A 10 year permission for a Battery Energy Storage system
Within the townlands of Gilbertstown and Bendinstown, Co. Carlow, Ireland
3.8 ha · Under appeal since March 2026
Planning application 2560155 to Carlow County Council: A 10 year permission for a Battery Energy Storage system, at the townlands of Gilbertstown and Bendinstown. Refused by the council on 25 February 2026; now under appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
- Further information received
- Council refused
- Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
Key facts
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.
Planning status
The decision has been appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála. The appeal outcome replaces the council decision.
Appeal PL-501034-CW-26 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗
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