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Feebane, Castleshane, County Monaghan

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Proposed development

A ten year planning permission is being sought for the proposed development which will consist of the following elements: the installation and operation of 1no. battery energy storage system compound containing battery energy storage containers, 1no. electrical substation and compound, connected to the national grid system via c. 100m of underground cable to the ESB Lisdrum 38kV substation, electrical transformers and inverter units, underground cabling and ducting, boundary fencing, security entrance gates, CCTV, internal access road, associated ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifespan of the development will be 35 years. The site of the proposed development has a total area of 1.03 hectares

Applicant
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Authority
Monaghan County Council
Decision due
2 Jan 2026
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Timeline

  1. Application received

    30 Oct 2025

  2. Decision due

    2 Jan 2026

  3. Decision: conditional

    19 Dec 2025

  4. Grant issued

    24 Feb 2026

  5. Appeal decided: withdrawn (PL-500664-MN-26)

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Planning history within 750 m

25103Granted

permission for retention of existing dwellinghouse and wastewater treatment and their position on site where these vary from the granted planning file No 7138, retain sunroom and kitchen extension along with separate utility room and coal/fuel store along with adjoining bedroom accessed from courtyard. Retain shed buildings adjoining dwellinghouse along with trailer unit used for storage. Retain entrances and accesses to the site, dwelling house and sheds along with all walls, fences, gates, walls, hedges ramps, steps and surface finishes. Retain pumphouse and fuel storage tanks along with parking area for one truck unit. Retain site boundary and fence positions. Retain agricultural gate to small front field/access to wastewater area. Retain disused pumphouse. Removal of 2n trailer units, Removal of truck parking area and associated fuel storage tanks, closing up of roadside access with new fence and hedge. Replacement /Proposed new wastewater treatment system with associated percolation area. Significant information included visual inspection of existing wastewater treatment system report and Site characterisation assessment report.

Feebane, Castleshane, Co. Monaghan Monaghan County Council Received 8 Dec 2025
22410Granted

permission to construct a detached bungalow type dwelling house, with proprietary wastewater treatment system & other associated ancillary site works. Access from public road will be via modification / relocation of existing domestic access (to become a shared access)

Killymarly, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan Monaghan County Council Received 20 Sept 2022
20531Granted

Permission for development consisting of the installation of additional electrical equipment in the ESB substation to facilitate the connection of the battery storage facility (Planning Ref 18/5). This will include a 100k V Busbar extension, a 110k V transformer bat and a 110kV coupler bay (a previously granted under Planning Ref 20/143). The extension of the existing ESB substation control building to facilitate the new connection. The installation of approx. 210m of 110kV underground ducting cables between the ESB substation and the battery storage site. The extension of the existing access road and all associated ancillary infrastructure required for the project.

lisdrumdoagh, Rackwallace, Monaghan Monaghan County Council Received 9 Dec 2020
20373Granted

Permission to consist of alterations to the development of a Battery Storage Facility which was previously granted permission by Monaghan County Council (Planning Register 18/5). The development comprises the construction of a battery energy storage facility to include one single storey electrical compound, containerised battery storage modules on concrete support structures, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, electrical ducting, cable racking and cabling, access tracks, security fencing and CCTV security monitoring system, lighting protection poles, communications equipment and ancillary infrastructure. The alterations to the original permission include an amended application site boundary of 1.474Ha, a reduction in the number of containerised battery modules from 58 down to 10, reduction in the number of associated inverters and transformers, new internal road configuration, reconfiguration and reorientation of the control building, additional ancillary electrical infrastructure, regrading of site levels to accommodate excess soils arising from excavation works, a landscape berm and other enabling works

Lisdrumdoagh, Rackwallace, Monaghan Monaghan County Council Received 16 Sept 2020
20185Refused on appeal

permission to construct a broiler type poultry house, together with all ancillary structures including vertical meal bin & underground washings tank, together with associated ancillary site works & new site access from public road. Significant further information relates to the inclusion of an appropriate assessment screening report.

Lisdrumdoagh, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan Monaghan County Council Received 27 May 2020
20161Granted

permission to construct 2 no. poultry units within existing farm complex together with underground washings tanks, vertical meal bins, use existing agricultural entrance and all ancillary site works. This application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a Licence under part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1994 to 2013. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (E.I.A.R.) will be submitted with this planning application. Significant further information relates to the submission of an AA screening report, an updated EIAR and a Nutrient Management Assessment Report.

Lisdrumdoagh Td., Monaghan, Co. Monaghan Monaghan County Council Received 13 May 2020