Ballygammane and adjacent to the existing Thurles 110kV substation, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Proposed development
A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development to consist of a new site entrance and access track, site security fencing including a noise acoustic barrier, access gates, BESS enclosures, a BESS intake substation, MV skid, a back-up generator, a monitoring house, an auxiliary transformer, spares containers, CCTV, an onsite toilet, carparking, a temporary construction stage compound area, landscaping and all associated ancillary development services and works, all to be provided within a total overall application boundary of 2.69 ha. Permission is sought for the proposed BESS development for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report (AASR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and submitted with this planning application. A separate application will be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála to obtain permission for a 110kV substation on site
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Decision due
- 14 Jul 2026
Timeline
Application received
22 Sept 2025
Council asked for further information
7 Nov 2025
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
1 Apr 2026
Decision due
14 Jul 2026
Decision: conditional
13 Jul 2026
Grant issued
16 Aug 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development which will consist of a new site entrance and access track, site security fencing including a noise acoustic barrier, access gates, BESS enclosures, a BESS intake substation, MV skid, a back-up generator, a monitoring house, an auxiliary transformer, spares containers, CCTV, an onsite toilet, carparking, a temporary construction stage compound area, landscaping and all associated ancillary development services and works, all to be provided within a total overall application boundary of 2.69 ha. Permission is sought for the proposed BESS development for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and will be subject to a completeness check under Section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report (AASR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and submitted with this planning application. A separate application will be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála to obtain permission for a 110kV substation on site.
1) domestic garage/store, 2) sunroom to side of existing house, 3) conversion of existing domestic garage to a bedroom and ensuite including alterations to roof and front elevation, 4) additional window to side elevation and 5) all associated site works
a) construction of a new, part two-storey, part single-storey detached dwelling, b) new detached garage, c) new site access, d) new connections to existing utilities, e) new waste-water treatment system and percolation area and f) all associated site works
completion of partially constructed 15.3km long 38kV overhead electricity line from Thurles electricity substation to the Borrisoleigh electricity substation as permitted under TCC Reg 08/511136 which comprises an overhead line supported by a total of 116 structures - as this permission has expired, permission is sought for works not yet completed, namely 1) works to 38 no. structures to (subject to final detailed design) erect replacement wooden poleset structures or alter existing structures, 2) stringing of conductor along approx. 7 km of the overhead line, and 3) all ancillary works related to the project
completion of partially constructed 15.3km long 38kV overhead electricity line from Thurles electricity substation to the Borrisoleigh electricity substation as permitted under TCC Reg 08/511136 which comprises an overhead line supported by a total of 116 structures - as this permission has expired, permission is sought for works not yet completed, namely 1) works to 38 no. structures to (subject to final detailed design|) erect replacement wooden poleset structures or alter existing structures, 2) stringing of conductor along approx. 7 km of the overhead line, and 3) all ancillary works related to the project
construction of a 36 m high lattice type communication structure carrying antennae, dishes and ancillary equipment located within a 2.4 m high palisade compound