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Energy · Co. Offaly

Coolcor and clonin, rhode, Co. Offaly

Granted 21 Jul 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 19 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

Pl2/20/238 for an energy storage facility designed to provide system…

PL2/20/238 FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID ON A 2.7-HECTARE SITE. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE: (i) AN OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND (AREA OF 3,407 m²) CONTAINING 16 NO. BATTERY ENCLOSURES (13.716M LONG X 2.90M WIDE X 3.796M HIGH), 16 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (12.192M LONG X 2.438M WIDE X 3.396M HIGH), (ii) SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER COMPOUND (AREA OF 4,706 m²) CONTAINING SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER BUILDING (30.0M LONG X 18.0M WIDE X 12.15M HIGH), CONTROLS BUILDING (12.486M LONG 12.192M WIDE X 4.865M HIGH), ASSOCIATED BUNDED TRANSFORMERS AND ELECTRICAL PLANT, (iii) ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION (AREA OF 2,325 m²) CONTAINING CUSTOMER BUILDING (10.032M LONG X 7.627M WIDE X 6.169M HIGH), EIRGRID BUILDING (13.507M LONG X 12.509M WIDE X 7.577M HIGH), AND ELECTRICAL PLANT AND BUNDED TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISITING DERRYION 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS ADJOINING THE SITE TO THE SOUTH, (iv) CONTROL BUILDING (17.075M LONG X 5.830M WIDE X 5.960M HIGH), AND (v) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; LIGHTING MAST PROTECTION, PERIMETER PALISADE FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE AT PRIMARY VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCE WHICH WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING ROADS OF THE ADJACENT RHODE BUSINESS PARK PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE R400, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, CAR PARKING, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION

Location
Rhode, Co. Offaly Map
Planning reference
EX26009
Applicant
Rhode Energy Storage Ltd (Resl
Agent
Halston Environmental & Planning Ltd
Architect
Colm Staunton

Key facts

Floor area
10,438 m²
Indicative value
€30m+PlanningBrief estimate
Project type
Energy
Received
27 May 2026
Granted
21 Jul 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 21 Jul 2026 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.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file EX26009 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Offaly County Council planning register, as last seen on 19 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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