22/6165

(i) Construction of a stationary battery energy storage facility which includes one hundred 20 ft containers and twenty medium voltage transformers, (ii) construction of a new internal access road, to connect to an internal road previously permitted under application registration reference 19/6783, which will connect to an existing internal road on the Marino Point site, with access from an existing entrance on the R624, and (iii) all associated site and development works.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal was refused due to material contravention of port-related zoning objectives, failure to meet flood risk management criteria for a highly vulnerable use, and insufficient evidence to rule out adverse impacts on European protected sites.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to provide an Appropriate Assessment or adequate Flood Risk Assessment to prove the development would not adversely affect the integrity of the Great Island Channel SAC and Cork Harbour SPA.
  • The development constitutes a highly vulnerable use located within Flood Zones A and B, failing the sequential approach and the Development Management Justification Test required by national guidelines.
  • The nature of the use materially contravenes the X-01 special policy objective for Marino Point, which restricts development to port-related industrial activities or those ancillary to existing industrial installations.

Cited Policies (CDP)

BE 15-2WM 11-14WM 11-15WM 11-16WM 11-17X-01

Decision Document Summary

This application proposed the construction of a stationary battery energy storage facility at Marino Point, Cobh, Co. Cork. The Planning Authority refused the development primarily because the site is zoned for port-related industrial use (X-01), and the proposal was not considered ancillary to such activities. Furthermore, the site's location within high-risk flood zones (A and B) for a highly vulnerable use, combined with a lack of scientific certainty regarding potential hydrological impacts ...
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