Installation of approximately 4.6 kilometers ('km') of underground cables within Carlow County Council ('CCC') boundary…

Application details

Planning reference

20281

Council

Laois County Council

Proposal description

Installation of approximately 4.6 kilometers ('km') of underground cables within Carlow County Council ('CCC') boundary and approximately 2.0km within Laois County Council ('LCC') boundary with a voltage of up to 38 kilovolts and associated works, including a new substation with LCC, for the connection of the consented Bilboa Wind Farm (Planning Register References : Carlow County Council 11/154; An Bord Pleanala PL 01.240245) to the national electricity grid; upgrading of an existing forestry track within CCC; construction of two new onsite access track within CCC; re-orientation and increasing in size of a crane hardstanding area within CCC; and road strengthening and widening along an updated turbine delivery route, within LCC, pursuant to the consented Bilboa Wind Farm (Planning Register References: Carlow County Council 11/154; An Bord Pleanala PL 01.240245). The application is accompanied by a Planning Report, Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement

Location / address

Townlands of Rossmore and Clogrennan, Co. Laois.

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

11 Jun 2020

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

12 Jul 2021

Final grant date

19 Aug 2021