Demolition · Co. Offaly
Former West Offaly Power (WOP) Station, in the townland of Cloniffeen Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly
Granted 6 Nov 2024
Key facts
- Planning application 2460356 at Former West Offaly Power (WOP) Station, In The Townland of Cloniffeen Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly: Proposed development of area 7.34 ha.
- It was received by Offaly County Council on 12 Sep 2024.
- Status: Granted 6 Nov 2024.
- Permission was granted on 6 Nov 2024 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Offaly County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
Proposed development of area 7.34 ha
The proposed development of area 7.34 ha, will consist of a battery energy storage system (BESS) located within a fenced compound and will (subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations) comprise of: Demolition of 4 no. prefabricated structures (c. 876 sq.m total); Up to 768 no. battery energy storage enclosures, organised in approx. 36 no. bays. Each battery enclosure will incorporate battery packs as well as power electronics, battery management systems, cooling units and fire suppression systems. The battery bays will be 5m wide x 3m high and vary in length from 23.8m to 33.7m; 11 no. Medium Voltage (MV) Skids (c. 6m x 10.2m x 2.5m); Control Building (c. 285.3 sq.m); Ancillary plant and equipment comprising of: an emergency diesel generator plinth (c. 28.7 sq.m); two spare parts containers (c. 29.7 sq.m); a fire fighting water tank and pump house (c. c. 62 sq.m); an underground oil separator and collection pit; customer transformer compound including a bunded main step-up transformer (c. 141 sq.m) and firewalls, and High Voltage (HV) switchgear, linking with an underground cable; and auxiliary transformers (c. 4m x 4m x 3m); Operation and Maintenance site office including welfare facilities (c. 27.9 sq.m); All services connections including electrical, water and wastewater and connections to existing surface water drains; 2 no. lightning monopoles (c. 18m high); A c. 135m long, c. 5m tall concrete retaining wall to the east of the site; and All other ancillary site clearance and development works including provision of biodiversity landscaping; areas of hardstanding; internal access roads; lighting; laydown area; fencing and access gates (c. 4m in height); car parking; and connections to site services networks. Planning permission is being sought for a duration of 10-years. WOP Station is licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency under an industrial emissions (IE) licence [Ref. P0611-02]. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is submitted with the planning application.
- Location
- Co. Offaly Map
- Council
- Offaly County Council
- Planning reference
- 2460356
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 1,451 m²
- Project type
- Demolition
- Received
- 12 Sep 2024
- Granted
- 6 Nov 2024
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2460356 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Offaly County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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