The development will consist of: the installation of approximately 4km of underground electricty transmission cable…

Application details

Planning reference

KA171177

Council

Meath County Council

Proposal description

The development will consist of: the installation of approximately 4km of underground electricty transmission cable across private lands and within the public roads numbered R165, L74021 and L7408. The cable will be installed predominantly in excavated trenches of approximately 1.2m in depth and will include associated underground ducting, joint bays, chamber bays, sheath link boxes and inspection chambers: ducting across the length of span of 1 no. bridge/culvert and directional drilling at 1 no. bridge/culvert; and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The proposed development is part of a larger overall development which will invole the installation of approximately 13km of underground electricity transmission cable from the permitted (wind farm) substation in the townland of Taghart South, County Cavan to the existing electricity substation in the townland of Meath Hill, County Meath and also extends into lands in the townlands of Taghart South, Corlea, Cornamagh, Collops, Corglass, Drumsallagh, Corawaddy, Carnagee, Cornakill, Dunaree, Lisanisky, Lisasturrin, Corgarry and Larchfield Glebe, County Cavan, and installed within the L7553, L3524, L3525, L3526, R165, L7612, L 3536, L7611, R164, R162 and L7561 within the adjoining planning authority jurisdiction of Cavan County Council. A concurrent planning application for that part of the overall development located within County Cavan has been submitted to Cavan County Council. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report/Environmental Impact Statement which includes an assessment of the likey impacts of the proposed development, as a whole and in combination with the relevant off-site or secondary developments which will occur as a direct result of the proposed development, including the wind farm development permitted pursuant to County Cavan Planning Register Refereance 16/74 & An Bord Pleanala Reference PL02.247401. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Location / address

Drumgill Cornahoova Corratober, Ardagh & Meath Hill, Co. Meath

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

9 Oct 2017

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

4 May 2018

Appeal lodged

19 Jul 2018

Appeal decision date

3 Jul 2019