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Planning near you · Galway · Ref 2660632

For a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up…

Somerset, Co Galway, Ireland

New Application

Applicant
Regnum Renewables Developments Limited
Proposed use
See council description
View council file →Timeline ↓Map & nearbyDocuments & full proposal

The story so far

Application timeline

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

  1. Application received
    Source: ePlan

    ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 21 May 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Somerset Co Galway Ireland. Proposal excerpt: “for a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares...”

Location & nearby applications

Somerset Co Galway Ireland

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Documents & sources

Galway County Council · Reference 2660632

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Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-05-21T00:00:00+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
for a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares. The development will include: 1 No. 38kV Substation Compound including 1 No. Single Storey Electrical Substation Building with an area of 69m2 and Associated Switchgear, 12 No. Electrical Inverters, and 6 No. Electrical Transformers, 31 No. Containerised Battery Storage Modules on concrete plinths, Access Tracks and new site entrance, associated electrical cabling and ducting, security gates, perimeter security fencing, CCTV security monitoring and lighting system, landscaping works and all associated ancillary infrastructure
Application details
Reference
2660632
Applicant
Regnum Renewables Developments Limited
Site address
Somerset, Co Galway, Ireland
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
April 24, 2026
Decision due
June 18, 2026
Authority
Galway County Council

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