The proposed wind farm will comprise the provision of a total of 11 no. wind turbines…

Application details

Planning reference

15/6966

Council

Cork County Council

Proposal description

The proposed wind farm will comprise the provision of a total of 11 no. wind turbines with a maximum ground to blade tip height of up to 150m, upgrading of existing and provision of new internal access roads, provision of a wind anemometry mast (height up to 100 metres), 2 no. borrow pits, underground electrical cabling, underground grid connection electrical cabling including all associated infrastructure, junction accommodation works for the proposed turbine delivery route and provision of a temporary roadway to facilitate turbine component deliveries, 1 no. electricity sub-station with control building and associated equipment, 1 no. construction compound, upgrading of the existing site access junctions, permanent signage, and all ancillary site works. The proposed development comprises the redesign of a wind farm at this location previously considered by Cork County Council and An Bord Pleanala under pl. ref: 11/5245, and PL 04.240801 respectively.

Location / address

Cloontycarthy, Cleanrath North, Cleanrath South, D Rathgaskig, Derragh, Augeris, Gorteenakilla, Carri Co. Cork

Applicant

Cleanrath Windfarm Ltd

Agent

McCarthy Keville O'Sullivan

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

30 Dec 2015

Valid date

18 Jan 2016

Council decision

Conditional Permission

Council decision date

3 Jun 2016

Appeal lodged

24 Jun 2016

Appeal decision date

19 May 2017

Grid reference

120444.28, 71311.63