Planning decided: A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE…

A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1 NO. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, CONNECTED TO THE NATIONAL GRID SYSTEM VIA C. 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTER UNITS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 35 YEARS AND THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF C. 0.54 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)