a 10 year permission for a Battery Energy Storage system. The proposed development will…
Within the townlands of Gilbertstown and Bendinstown , Co. Carlow , Ireland
Proposed development
a 10 year permission for a Battery Energy Storage system. The proposed development will comprise of the following; A Battery Energy Storage System with associated infrastructure including a new internal access road, approximately 50 metres in length to the permitted Garreenleen Solar Farm (Planning Ref. 22163); An approximately 90 metre 33kV double circuit underground cable grid connection to the permitted Bendinstown 110kV Substation (Planning Ref. ABP–313139), to be installed in an excavated trench including underground ducting; Modular office and welfare buildings; Six steel storage containers and all associated site development and reinstatement works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and is included with this planning application.
What happens next
Permission was refused on 25 Feb 2026. The applicant may appeal within four weeks of the decision.
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