A 10-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION WITH A 30-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON A SITE AREA OF 60.674 HECTARES.

Application details

Planning reference

19606

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

A 10-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION WITH A 30-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON A SITE AREA OF 60.674 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF UP TO 8 (EIGHT) WIND TURBINES WITH A TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 187 METRES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND HARDSTANDING AREAS; APPROXIMATELY 4,750 METRES OF NEW INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND TURNING AREAS; UPGRADE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,500 METRES OF THE EXISTING L50062 PUBLIC ROAD INCLUDING UPGRADE OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE; A NEW BRIDGE CROSSING OF THE FIGILE RIVER TO PROVIDE ACCESS BETWEEN TURBINE 3 AND TURBINE 4; A 2,950-METRE RECREATION TRAIL AND ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE GRAVEL PATHWAYS, A FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS THE FIGILE RIVER, A PARKING AREA, SIGNAGE, INFORMATION BOARDS AND OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT; AN OFF-SITE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION AND A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY; ALL ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING TO CONNECT THE TURBINES TO THE SUBSTATION INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 1,550M ALONG THE R401 REGIONAL ROAD; A SPOIL STORAGE AREA; A PERMANENT METEOROLOGICAL MAST UP TO 110.5 METRES HIGH; 2 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS; 2 NO. TEMPORARY BLADE ADAPTER SET-DOWN AREAS WITHIN THE WIND FARM SITE AND AT THE JUNCTION OF THE R402 AND R401 AT RATHMORE, EDENDERRY, CO. OFFALY; TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTE WORKS INCLUDING WIDENING OF THE JUNCTION OF THE R420 AND R402 AT BALLINA, GEASHILL, CO. OFFALY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT IS FOR A NINE (9) TURBINE WIND FARM, WITH A SEPARATE PLANNING APPLICATION BEING SUBMITTED TO KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR ONE (1) TURBINE LOCATED IN THE TOWNLAND OF TICKNEVIN, CARBURY, CO. KILDARE. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE APPLICATION

Location / address

BALLYKILLEEN SHEAN KILCUMBER CLONCANT & CUSHALING, EDENDERRY, CO OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

19 Dec 2019

Council decision

REFUSED

Council decision date

21 Feb 2020

Appeal lodged

18 Mar 2020

Appeal decision date

23 Sept 2020