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Received
4 Aug 2026
Direct applicationCase is due to be decided by
at Ballyglass, Blackwater, Castlebank, Lakyle, Mountcatherine, Oakfield, Parkroe, Reanabrone, Rosmadda West, Ruanard (townlands) and Ardnacrusha, County Clare. (www.ballyglassgridplanning.com)
Clare / Clare County Council
Key facts
Lead summary
- Commission case reference
- 324491
- Case type
- Strategic Infrastructure
- Planning authority
- Clare County Council
- Status
- Case is due to be decided by
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
Official description
Verbatim source text
10 year planning permission for a 110kV substation, underground grid connection and associated infrastructure
Verify against official sourceReviewed build intelligence
What the documents propose
Direct application pending
Pending direct electricity-development application lodged 4 August 2026. The July statement describes a proposed 110 kV substation and 5.6 km underground connection. It explicitly identifies two separately consented solar phases; no grid permission, installed equipment or procurement status is established.
1 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-05 · Official file index
A separate grid application connects two identified solar phases
Explicit relationships in the July 2026 application statement · Ballyglass grid application VA03.324491 and the two separately identified solar consent histories
What the evidence says
The July statement identifies the grid connection as serving Ballyglass Solar Array Phase 1, Clare P22-591 / Commission 316043, and Phase 2, Clare P24-60485 / Commission 500253. It describes Phase 1 as permitted and Phase 2 as the subject of an appeal. The grid application is a separate consent; the two solar phases are not additional solar equipment within this connection application.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for utility designers and project researchers: identifies an explicit infrastructure relationship and the separate permissions that need checking.
What is not established
The report is a July 2026 account. It is not a current approval certificate for Phase 2, an installation record, or evidence of the solar arrays being built. The three application scopes must not be merged or their quantities added.
Inspect the evidence
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.8
Ballyglass Solar Array Phase 1 · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
Ballyglass Solar Array Phase 1
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.16
Proposed Phase 2 · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
Proposed Phase 2
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.17
First and Third · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
First and Third
A 5.6 km 110 kV route and a 0.8 ha substation compound
Proposed in application · Proposed grid connection; route segments and substation footprint are different measures
What the evidence says
The application proposes a 110 kV air-insulated-switchgear substation with two single-storey control buildings within an approximately 0.8 ha compound. The 5.6 km underground route comprises 4.75 km in the public-road corridor and 0.85 km along access tracks and private land.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for electrical and civil contractors: gives a defined connection route and compound package rather than an unsupported capacity estimate.
What is not established
No transformer MVA rating, contracted equipment, energisation date or installed route is established.
Inspect the evidence
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.12
4.75km · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
4.75km
Three power ducts, two telecom ducts and one earth-continuity duct
Proposed in application · Proposed 110 kV connection route; typical dimensions and spacing, not a final chamber schedule
What the evidence says
The proposed trench has three power ducts, two telecom ducts and one earth-continuity duct, typically at 1.30 m depth. Joint bays are described at approximately 750 m intervals, with typical precast chambers 2.5 m×6 m×2.05 m; communications chambers and earth-sheath-link chambers have different stated spacing. The Blackwater River crossing uses horizontal directional drilling.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for cable, ducting and trenchless specialists: identifies the distinct works and technical coordination points.
What is not established
The final joint-bay count, duct diameters, supplier and crossing installation are not established. No bay quantity is inferred by dividing route length by the typical spacing.
Inspect the evidence
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.13
3 no. power ducts · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
3 no. power ducts
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.14
Horizontal Directional Drilling · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Concrete-block control buildings and conditional power-quality equipment
Proposed in application · Proposed control buildings and substation plant within the separate grid application
What the evidence says
The statement describes two concrete-block control buildings with tiled roofs and HV plant including a transformer, circuit breaker, surge arrestor, current/voltage transformer and diesel generator. Harmonic filters and a capacitor bank are included only if required by EirGrid.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for electrical suppliers and building trades: distinguishes specified work categories from equipment that remains conditional.
What is not established
The report does not establish brands, ratings, product selection or an open contract. Conditional filters and capacitor banks are not confirmed ordered items.
Inspect the evidence
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.13
Harmonic filters if required by EirGrid · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
Harmonic filters if required by EirGrid
Oil-separated drainage and a 5 m³foul holding tank
Proposed in application · Proposed substation compound drainage and welfare systems
What the evidence says
The compound drainage proposal uses 150 mm single-sized surface stone over graded 6F2 material. Runoff from roofs and bunded plinths passes through a Class 1 full-retention oil separator to soakaways. A 5 m³foul holding tank is proposed. Rainwater harvesting and a groundwater well are alternatives for the limited welfare-water demand.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for drainage and water-service trades: identifies the treatment, storage and stone-layer requirements while keeping water-supply alternatives visible.
What is not established
A chosen water-supply option, infiltration-test acceptance, tank supplier and commissioned systems are not established.
Inspect the evidence
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.14
graded 6F2 material · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
graded 6F2 material
Ballyglass Grid Connection: Planning and Environmental Statement · p.15
foul holding tank · Issued July 2026 (month only) · July 2026 statement; the linked file name is dated 31 July but the cover itself gives month precision only · Checked 2026-09-05
foul holding tank
Remaining document questions
- Which later official decision, approved detail or revision changes these source-specific findings?
- Has a phase-specific official record established the selected equipment or installed specification?
Selected pages of 1 government-published PDFs were visually inspected. Thirty-eight case-file links catalogued; selected pages of one 123-page technical statement inspected. The combined planning-drawings PDF reports 309,278,304 bytes and was deferred after the 50 MB read limit; this is a resource deferral, not evidence that drawings are inaccessible or absent. Proposals do not establish procurement or installed work.
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