Wind farms
2 shownA PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR PROPOSED WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS TO THE PERMITTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 (REF. NO. PA16.316178). THE TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTE (TDR) WILL ORIGINATE AT THE PORT OF ENTRY AT KILLYBEGS HARBOUR, CO. DONEGAL, RUN THROUGH CO. SLIGO, CO. LEITRIM AND TERMINATE AT THE CONSENTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 SITE, CO. MAYO. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE TDR IS C.188KM OF WHICH C.65KM IS WITHIN CO. DONEGAL, C.57KM IN CO. SLIGO, AND C.36KM IN CO. MAYO. MINOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT WORKS ARE NOT PROPOSED ALONG THIS ENTIRE ROUTE BUT ONLY AT SELECT LOCATIONS. THE TOTAL AREA REQUIRED FOR THE WORKS IN CO. DONEGAL IS C.0.2HA. THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CO. DONEGAL COMPRISES MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN THE TOWNLANDS OF KILLYBEGS, GLEBE, AGHAYEEVOGE, CASHELREAGH GLEBE, BRUCKLESS, AIGHAN, BRUCKLESS AND DARNEY. THESE WORKS ARE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE DELIVERY OF ABNORMAL INDIVISIBLE LOADS (AIL) AND WILL CONSIST OF (1) LAYING OF TEMPORARY LOAD BEARING SURFACE AT 5 NO. LOCATIONS, (2) TEMPORARY FENCE REMOVAL, TEMPORARY REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF LIGHTS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (3) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF BOLLARD AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (4) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF GATE, WALL AND CHEVRONS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (5) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF ROAD SIGNALS, BOLLARDS, LIGHTING COLUMNS, WALL AND FENCE AT 1 NO. LOCATION AS WELL AS HEDGEROW AND TREE TRIMMING, (6) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF FENCE AND VEGETATION AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (7) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS, FENCE AND WALL AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (8) REINSTATEMENT OF ALL TEMPORARY WORKS AREAS TO PREVIOUS CONDITION AND (10) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED TDR. SEPARATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH SLIGO AND MAYO COUNTY COUNCILS IN RESPECT OF WORKS REQUIRED AT LOCATIONS WITHIN EACH COUNTY BOUNDS. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN SLIGO ARE PROPOSED AT CARROWNACREEVY, TANREGO WEST, ABBEYTOWN, CORHAWNAGH AND CARRICKNAGAT. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CARRICKNAGAT. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN MAYO ARE PROPOSED AT LECARROW, CROSSMOLINA, ABBEYTOWN, KNOCKALEGAN, GLEBE, GORTSKEDDIA, BALLINA, ABBEYHALFQUARTER, KNOCKNALYRE AND BUNREE. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CROSSMOLINA. AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT (AASR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION
KILLYBEGS GLEBE AGHAYEEVOGE CASHELREAGH GLEBE BRUCKLESS AIGHAN BRUCKLESS & DARNEY , DONEGAL PO , CO. DONEGAL · 8 Jul 2026
(1) ERECTION OF THREE 4.5 MEGAWATTS (MW) WIND TURBINES WITH A BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF 150M CONSISTING OF A ROTOR DIAMETER OF 136M AND A HUB HEIGHT OF 82M, (2) ERECTION OF ONE 4.2 MEGAWATTS (MW) WIND TURBINE WITH A BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF 135M CONSISTING OF A ROTOR DIAMETER OF 117M AND A HUB HEIGHT OF 76.5M, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF TURBINE FOUNDATIONS, CRANE HARDSTAND AREAS AND ASSEMBLY AREAS, (4) CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. PERMANENT 38KV ELECTRICAL ONSITE SUBSTATION AND CONTROL BUILDING COMPOUND INCLUDING A SINGLE-STOREY CONTROL BUILDING WITH WELFARE FACILITIES, ALL ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, SECURITY FENCING, GATES, ALL ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND CABLING, WASTEWATER HOLDING TANK, AND ALL ANCILLARY STRUCTURES AND WORKS IN THE TOWNLAND OF CORKER MORE, (5) PROVISION OF A NEW JUNCTION WITH ACCESS FROM THE N56 IN THE TOWNLAND OF MEENAVALLY, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING VEGETATION FOR VISIBILITY SPLAYS TO FACILITATE THE USE OF IT FOR THE DELIVERY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO THE SITE, (6) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 SITE ENTRANCES, ONE ON THE LOCAL ACCESS ROAD TO THE WEST OF THE L8063 TO ACCESS THE MAIN WIND FARM SITE AND ONE ON THE L5635 (MEENAGOLAN ROAD) TO ACCESS THE 38KV ONSITE SUBSTATION AND CONTROL BUILDING, (7) CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. NEW BRIDGE ON THE ACCESS ROAD FROM THE NEW JUNCTION ON THE N56 AND 1 NO. BRIDGE UPGRADE ON THE LOCAL ROAD L8063 IN THE TOWNLAND OF MEENAVALLY, (8) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTERNAL SITE ACCESS TRACKS (BOTH EXCAVATED AND FLOATING) AND UPGRADE OF EXISTING SITE ACCESS TRACKS, (9) DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE DRAINAGE NETWORK, (10) 1 NO. PERMANENT METEOROLOGICAL MAST OF C.85M IN HEIGHT, AND ASSOCIATED FOUNDATION AND HARD-STANDING AREA IN THE TOWNLAND OF MEENAVALLY, (11) CONSTRUCTION OF TWO TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS FOR USE DURING CONSTRUCTION, (12) ALL ASSOCIATED WIND FARM INTERNAL CABLING WHICH CONSISTS OF OVER AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE TURBINES, MET MAST AND THE ONSITE SUBSTATION AND CONTROL BUILDING (13) A NEW 38KV CABLE WILL EXTEND UNDERGROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 357M FROM THE ONSITE SUBSTATION AND CONTROL BUILDING TO CONNECT TO THE NATIONAL GRID IN THE TOWNLAND OF CORKER MORE VIA EXISTING OVERHEAD LINES THROUGH THE ERECTION OF 2 NO. END MASTS OF 12M HEIGHT, (14) TWO ON-SITE BORROW PITS, (15) AMENITY ACCESS FOR THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES, (16) MINOR TREE FELLING TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF WIND FARM INTERNAL CABLING FROM THE TURBINES TO THE ONSITE SU
MULMOSOG MEENTULLYNAGARN MEENAKILLEW , ALTNAGAPPLE CROCKNAGAPPLE & CORKER MORE KILLYBEGS , CO. DONEGAL · 20 May 2026