Planning Application: 1950357 (Donegal County Council )
File Number:
1950357
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date:
19/03/2019
Decision Due Date:
13/05/2019
Validated Date:
19/03/2019
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
Further Info Received:
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Decision Date:
10/05/2019
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
22/04/2019
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
SCOTTISH POWER RENEWABLES
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Corresp.
Address:
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
CONSTRUCTION OF A 6MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) PROVIDED WITHIN A COMPOUND AREA CONSISTING OF ASSOCIATED PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND BUILDINGS INCLUDING : 2 NO. BESS CONTAINER BUILDINGS OF 2.6M IN HEIGHT, 12.2M IN LENGTH AND 2.5M IN WIDTH, 2 NO. TRANSFORMERS (EQUIPMENT) OF 2.5M IN HEIGHT, 2M IN LENGTH AND 2M IN WIDTH; A GRP SWITCHGEAR KIOSK (PLANT) OF 4.1M IN HEIGHT, 5.5M IN LENGTH AND 5.5M IN WIDTH; COMPOUND MESH FENCE OF 2.75M IN HEIGHT; AREA OF HARDSTANDING; 50M UNDERGROUND CABLE CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING WINDFARM SUBSTATION; AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE VIA THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM PRIVATE LANEWAY WHICH ACCESSES ONTO THE LOCAL ROAD (L20151-1) WITHIN THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE
Development Address:
CULLIONBUOY , BARNESMORE , DONEGAL PO , CO. DONEGAL
Architect Name:
Location Key:
CULLIONBUOY
Electoral Division:
Clogher
Planner:
None
Social Housing Exempt:
Plan Enforcement #:
IPC
Licence Required:
No
Waste Licence Required:
No
Protected Structure:
No
Protected Structure #:
Development Name:
Proposed Development
Comments
Significant Case Flag:
Comments:
Decision
Decision Date:
10/05/2019
Manager Order:
2019PH0860
Decision Type:
Conditional
Number of Conditions:
7
Grant Date:
12/06/2019
Grant Managers Order #:
2019PH0860
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
11/06/2024
Decision Description:
CONSTRUCTION OF A 6MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) PROVIDED WITHIN A COMPOUND AREA CONSISTING OF ASSOCIATED PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND BUILDINGS INCLUDING: 2 NO. BESS CONTAINER BUILDINGS OF 2.6M IN HEIGHT, 12.2M IN LENGHT AND 2.5 IN WIDTH, 2 NO. TRANSFORMERS (EQUIPMENT) OF 2.5 IN HEIGHT, 2M IN LENGTH AND 2M IN WIDTH; A GRP SWITCHGEAR KIOSK (PLANT) OF 4.1M IN HEIGHT, 5.5M IN LENGTH AND 5.5M IN WIDTH; COMPOUND MESH FENCE OF 2.75M IN HEIGHT; AREA OF HARDSTANDING; 50M UNDERGROUND CABLE CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING WINDFARM SUBSTATION; AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE VIA THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM PRIVATE LANEWAY WHICH ACCESSES ONTO THE LOCAL ROAD (L201-5-1) WITHIN THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE
BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE KEADOW UPPER CLOGHER, BARNESMORE
UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE AN EXTERNAL TRANSFORMER AT TURBINE NO.22 AT THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING A GRP TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE HOUSING TRANSFORMER EQUIPMENT, TRANSFORMER PLINTH AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE PROPOSED TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE 2 METRES IN HEIGHT, 3.55 METRES IN LENGTH AND 2.44 METRES IN WIDTH. THE TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE LOCATED ON A NEW TRANSFORMER CONCRETE PLINTH ON THE EXISTING WIND TURBINE HARD STAND AREA. DUCTING WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PLINTH AND THE EXISTING TURBINE
BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE CULLIONBUOY CLOGHER, BARNESMORE
UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE AN EXTERNAL TRANSFORMER AT TURBINE NO.22 AT THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING A GRP TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE HOUSING, TRANSFORMER EQUIPMENT, TRANSFORMER PLINTH AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE PROPOSED TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE 2 METRES IN HEIGHT, 3.55 METRES IN LENGTH AND 2.44 METRES IN WIDTH. THE TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE LOCATED ON A NEW TRANSFORMER CONCRETE PLINTH ON THE EXISTING WIND TURBINE HARD STAND AREA. DUCTING WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PLINTH AND THE EXISTING TURBINE