A ten-year permission of a wind farm project.

Application details

Planning reference

211477

Council

Tipperary County Council

Proposal description

A ten-year permission of a wind farm project. The development will consist of: Construction of up to 7 no. wind turbines with a maximum overall tip height of 150m, comprising a tower of between 75-95m high, to which three blades of between 55-70m in length will be attached; Associated hard stand areas at each turbine; 1 no. 30m permanent meteorological mast and all associated infrastructure and works; 1 no. 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; 20kV underground cables facilitating the connection of turbines to 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; Circa 19km of 38kV underground cabling and all associated works along public roads to facilitate the connection of the proposed 38kV wind farm electrical substation to the existing 38/110kV Doon substation in the townland of Ballyvaughan; Provision of a new site entrance on the L2035; Upgrading of existing agricultural tracks and construction of new site tracks and all associated works as required; A temporary site compound and all associated works; Demolition of 2 no. derelict buildings; Provision of 2 no. cattle underpasses circa 400m and circa 580m to the east of the new site entrance; and all associated infrastructure and site development works. The proposed underground cabling works located within the public road corridor cross Protected Structure RPS S121 (Loughcapple Bridge). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted with the application

Location / address

Knockroe Kilnagranagh Newtowndrangan Tullowcussaun Ballyvadlea Ballyhomuck Kilburry West Milestown Bannixtown Quartercross Clare More Killusty North Killusty South Kiltinan Loughcapple Grange Beg Miltown Britton Mullenranky Kilmore , Ballinvoher Redm

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

7 Oct 2021

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   7 Oct 2021