THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 8 KILOMETRES OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY LINE…

Application details

Planning reference

19555

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 8 KILOMETRES OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY LINE WITH A CAPACITY OF UP TO 38KV FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 19/22) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE PERMITTED DERRYCARNEY ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, COUNTY OFFALY. THE ELECTRICITY LINE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED L7009, L70091, R437, L70099 AND R357; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.3 METRES 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 L70091, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHCIH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY EFFECTS 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 PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THIS PERMITTED WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT, PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 19/404 (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION). THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT

Location / address

STONESTOWN CORAKNOCK GLEBE, COOLREAGH OR CLOGHANHILL, CORTULLAGH OR GROVE AND LUMCLOON

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

22 Nov 2019

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

24 Jan 2020

Final grant date

11 Mar 2020