Works to connect the permitted Boolard Wind Farm (Reg.

Application details

Planning reference

17/5292

Council

Cork County Council

Proposal description

Works to connect the permitted Boolard Wind Farm (Reg. Refs. 12/5997 and 15/5521/PL.04.245560) to the existing Charleville 110kv ESBN substation comprising as follows: installation of approximately 5.694 km of 20kv underground electricity cable and fibre communications cable in ducting; 12 no. joint bays, 12 no. communications chambers and 2 no. earth link boxes (all underground); access covers to chambers and boxes at finished surface level; ancillary marker posts and marker plates as necessary; the replacement of an existing concrete pipe with a box culvert under an existing agricultural track and the construction of new parapet walls above the track; and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The development will consist of alterations to permitted wind farm site layout (as per Reg. Ref. 12/5997 and 15/5521 / PL.04.245560) as follows i) widening of permitted vehicular site entrance, ii) provision of 2 no. turning areas/overrun areas for turbine delivery/construction vehicles off the permitted wind farm site road iii) localized realignment and refinement of internal wind farm site road network, iv) increased crane pad size at both permitted turbine locations, and v) also, construction of control building (minor change of location from Reg. Ref. 15/5521/PL.04.245560).

Location / address

Boolard, Shinanagh, Clyderragh, Cloghanughera, Killaree, Ardmore, Kiltass, Milltown, Garrynagranoge, Ballypierce, Clashganniv, Rathnacally, Charleville, Co Cork.

Applicant

B&R Wind Limited

Agent

RPS

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

26 May 2017

Valid date

9 Jun 2017

Council decision

Conditional Permission

Council decision date

26 Jan 2018

Appeal lodged

22 Feb 2018

Appeal decision date

4 Feb 2019

Grid reference

152718.04, 120002.34