CONSTRUCT A WINDFARM CONSISTING OF SIX WIND TURBINES WITH AN OVERALL GROUND TO BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 126.5 METERS.

Application details

Planning reference

19381

Council

Kerry County Council

Proposal description

CONSTRUCT A WINDFARM CONSISTING OF SIX WIND TURBINES WITH AN OVERALL GROUND TO BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 126.5 METERS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE BATTERY UNITS, UPGRADING OF EXISTING ACCESS TRACKS AND THE PROVISION OF NEW INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING ENTRANCES ONTO THE PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK, THE PROVISION OF A WIND ANEMOMETRY MAST (HEIGHT UP TO 80 METRES), A PEAT DEPOSITION AREA, UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLES/ CABLING, AN ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION WITH CONTROL ROOM AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT , TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE AND GROUND WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE CONNECTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT , VIA UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLES TO THE EXISTING ESB SUBSTATION AT KILPADDOGE, TARBERT. THE UNDERGROUND CABLE WILL BE LOCATED IN THE TOWNLANDS OF AGHANAGRAN LOWER, BALLYLINE WEST., BALLYMACASY, LISLAUGHTIN, GLANCULARE SOUTH, GURTEENAVALLIG, MEELCON, CARHOONA, FARRANAWANA, DOONARD UPPER, DOONARD LOWER, TARBERT AND KILPADDOGE. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A TEN YEAR PERMISSION AND OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF 25 YEARS. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SUBMITTED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION

Location / address

AGHANAGRAN MIDDLE AND LOWER BALLYLINE WEST AND TULLAHENNEL SOUTH BALLYLONGFORD, CO KERRY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

12 Apr 2019

Council decision

REFUSED

Council decision date

6 Jun 2019

Final grant date

6 Jan 2020

Appeal lodged

2 Jul 2019

Appeal decision date

6 Jan 2020