10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR 5 TURBINE WIND FARM.

Application details

Planning reference

17619

Council

Mayo County Council

Proposal description

10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR 5 TURBINE WIND FARM. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LOCATED IN THE TOWNLANDS OF MAGHERABRACK, MULLAFARRY, TAWNAGHMORE LOWER, MEELICK AND TAWNAGHMORE UPPER, KILLALA APPROX 1.3KM SOUTH OF KILLALA. DEVELOPMENT IS AN UPDATED APPLICATION TO THE CONSENTED 6 TURBINE WIND FARM P09/780. PROPOSAL IS FOR A WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 5 ELECTRICITY GENERATING WIND TURBINES, EACH WITH A ROTOR DIAMETER NOT EXCEEDING 103.2M A HUB HEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 73.5M AND A BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF NOT EXCEEDING 126M. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE A METEOROLOGICAL MAST NOT EXCEED 82M IN HEIGHT, INTERNAL UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLING, A SUBSTATION BUILDING, AN EXTERNAL UNDERGROUND GRID CONNECTION CABLE AND DUCTING TO THE EXISTING 110KV TAWNAGHMORE SUBSTATION, ASSOCIATED GRID SUBSTATION WORKS, ASSOCIATED SITE ACCESS ROADS AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS INCLUDING UPGRADES TO EXISTING SITE ACCESS, A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND HAULAGE ROUTE WORKS. THE MAX OUTPUT CAPACITY OF THE WIND FARM WILL BE UP TO 18MW AND HAS AN INTENDED OPERATION LIFE OF 25 YEARS

Location / address

MAGHERABRACK/MULLAFARRY , TAWNAGHMORE LOWER/UPPER , MEELICK/KILLALA

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

31 Jul 2017

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

11 Jan 2018

Final grant date

15 Feb 2018

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   31 Jul 2017

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   11 Jan 2018

3. Final grant

   15 Feb 2018