ha site consisting of: (1) New site entrance, internal accesses and entrances and associated site works. (2) Solar panels on ground-mounted frames over an area of c.39.98ha, 15 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer units, security fencing, CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping. (3) An enclosed battery energy storage system compound on c. 0.758ha consisting of 48 no. battery storage units (each with associated containerised step-up transformer). 1 no. containerised control room, 1 no. containerised switch room and 1 no. containerised switch gear unit. (4) 2 no. 37kv sub-stations each with an IPP building on c.1.4887ha, one serving the solar PV development, the other serving the battery energy storage system development. (5) 2 no. grid connections to Louth (Monvallet) 275kv substation. (6) A temporary construction compound and (7) All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV and battery energy storage system development will be 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany this application

EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 14361: Permission for development that will primarily consist of the refurbishment of the existing Louth 275kV substation & will comprise: Replacement and/or reconfiguration of existing circuit breakers, disconnects, instrument transformers & surge arrestors with equivalent new circuit breakers, disconnects, instrument transformers & surge arrestors; Modificaitons to existing generator room comprising new opes on northern & western elevations to facilitate the provision of a new internal diesel generator; Removal of existing underground oil storage tank & provision of new overground oil storage tank of less than 3,500 litre capacity within the footprint of existing generator room; Relocation of existing 110kV capacitor bank from north east of site compound to north west of site compound; Provision of two new 110kV wing couplers & the replacement of existing 110kV off-line couplers with two new 110kV in-line couplers; Installation of 30 no. protection & control cabins approximately 3.75 metre length & 3.15 metre wide x 3.5 metre height located adjacent to existing bays; Installation of 12 no. new 110kV & 9 no. new 220kV surge arrestors. Installation of 22 no. lightning rods, approximately 2.5 metre high, on top of existing 110kV busbar gantries; Installation of 1 no. new lightning mast, approximatly 15 metres high; Associated extension of site compound to the north by 2,671 square metres to enhance internal vehicular movement within the substation; this will include associated new perimeter fencing on the nothern side of the substation; installation of new electrified fence (approximatly 3.6 metres in height) inside the existing palisade fence (approximately 2.6 metres in height); and all associated site development works.