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21 December, 2024
Kilcoy battery project gets pushed back
Enervest, the energy generation and storage company proposing to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Hazeldean, has requested it’s decision period be pushed back to March 3, 2025, to allow them time to prepare responses to Somerset Council’s latest request for further information.
Council’s Further Advice notice, issued on October 8, asked Enervest to elaborate on visual impact concerns.
Previously, Council had agreed to stop the current decision making period to January 17, 2025, due to its first Further Advice notice, issued on July 11.
On November 26, Council held a meeting with Enervest, being informed Enervest “made considerable progress” on technical assessments, such as groundwater, acoustic, hazards and risks, visual response, and a comprehensive response to submissions.
“Whilst the preparation of the reporting is progressing well, we have identified that additional time is required to complete the updated visual impact assessment and refine the planning response package,” consulting company SLR wrote in a letter to Council.
