Laying an underground 20kV electricity cable and associated ducting, installation of cable joint bays, link box chambers…

Application details

Planning reference

16566

Council

Cavan County Council

Proposal description

Laying an underground 20kV electricity cable and associated ducting, installation of cable joint bays, link box chambers, cable marker posts and cable marker plates, to facilitate the connection of the permitted Raragh Windfarm within the townland of Raragh and Corrinshigo, Co Cavan (Cavan Co Co Planning Ref. 09/270 and An Bord Pleanala Planning Ref. PL02.236608) to the national electricity grid via the existing Kingscourt 38kV ESB substation in the townland of Raloaghan, Co Meath. The proposed underground electricity cable will run predominately within the public road corridor except for approximately 0.7km which will traverse private access road and agricultural land within the townland of Corrinshigo, Co Cavan. The works will take place within the verge of the road where possible, however, where this is not possible, the works will take place in the road surface. The proposed development will be constructed within the road corridor of the R162 Regional Road through the settlement of Kingscourt, Co Cavan and onto the L3527 Local Road (Carrickleck Road) before entering the existing Kingscourt 38kV ESB substation within the townland of Raloaghan, Co Meath. The proposed development includes for the laying underground of approximately 5km of 20kV electricity cable and associated ducting, the installation of 17 no. cable joint bays, the installation of 2 no. link box chambers, ancillary cable marker posts and ancillary cable marker plates. The proposed development within the jurisdiction of Co Cavan will consist of the laying underground of approximately 4.8km of 20kV electricity cable and associated ducting, the installation of 15 no. cable joint bays, the installation of 2 no. link box chambers, ancillary marker post and ancillary marker plates. The proposed development in Co Meath will consist of the laying underground of approximately 0.2km of 20kV electricity cable and associated ducting, the installation of 2 no. cable joint bays, and ancillary marker plates. Concurrent planning applications will be made to both Cavan County Council and Meath County Council for the extend of the proposed development contained within the functional area of each jurisdiction. An Environmental Impact Statement is submitted with this planning application

Location / address

Corrinshigo Drumpeak Marahill Cabra Annagh Dunaree Lisanisky Lisaturrin Enniskeen & Lisnahederna , Co Cavan and the townland of Raloaghan , Co Meath

Applicant

Raragh Developments Ltd

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

8 Dec 2016

Council decision

Granted with Conditions

Council decision date

31 Mar 2017

Appeal lodged

26 Apr 2017

Appeal decision date

22 Jun 2018