Amendments to the permitted but not yet constructed Synchronous Compensator at Ballysumaghan, Sooey
Ballysumaghan, Sooey, Co. Sligo
1.15 ha · Granted · permission to Jul 2030
Planning application 2560170 to Sligo County Council: Amendments to the permitted but not yet constructed Synchronous Compensator grid stabilisation facility granted under Planning Ref: PL22/352, at Ballysumaghan, Sooey. Granted by the council on 19 June 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 21 July 2030.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Permission ends (date on the register)
The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Proposed development
the development will consist of amendments to the permitted but not yet constructed Synchronous Compensator grid stabilisation facility granted under Planning Ref: PL22/352 (Parent Permission). The proposed amendments comprise: a) exclusion of the consented 220kv high voltage gas insulated switchgear (GIS) building and associated compound; and b) a reconfigured and extended high inertia synchronous compensator (HISC) compound containing the consented 1 no. HISC unit enclosed within a steel clad framed style structure (12.1m max height) and all previously consented supporting plant and equipment, additional HV electrical plant and equipment, and all associated and ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the development including: all necessary drainage systems, foundations works, various underground cables and ducts, equipment plinths, internal services roads, rainwater harvesting systems, welfare and office units, material storage containers, compound lighting and palisade gates and fencing, security lighting, CCTV, hardstanding areas and boundary security fence. The remaining elements of the development permitted under Parent Permission Planning Ref: PL22/352 remain unchanged - DEV CONTRIBUTIONS PAID BUT NO COMMEMENCEMENT NOTICE SUBMITTED ON THE BCMS 11/12/2025
Planning status
Permission was granted on 19 Jun 2025. 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 21 Jul 2030.
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