Planning applications in Cahore

Ballywater Wind Farm Continued Operation

Permission for development at this site (the Ballywater Wind Farm) in the townlands of Ballinoulart, Ballywater Lower, Cullentra, Newtown, Oldtown and Templederry, Co. Wexford. The development will consist of: the continued operation of the existing 21 no. turbine Ballywater Wind Farm (as permitted by An Bord Pleanala Ref. PL26.127455 and Wexford County Council Planning Ref. 20010458 and Ballywater 110kV substation (as permitted by Wexford County Council Planning Ref. 20042901) for a further period of 10 years from the date of expiry of the current planning permissions (June 2025) and for the decommissioning of the entire Ballywater Wind Farm and Ballywater 110kV substation at the end of that further period. No modifications are proposed to the existing Ballywater Wind Farm or the existing Ballywater 110kV Substation which comprises the following elements: i. 21 no. existing Enercon E70 wind turbines with a maximum overall blade tip height of 99 metres (m), including hardstands; ii. existing 1 no. onsite 110 kilovolt (kV) electrical substation which includes 1 no. control building, security fencing, external lighting, underground cabling, and all associated infrastructure and associated electrical plant and apparatus; iii. all existing associated electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines to the onsite Ballywater 110kV substation; iv. existing gated site entrances from the R742 and an unnamed local road; v. existing internal access tracks; and vi. all existing ancillary infrastructure. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in relation to the project and accompanies this planning application

Ballinoulart/Cullentra/Ballywater Lower/Templederry/Newtown, (ed Cahore)/Oldtown, Cahore · 8 Nov 2024