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Site Located northeast of the existing Kish Business Park , Arklow , Co. Wicklow

May 09 2025

Application Received

Jun 27 2025

Decision

Jul 03 2025

Decision Due

Aug 05 2025

Granted

Aug 04 2030

Expiry (if required)
  • Submitted: 09 / 05 / 2025
  • Application Type:
    PERMISSION
  • Application Status:
    APPLICATION FINALISED
  • Council Decision:
    CONDITIONAL (Granted)

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Development Description:

amendments to the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) permitted on site, under WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/62 (an amendment to WCC Reg. Ref.: 20/1088, which was subsequently further amended under WCC Reg. Ref.: 24/ 88). The proposedamendments comprise the following: • The provision of a BESS compound with a total area of c. 1.2 ha which will accommodate self-contained batteries and integral fire suppression equipment, climate control equipment and associated electrical components (in place of the previously permitted three-storey BESS structure and adjacent ancillary structures). • A single storey BESS Switchroom located to the south of the BESS facility with a total gross floor area (GFA) of c. 191 sq.m and total height of c. 5.3m accommodating a control room, relay room, and cable basement. • Water Services Plant and Storage equipment located to the north-east of the BESS comprising a single-storey fire pump house with a total GFA of c. 39 sq.m and total height of c. 3.1m, and 2 no. fire hydrant and water storage tanks with a total height of c. 10.3m. • All associated amendments including amendments to internal access routes, landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, the provision of an acoustic barrier to the south of the BESS compound, lighting, and all associated ancillary works. The operation of the development on site will require an EPA Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) Licence

Nearby Applications:

