For the installation of approximately 0.46km of underground cable ducting…

Application details

Planning reference

1845

Council

Leitrim County Council

Proposal description

For the installation of approximately 0.46km of underground cable ducting, 1 no. joint bay and ancillary development laid primarily within the public road corridor, with a section of circa. 0.07km within private lands at Seltan. A Section of ducting is to be installed within a steel box structure to be fixed to Boleymaguire Bridge within the townland of Boleymaguire, Co. Leitrim. Within the townland of Boleymaguire, permission is sought for the carrying out of remedial works to approximately 0.44km of the installed underground cable ducting which is subject to a pending application for Substitute Consent to An Bord Pleanála (Ref: ABP-300811-18), remedial works include the relaying of backfill material. Permission is also sought for the installation of the electricity cable following the completion of the civil works. The development will comprise part of an overall development in Counties Leitrim, Sligo and Roscommon, consisting of the laying of an underground 38 kv electricity cable and associated ducting and ancillary development primarily within the public road to facilitate the connection of the permitted Derrysallagh Wind Farm, Co Sligo (Sligo County Council planning reference: PL 12/133) to the national electricity grid via the existing Garvagh 110kv substation in the townland of Seltan, Co Leitrim. Part of this development is in place and subject to a pending application for Substitute Consent to An Bord Pleanala (ref: ABP-300811-18). This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Location / address

Boleymaguire and Seltan, Co. Leitrim

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

14 Mar 2018

Council decision

REFUSED

Council decision date

8 May 2018

Appeal lodged

5 Jun 2018

Appeal decision date

15 Mar 2019