Planning application · Co. Mayo
Townland of, Cloonbaul, County Mayo.
Decision date passed (8 Oct 2026); check the council file
Key facts
- Planning application 2660653 at Townland Of, Cloonbaul, County Mayo.: ~4 homes.
- The applicant is Cunlaghfadda Green Energy Ltd. The agent is Mike Amiel Mekell.
- It was received by Mayo County Council on 14 Aug 2026.
- Status: Decision date passed (8 Oct 2026); check the council file.
- The decision date (8 Oct 2026) has passed with no decision recorded yet. Check the council file before treating this as live.
Source: the Mayo County Council planning register, checked 12 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
~4 homes
We, Cunlaghfadda Green Energy Limited, intend to apply for permission for development in the townlands of Cloonbaul, County Mayo, for a development which is a renewable energy development (a co-located energy storage development) as defined in the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025. The application seeks a 10-year permission. The development will consist of the provision of the following: i. A battery energy storage system (BESS) compound which will consist of: a. 10 no. battery storage clusters, with each cluster consisting of 1 no. transformer and 4 no. Smartstack units; b. Concrete foundations; c. Associated hard-standing areas; d. Internal access track; e. 1 no. single storey 33kV BESS substation building; f. Auxiliary electrical equipment storage; g. All associated underground electrical and communications cabling; h. 1 no. Lightning mast with a height of approximately 18 metres; i. Lighting columns and CCTV cameras; and j. Palisade fencing and access gate; ii. 1 no. fire water retention tank and 2 no. fire water storage tanks; iii. Upgrade and widening of existing tracks and provision of new site access tracks; iv. The installation of approximately 220 metres of underground electrical and communications cabling between the proposed 33kV BESS substation building and proposed independent power producer substation control building which is the subject of a separate planning application (An Coimisiún Pleanála Case Ref. 324429); v. All associated site development works and ancillary infrastructure above and below ground including drainage, lighting, vegetation removal, and landscaping; and vi. The subsequent decommissioning of the elements listed within i(a), i(e-j), ii, iv following a thirty five year operational life from the date of full commissioning.
- Location
- Cloonbaul, Co. Mayo Map
- Council
- Mayo County Council
- Planning reference
- 2660653
- Application type
- Permission
- Applicant
- Cunlaghfadda Green Energy Ltd
- Agent
- Mike Amiel Mekell
Numbers and dates
- Homes
- ~4estimated from the application
- Estimated construction value
- €590k to €870kOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision due
- 8 Oct 2026Date passed; check the council file
Timeline
- Application received
- Further information requested
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2660653 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Mayo County Council planning register, checked 12 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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