The development will consist/consists of: Laying of underground 38kV medium voltage electrical cables…

Application details

Planning reference

22487

Council

Kilkenny County Council

Proposal description

The development will consist/consists of: Laying of underground 38kV medium voltage electrical cables with associated ducting, 7 no. joint bays, with associated communication chambers and ancillary development within the R172, L2646, L2631, L67062 and L2633 public roads and private lands South of the R172. The cable will run for a distance of 5,710m. Approximately 4890 metres of this will be within the public road and approximately 820 metres of cabling will be on private lands located South of the R172 and on lands of the permitted Clashwilliam Solar Farm. The cable will transverse under the Irish Rail Railway within the townland of Highrath and the M9 motorway in the townland of Roughfield through trenchless Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) methods. The underground cable is intended to connect the permitted 38kV substation in Clashwilliam Solar Farm, in Smithstown townland, with the Kilkenny 110kV ESB substation, in Scart townland. The solar farm and 38kV substation were granted permission by Kilkenny County Council pursuant to Planning Registration Reference 20897). Permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this Application.

Location / address

Scart HighrathMaddoxtown Rathgarvan/Clifden , Roughfield Abbeygrove Annfield , Carran and Smithstown (Townlands)

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

22 Jul 2022

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

19 Dec 2022

Final grant date

30 Jan 2023

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   22 Jul 2022

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   19 Dec 2022

3. Final grant

   30 Jan 2023