Permission for: (A) amendments to (i) extant planning permission PD/18/313, which amended planning application PD/11/126…

Application details

Planning reference

22363

Council

Roscommon County Council

Proposal description

Permission for: (A) amendments to (i) extant planning permission PD/18/313, which amended planning application PD/11/126, (ii) extant planning permission ABP-303677-19, which amended planning permissions PD/11/126 and PD/18/313 and (iii) extant planning permission ABP-307726-20, which amended planning permission PD/18/313; (B) Permission for the development of a battery storage unit and a transformer unit. The amendments in (A) above will provide for : 1. Erection of two Enercon E138 turbine models in lieu of the Vensys 121 turbine models agreed with the Planning Authority, under condition 4(a) of planning permission ABP-3037726-19. Turbine T1 will have a hub height of 95.53m, a blade diameter of 138m and a blade tip height of 164.65m. Turbine T2 will have a hub height of 81m and blade diameter of 138m and a blade tip height of 150m. The combined output from the turbines will be 4.9MW; 2. Relocation of the access road serving the development, as previously permitted under planning permissions PD/11/126, PD/18/313, ABP-303677-19 and ABP-307726-20; 3. The relocation of underground electrical cabling to the relocated access road referred to under paragraph 2 above and additional underground electrical cabling to serve the proposed modular windfarm control and switch rooms, the ESB modular MV station, referred to in paragraph 6 below and the new battery storage and transformer units referred to in (B) above; 4. Increase in the hub height of turbine T1 to 95.53m, increasing the blade tip height from 150m to 164.65m and micro-siting of turbine T1 by 12.75m; 5. Increase in the area of the hardstands associated with each turbine; 6. Amended substation structure to incorporate a proposed modular windfarm control and switch rooms and an ESB modular MV station; 7. Revised site boundaries at

Location / address

Derrane & Roxborough , Co Roscommon

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

12 Jul 2022

Council decision

REFUSED

Council decision date

5 Sept 2022

Appeal lodged

29 Sept 2022

Appeal decision date

10 Feb 2023

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   12 Jul 2022

2. Decision: REFUSED

   5 Sept 2022

3. Appeal lodged

   29 Sept 2022

4. Appeal decided

   10 Feb 2023