Planning application · Meath County Council

Construction of an electricity storage facility at Meath Hill Substation, Meath Hill and Ardagh

Site adjacent to and northwest of Meath Hill Substation, Meath Hill and Ardagh between the settlements of Kingscourt and Drumconrath, Co. Meath

2560643 · MeathClosed

6.9 ha · Declared invalid

Planning application 2560643 to Meath County Council: Construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a Battery Energy Storage System, within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, at Meath Hill Substation, Meath Hill and Ardagh.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged

Key facts

Reference
2560643
Planning authority
Meath County Council
Received
23 Jun 2025
Status
Closed
Use
Utilities
Site area
6.9 ha

Proposed development

permission for the construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, to include one electrical compound, electrical transformer/invertor station modules, 56no. battery storage enclosures (BSEs), 28no. power conversion systems on concrete support structures, attenuation pond of 1220 cubic metres, indicative 110kV buried import/export cable and indicative 110kV substation to facilitate connection to the existing 110kV Meath Hill substation, upgraded access tracks, crane hardstanding, associated electrical ducting, palisade security fencing and CCTV system, landscaping works, lighting poles and all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance

Planning status

The application was declared invalid by the council. A corrected application may be lodged again.

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