TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER ABP REFERENCE PL19.244053 (OCC REF…

Application details

Planning reference

19404

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER ABP REFERENCE PL19.244053 (OCC REF: PL2/14/188) TO PROVIDE (I) AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL WIND TURBINE HEIGHT FROM 150 METRES TO UP TO 169 METRES; (II) THE RE-SITING OF WIND TURBINES T1, T2, T4, T6, T7 AND T9 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND CRANE HARDSTANDINGS BY UP TO 19 METRES; (III) THE REALIGNMENT OF WIND FARM ACCESS TRACKS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TURNING HEADS AND PASSING BAYS AND THE ASSOCIATED REALIGNMENT OF UNDERGROUND WIND FARM ELECTRICAL CABLING; (IV) AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL MAST TO UP TO 100.5 METRES; (V) TEMPORARY UPGRADE OF THE N52/N62 JUNCTION ('KENNEDY'S CROSS') AT BALLINDOWN; AND (VI) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 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 REF: 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REF: 18/230 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REF: ABP-304056-19. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT.

Location / address

STONESTOWN KILCAMIN CRANCREAGH, DERRINLOUGH AND BALLINDOWN, CO. OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

15 Aug 2019

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

12 Mar 2020

Final grant date

23 Nov 2020

Appeal lodged

2 Jun 2020