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For a 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery…

Somerset , CO GALWAY , IRELAND

Permission granted with conditions

Council decision recorded: July 29, 2026

Applicant: REGNUM RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
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.

4 Jun 2026Application received
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NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c0f5c671f5a567037c06800963e1270a5da540148d8e56349365c34b48be65b · field: ReceivedDate
29 Jul 2026Council decisionGranted with conditions
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NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c0f5c671f5a567037c06800963e1270a5da540148d8e56349365c34b48be65b · field: DecisionDate
8 Sep 2026Grant recorded
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NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c0f5c671f5a567037c06800963e1270a5da540148d8e56349365c34b48be65b · field: GrantDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: not supplied → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-07-29

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 26 August 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 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares. The development will include: 1No. 38kV Substation Comp…”

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

Somerset , CO GALWAY , IRELAND

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

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Documents & sources

Galway County Council · Reference 2660898

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Individual document links are not available in this retained record. Use the council file for the available drawings, reports and decisions.

Source records and verification details

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

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c0f5c671f5a567037c06800963e1270a5da540148d8e56349365c34b48be65b

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:53.033635+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file

for a 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares. The development will include: 1No. 38kV Substation Compound including 1No. 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: 2660898
Applicant: REGNUM RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Site address: Somerset , CO GALWAY , IRELAND
Homes in source field: 0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²): 0
Application type: PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome: Permission granted with conditions
Date received: June 04, 2026
Decision due: July 29, 2026
Council decision date: July 29, 2026
Authority: Galway County Council

All recorded updates to this application

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

2026-08-26
- Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
- Council outcome: → CONDITIONAL
- Council decision: → 2026-07-29

Source differences

Source status: {"ePlan": "DECISION MADE", "NPAD": "APPLICATION FINALISED"}
Proposal description: {"ePlan": "for a 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage S...", "NPAD": "for a 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares. The development will include: 1No. 38kV Substation Compound including 1No. 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."}
Site address: {"ePlan": "Somerset CO GALWAY IRELAND", "NPAD": "Somerset , CO GALWAY , IRELAND"}
detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660898/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660898/0"}

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