THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.5KM OF 38KV ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION…

Application details

Planning reference

18230

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.5KM OF 38KV ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLONDALLOW, COUNTY OFFALY. THE TRANSMISSION LINE WILL COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 8.5KM OF UNDERGROUND LINE AND APPROXIMATELY 3.7KM OF OVERHEAD LINE. UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED N62, R439 AND THE L70152; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2M IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING, JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AT 1 NO. RAILWAY CROSSING ALONG THE N62, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. OVERHEAD INFRASTRUCTURE WILL CONSIST OF 3 NO. POWERLINES SUSPENDED FROM WOODEN POLES WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 16 METRES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY 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 OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053

Location / address

ACROSS THE TOWNLANDS OF STONESTOWN KILCAMIN CRANCREAGH DERRINLOUGH CLOONEEN WHIGSBOROUGH, GALROS EAST GALROS WEST CUSH BOOLINARIG BIG CONSPARK BALLAGHANOHER ROSS AND CLONDALLOW, CO OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

30 May 2018

Council decision

REFUSED

Council decision date

27 Feb 2019

Appeal lodged

26 Apr 2019

Appeal decision date

28 May 2020