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A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST…

CROCKAHENNY, INISHOWEN, CO. DONEGAL

Final grant

Council decision recorded: August 21, 2026

Applicant
CROCKAHENNY WINDFARM DAC
Proposed use
See council description
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 1f62bd35489433e2a5293c93a19f744ccf644cdd39c97e538119f2b1b60cbe71 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 1f62bd35489433e2a5293c93a19f744ccf644cdd39c97e538119f2b1b60cbe71 · field: DecisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 1f62bd35489433e2a5293c93a19f744ccf644cdd39c97e538119f2b1b60cbe71 · field: GrantDate

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What changed

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Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: DECISION MADE → APPLICATION FINALISED; Grant recorded: not supplied → 2026-09-23

Observed: 30 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns CROCKAHENNY , INISHOWEN , CO. DONEGAL. Proposal excerpt: “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, CONN…”

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Location & nearby applications

CROCKAHENNY , INISHOWEN , CO. DONEGAL

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Documents & sources

Donegal County Council · Reference 2661260

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 1f62bd35489433e2a5293c93a19f744ccf644cdd39c97e538119f2b1b60cbe71

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 1f62bd35489433e2a5293c93a19f744ccf644cdd39c97e538119f2b1b60cbe71

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-30T08:12:03.191838+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-29.

Full description from the council file
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)
Application details
Reference
2661260
Applicant
CROCKAHENNY WINDFARM DAC
Site address
CROCKAHENNY, INISHOWEN, CO. DONEGAL
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Final grant
Date received
July 07, 2026
Decision due
August 11, 2027
Council decision date
August 21, 2026
Authority
Donegal County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-09-16
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
    • Council outcome: → CONDITIONAL
    • Council decision: → 2026-08-21
    • decision due date: 2026-08-31 → 2027-08-11
  2. 2026-09-30
    • Source status: DECISION MADE → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Grant recorded: → 2026-09-23
Source differences
  • Source status: {"ePlan": "DECISION MADE", "NPAD": "APPLICATION FINALISED"}
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING...", "NPAD": "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)"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "CROCKAHENNY INISHOWEN CO. DONEGAL", "NPAD": "CROCKAHENNY , INISHOWEN , CO. DONEGAL"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661260/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661260/0"}

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