Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedInfrastructureDecided 30 April 2018

Taghart South Corlea Cornamagh Collops Corglass Drumsallagh Corawaddy Carnagee Cornakill Dunaree Lisanisky Lisasturrin Corgarry and Larchfield Glebe, Co. Cavan

Installation of 9km of underground electricity transmission cable for a wind farm.

17502 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 29 November 2017

Reference
17502
Authority
Cavan County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
29 November 2017

Summary

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The development consists of installing approximately 9km of 38 kV underground electricity transmission cable across private lands and public roads. This cable connects a permitted wind farm substation to the wider grid and is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report.

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Development description

For development consisting of the installation of approximately 9km of 38 kv underground electricity transmission cable from the permitted (wind farm) substation (county cavan planning register reference 16/74 & an bord pleanala reference pl02.247401) across private lands and within the public roads numbered l7553, l3524, l3525, l3526, r165, l7612, l3536, l7611, r164, r162 and l7561. This planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report/environmental impact statement. The cable will be installed predominantly in excavated trenches of approximately 1.2m in depth and will include associated underground ducting, joint bays, chamber bays, sheath link boxes and inspection chambers; ducting across the length of span of 2 no. Bridges/culverts and directional drilling at 2 no. Bridges/culverts; and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The proposed development is part of a larger overall development which will involve the installation of approximately 13km of underground electricity transmission cable from the permitted (wind farm) substation in the townland of taghart south, county cavan to the existing electricity substation in the townland of meath hill, county meath and also extends into lands in the townlands of drumgill, cornahoova, corratober, ardagh and meath hill, county meath, and installed within r165, l74021 and l7408 within the adjoining planning authority jurisdiction of meath county council. A concurrent planning application for that part of the overall development located within county meath has been submitted to meath county council. This planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report/environmental impact statement which includes an assessment of the likely impacts of the proposed development, as a whole and in combination with the relevant off-site or secondary development which will occur as a direct result of the proposed development, including the wind farm development permitted pursuant to county cavan planning register reference 16/74 & an bord pleanala reference pl02.247401. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted

Key dates

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  1. Application received29 November 2017
  2. Further information requested1 February 2018
  3. Further information received8 March 2018
  4. Decision due2 May 2018
  5. Decision issued30 April 2018
  6. Appeal submitted24 May 2018
  7. Appeal decided3 July 2019
  8. Permission expiry2 July 2024

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