A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THE EXISTING ESB NETWORKS 110KV LETTERKENNY SUBSTATION WHICH WILL CONSIST OF…

Application details

Planning reference

2561152

Council

Donegal County Council

Proposal description

A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THE EXISTING ESB NETWORKS 110KV LETTERKENNY SUBSTATION WHICH WILL CONSIST OF: (1) SOUTHWARD EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING ESB NETWORKS 110KV SUBSTATION COMPOUND BY 0.9HA, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A 110 KV (KILOVOLT) GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR (GIS) BUILDING (APPROXIMATELY 82.5M BY 18.5M) MAXIMUM HEIGHT 18.0M, TO REPLACE THE EXISTING 110KV AIR INSULATED SWITCHGEAR (AIS) SUBSTATION, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF 5 NO. 110 KV LINE CABLE INTERFACE MASTS (LCIMS) TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-WEST OF THE EXISTING AIS SUBSTATION COMPOUND AND PROPOSED REPLACEMENT GIS BUILDING, WHICH WILL COMPRISE THE END POINT OF THE EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE CIRCUITS ACCESSING THE PROPOSED GIS BUILDING, (4) CONNECTION OF EXISTING TRANSMISSION CIRCUITS TO THE PROPOSED GIS BUILDING BY WAY OF UNDERGROUND CABLES FROM THE NEW LCIMS, (5) DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL OF 7 NO. EXISTING 110 KV TOWERS AND 3 NO. 110KV H POLES, CABLING, BUSBARS, SWITCHGEARS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES, (6) ERECTION OF 3 NO. LIGHTNING MASTS AT 11M HIGH AT THE REPLACEMENT GIS COMPOUND, (7) TEMPORARY WIDENING (31M) OF THE EXISTING (4M) FIELD GATE ENTRANCE OFF THE L1054 TO FACILITATE A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS TRACK (204M), PERMANENT ACCESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE AS EXISTING FROM THE SUBSTATION ENTRANCE OFF THE N13 AND (8) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED GROUND CABLING AND EARTHGRID, 5 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE, UNDERGROUND WASTEWATER STORAGE TANK, LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT, SITE PREPARATION, SITE CLEARANCE AND LEVELLING, PROVISION OF HARDSTANDING, PERMANENT INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD (505M), 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND 1 NO. TEMPORARY LAYDOWN AREA WITH 20 NO. TEMPORARY CAR PARKING SPACES AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS, ON AN OVERALL SITE AREA OF 9.3HA. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

Location / address

LISTELLIAN , LETTERKENNY , CO. DONEGAL

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

7 Jul 2025

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

28 Aug 2025

Appeal lodged

18 Sept 2025

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the council planning record and An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal records.

1. Application received

   7 Jul 2025

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   28 Aug 2025

3. Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála

   18 Sept 2025Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case