Permission for development at this site (the Ballywater Wind Farm) in the townlands of Ballinoulart, Ballywater Lower…

Application details

Planning reference

20241390

Council

Wexford County Council

Proposal description

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

Location / address

Ballinoulart/Cullentra/Ballywater Lower/Templederry/Newtown, (ed Cahore)/Oldtown, Cahore

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

8 Nov 2024

Council decision

Granted (Conditional)

Council decision date

27 Aug 2025

Appeal lodged

23 Sept 2025

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the council planning record and An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal records.

1. Application received

   8 Nov 2024

2. Further information requested

   10 Jan 2025

3. Further information received

   4 Jul 2025

4. Decision: Granted (Conditional)

   27 Aug 2025

5. Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála

   23 Sept 2025Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case