Planning application · Donegal County Council

A period of 10 years for a long duration energy storage facility at Crockahenny, Inishowen

CROCKAHENNY, INISHOWEN, CO. DONEGAL

2661260 · DonegalGranted

0.54 ha · Granted · permission to Sept 2036

Planning application 2661260 to Donegal County Council: A period of 10 years for a long duration energy storage facility which will consist of the following elements: installation, at Crockahenny, Inishowen. Granted by the council on 21 August 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 22 September 2036.

Timeline

7 Jul 2026Application lodged
21 Aug 2026Council granted
22 Sept 2036Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference

2661260

Planning authority

Donegal County Council

Received

7 Jul 2026

Decided

21 Aug 2026

Status

Granted

Use

Utilities

Site area

0.54 ha

Proposed development

A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1 NO. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, CONNECTED TO THE NATIONAL GRID SYSTEM VIA C. 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTER UNITS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 35 YEARS AND THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF C. 0.54 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

Planning status

Permission was granted on 21 Aug 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 22 Sept 2036.

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