Castlemartin Stud appeal on Dunnstown energy storage plan

Public meeting, existing pylons and sub-station, narrow roads at Dunnstown.

Castlemartin Stud has lodged a third party appeal to An Bord Pleanala against the proposed battery energy storage system at Dunnstown, near Carnalway, writes Brian Byrne.

People attending the meeting organised by the Two Mile House Says NO campaign during the week were told that, as Clementville Limited, the stud had listed ten points of concern, which include inadequacies in public consultation, environmental impact assessment, and hazard evaluation.

Additionally, among other points, they say a hydrological assessment regarding the Liffey catchment area is required, and an evaluation of the impact on 20 of Ireland's major equine industry establishments which are located within 5km of the site.

They also note that there is no provision for a decommissioning bond to ensure a clearing of the site at the end of its life, and suggest too that the developer's application should be dismissed as invalid because of many 'errors and inaccuracies'.

At the meeting, campaign member Hugh Dillon said the appeal by Clementville had served to open up the number of matters which ABP would have to consider, beyond just the three planning issues which Kildare County Council had noted in its refusal of the application by Strategic Power Projects.

The Two Mile House Says No campaign is preparing its own observation to the ABP appeal by Strategic Power.

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