Second Stage Current 26th Seanad 85/2024

Planning and Development (Stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems) Bill 2024

Climate & Environment Housing

Sponsor: Martin Conway
Introduced: 9 Oct 2024
Last updated: 12 Jun 2025

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Bill amends planning rules to require environmental impact assessments for certain stationary battery energy storage system installations.
Expands the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to classify specific battery storage projects as developments needing formal environmental review.
Aims to ensure large-scale battery storage projects undergo environmental scrutiny before planning permission is granted.

Stage timeline

First Stage 26th Seanad

9 Oct 2024
Second Stage 26th Seanad

9 Oct 2024