Distance: Received: Decision: Development Address: Development Description:
1.9km 07/01/2026 CONDITIONAL Croghan Industrial Estate , Emoclew Road , Arklow construction of four no. light industrial / enterprise units for employment-generating use, including vehicle-related service uses, each incorporating ancillary office, WC and kitchenette facilities, together with associated car parking, drainage infrastructure (including oil and silt separation) and all associated site development works Details...
360m 18/11/2025 CONDITIONAL Armstrong Timber Engineering Ltd , Kish Business Park Clogga Road , Arklow single storey welfare block (Gross Area 200 Sqm) and installation of covered timber storage racks to rear of existing unit 3 Details...
1.6km 17/10/2025 CONDITIONAL 57 Knockenrahan , Arklow , Co. Wicklow as constructed single storey extension, c.21sqm, and all associated site works Details...
1.3km 03/10/2025 N/A Clogga , Arklow , Wicklow for permission for the construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, new entrance onto public road, blocking up existing entrance and associate works Details...
2.9km 17/09/2025 Granted (Conditional) Scarnagh Lower, Ballylarkin Permission for development which will consist of: farmland improvement Details...
2km 08/09/2025 CONDITIONAL 24 Fernhill , Arklow , Co. Wicklow provision of an additional door on front elevation to facilitate access to rear garden via a corridor including ancillary work Details...
650m 09/07/2025 REFUSED Site located in the townland of Moneybig and Bogland , to the north of Existing Kish Business Park , Arklow - 2 no. warehouse buildings with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 3,364 sq.m each and a total height of c. 14.1m. Each warehouse includes a warehouse area of c. 2,419 sq.m, reception area, office, staff facilities, toilets, plant and storage areas at ground floor level, and office space, meeting rooms, staff facilities, toilets, plant and storage facilities at mezzanine level (c. 581 sq.m). - The provision of a service yard with a security hut (c. 34 sq.m) located at the main entrance, HGV unloading areas and 4 no. associated loading bay docks on the eastern elevation of each warehouse building. - The provision of 68 no. car parking spaces including 4 no. accessible spaces and 10 no. EV parking spaces serving staff and visitors. - The provision of 40 no. cycle parking spaces serving staff and visitors. - The provision of a sprinkler tank, sprinkler pump house (c. 13.3 sq.m), fire hydrant tank, hydrant pump house (c. 13.3 sq.m) and ESB substation (c. 25 sq.m) - Construction of a solar farm development consisting of photovoltaic (PV) panel arrays covering an area of approximately c. 15.7 ha on ground mounted steel frames, associated power trunk building (c. 539 sq.m) and 2 no. transformer compounds, underground cabling and ducting, new internal tracks for maintenance and all associated site services works. - Site access from the permitted development to south (WCC Reg. Ref.: 20/1088 as amended WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/62 and 24/88), which is subject to a current separate amendment application under WCC Reg. Ref.: 25/60350, and extension of the permitted inner relief road through the site. - The provision of a new statcom compound including a single storey control and valve building with a GFA of c. 253 sq.m and associated equipment adjacent to the permitted inner relief road to the south of the main site area. The proposed development also includes for the provision of associated landscaping and planting, berms, boundary treatments, internal road network, pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, signage zones, site lighting, drainage works, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and all ancillary site development works Details...
940m 01/07/2025 CONDITIONAL Inglewood , Money Little , Arklow construction of a garage to the rear of their property and the Planning Permission for the construction of a covered carport to the rear of the property together with associated and ancillary site works Details...
980m 28/05/2025 CONDITIONAL Moneylands , Gorey Road , Arklow 1) construction of a single storey extension to existing office building. 2) construction of a single storey extension to existing production building and 3) all associated and ancillary works, including reconfiguration of existing external steps and footpaths and connections to existing surface water collection network, all at existing facility Details...
1.1km 23/05/2025 CONDITIONAL IDA Business Park , Ballynattin , Arklow erect a 8,875m2 manufacturing & engineering industrial extension with 1,020m2 additional office space to the side of the existing 5,550m2 manufacturing & engineering industrial & office building along with all associated site development works Details...
190m 15/05/2025 CONDITIONAL Rock Big , Arklow , Co. Wicklow construction of a single storey dwelling, new vehicular entrance and driveway, new treatment system to current EPA standards and all associated site works Details...
2.3km 03/04/2025 REFUSED Moneylane , Arklow , Co. Wicklow Construction of 3 no. digesters, 2 no. digestate storage structures, a liquid feed tank and 4 no. pump houses located in the northern section of the site. 4 no. pasteurisation tanks, a post pasteurisation cooling tank and a pre fertiliser manufacturing tank, located to the southeast of the digesters, in the centre of site. Part single-storey and part two-storey reception hall to accommodate a lab, panel room, tool store, workshop, and storage areas, with a liquid feed intake adjacent to reception hall, located at centre of site. Single-storey solid digestate storage & nutrient recovery building located to east of reception hall, in central portion of site. Odour abatement plant and all assoc. works. Construction of ESB substation, fuel storage tank, CNG compression unit, 2 no. CO2 tanks, CO2 loading pump, CO2 auxiliaries, CO2 liqueufactor, CO2 compressor, GFA, CO2 pre-treatment skid located in eastern portion of site. Construction of emergency biogas flare, biogas treatment skid, biogas compression system, biogas upgrading module, combined heat&power unit & panel room & H2S washing tower located in eastern part of site. Construction of grid offtake skid, biomethane boiler, grid injection unit & 2 no. propane tanks located to southeast of CO2 structures, in eastern section of site. Construction of two-storey office&admin building, located in southeast of site, adjacent to main site entrance. Associated works inc. parking, 3 no. EV, 1 no. accessible parking spaces;bike storage, access arrangements incl. new access point to site from adjacent road to south, weighbridge, provision of solar panels , wwt equipment, attenuation pond in northern portion of site, boundary treatments, lighting, services, lightning protection masts, drainage, landscaping & all assoc & ancillary works. EIAR submitted. Details...
1.7km 21/03/2025 CONDITIONAL Emoclew Road , Arklow , Co. Wicklow construct 38 dwellings consisting of 8-one-bed and 8-two-bed ground floor apartments, 8-two-bed and 8-three-bed duplexes and 6-two-bed bungalows with ancillary site development and connection to existing services Details...
1.7km 20/03/2025 N/A Emoclew Road , Arklow , Co. Wicklow construct 38 dwellings consisting of 8-one-bed and 8-two-bed ground floor apartments, 8-two-bed and 8-three-bed duplexes and 6-two-bed bungalows with ancillary site development and connection to existing services Details...
1.6km 14/02/2025 CONDITIONAL Applegreen , Wexford Road , Arklow 2 No. existing detached single storey self-service laundry kiosk as constructed and all associated site works Details...
1.2km 23/01/2025 CONDITIONAL Baltinglass MD , erection of new over ground fibre optic cables on existing timber poles, the erection of new poles and associated fibre optic cables Details...
1.8km 17/12/2024 REFUSED Wexford Road , Arklow , Co. Wicklow erection of a single storey modular building for use as a coffee and pizza takeaway, the demolition of the single storey derelict structure, and the erection of advertising signage and all associated site works and services Details...
1.4km 16/12/2024 CONDITIONAL 70 The Maples , Arklow , Co. Wicklow construction of domestic single storey extensions to the rear of existing dwelling, the construction of a domestic garage, the construction of a home office, the construction of dog kennels, changes to existing boundary wall, changes to elevations of existing domestic dwelling with all associated works Details...
1.7km 04/12/2024 CONDITIONAL Westlyn , Emoclew Road , Arklow extension to the side and rear of the existing house, replacement of door with window to front elevation and widening of existing entrance to 3.6 meters and all ancillary site works Details...

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