UPRATE OF A SECTION OF THE EXISTING CLASHAVOON TO TARBERT 220 KV OVERHEAD LINE.

Application details

Planning reference

151165

Council

Kerry County Council

Proposal description

UPRATE OF A SECTION OF THE EXISTING CLASHAVOON TO TARBERT 220 KV OVERHEAD LINE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERTAINS TO THE LENGTH OF EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE BETWEEN EXISTING MAST STRUCTURE NUMBER 63 (SOUTH-EAST OF THE EXISTING KNOCKANURE 220 KV SUBSTATION, CO KERRY) TO EXISTING MAST STRUCTURE NO. 233(NORTH OF THE EXISTING BALLYVOUSKILL 220 KV SUBSTATION, CO CORK). THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THIS SECTION OF OVERHEAD LINE IS APPROX. 60.4KM, OF WHICH 39.2KM IS LOCATED IN CO KERRY AND 21.2KM IS LOCATED IN CO CORK. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN CO KERRY, BETWEEN MAST STRUCTURE NO. 63 AND THE KERRY-CORK COUNTY BOUNDARY SOUTH-EAST OF MAST STRUCTURE NUMBER 172. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN CO KERRY COMPRISE OF ALTERATIONS TO A TOTAL OF 110 EXISTING MAST STRUCTURES INCLUDING FOUNDATION UPGRADE WORKS, REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING LATTICE STEEL INTERMEDIATE MAST STRUCTURE NO. 107 IN THE TOWNLAND OF LACKBROODER AND REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW LATTICE STEEL ANGLE MAST STRUCTURE UP TO 22M IN ELEVATION ABOVE THE GROUND, INSTALLATION OF ONE NEW LATTICE STEEL ANGLE MAST STRUCTURE UP TO 22M IN ELEVATION ABOVE THE GROUND IN THE TOWNLAND OF MEENLEITRIM NORTH AND RESTRINGING OF THE EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE WITH NEW CONDUCTOR. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WORKS ALSO INCLUDE ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING WORKS COMPRISING OR RELATING TO PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION, INCLUDING CLEARANCE OF VEGETATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE, TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT(NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION (SEE NEWSPAPER NOTICE REGARDING TOWNLANDS)

Location / address

FROM KNOCKANURE SUBSTATION TO BALLYVOUSKILL SUBSTATION, CO CORK LACKA EAST, FOILDARRIG, COOLVACKAGH

Applicant

EIRGRID PLC

Received / registered

22 Dec 2015