CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ELECTRICITY OVERHEAD POWER LINE WITH ASSOCIATED POLES, MASTS, UNDERGROUND CABLING…

Application details

Planning reference

2051961

Council

Donegal County Council

Proposal description

CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ELECTRICITY OVERHEAD POWER LINE WITH ASSOCIATED POLES, MASTS, UNDERGROUND CABLING, SITE WORKS AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, FOR A 38KV GRID CONNECTION TO LINK THE CONSENTED LETTERGULL WIND FARM, MOMEEN AND LETTERGULL TOWNLANDS, RAPHOE WITH THE EXISTING LETTERKENNY 110KV SUBSTATION IN LISTILLION TOWNLAND, LETTERKENNY. THE POWER LINE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 10.16 KILOMETRES LONG. ALL STRUCTURES RANGE IN HEIGHT FROM 12 METRES TO 19 METRES. THE MAJORITY OF THE OVERHEAD LINE STRUCTURES ARE WOODEN POLE SETS; INCLUDING 5 STEEL MAST STRUCTURES. THE ELECTRICITY POWER LINE WILL BE OVERHEAD EXCEPT FOR SHORT SECTIONS ALONG THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS; N13-8 LISTILLION TOWNLAND (TD.), L-5794-1 LISTILLION TD., L-5634-2 KINCRAIGY TD., L-5644-1 ROOSKEY TD. AND L-5664-1 ROOSKEY TD. WHERE IT IS TO BE LAID UNDERGROUND. THE PROPOSED POWER CABLE WILL TRAVERSE THE FOLLOWING TOWNLANDS (FROM SUBSTATION TO CONSENTED WIND FARM SITE); LISTILLION TD, LURGY TD, KNOCKBRACK TD, AGHLEHARD TD, TREANAVINNY TD, GLENMAQUIN LOWER TD (PART UNDERGROUND) KINCRAIGY TD (PART UNDERGROUND), ROOSKEY TD (PART UNDERGROUND), LISCLAMERTY TD, CARRICKNAMART TD, MONDOOEY UPPER TD, MONDOOEY MIDDLE TD, BALLYHOLEY FAR TD, DRUMATOLAND TD, SHESKINAPOLL TD, CARRICKADAWSON TD, WOODLAND TD AND MOMEEN TD (PART UNDERGROUND)

Location / address

LISTILLION LURGY KNOCKBRACK AGHLEHARD TREANAVINNY GLENMAQUIN LOWER KINCRAIGY ROOSKEY LISCLAMERTY CARRICKNAMART MONDOOEY UPPER MONDOOEY MIDDLE BALLYHOLEY FAR DRUMATOLAND SHESKINAPOLL CARRICKADAWSON WOODLAND AND MOMEEN, LETTERKENNY, CO DONEGAL

Application type

EXTENSION OF DURATION

Received / registered

18 Dec 2020

Council decision

UNCONDITIONAL

Council decision date

11 Feb 2021