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RefusedEnergyDecided 15 July 2021

Cahermurphy Knokcnahila More South, Carrownagry South Caheraghacullin, Drummin Doolough Glenmore & Booltiagh Co Clare

Development of a 10-turbine wind farm with a 100-metre mast and substation in County Clare.

20658 · Clare County Council · Lodged 18 September 2020

Reference
20658
Authority
Clare County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
PERMISSION
Received
18 September 2020

Summary

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Permission is sought for a wind farm development featuring up to 10 wind turbines with a maximum blade tip height of 170 metres. The project includes a 100-metre meteorological mast, a 38kV electrical substation, and underground grid connection cabling.

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Development description

  • For the development of a windfarm in the townlands of cahermurphy, knocknahila more south, carrownagry south, caheraghacullin and drummin, together with the development of an underground grid connection cable to the national grid in the townlands of cahermurphy, drummin, doolough, glenmore, and booltiagh. The development will consist of
  • Construction of up to 10 no. Wind turbines with a maximum overall blade tip height of up to 170 metres and associated hard strand areas. 2.1 no. Permanent meteorological mast with a maximum height of up to 100 metres. 3.1 no. 38kv permanent electrical substation which will be constructed at one of two possible locations on site: either option a in carrownagry south townland or option b in cahermurphy townland. The electrical substation will have 1 no. Control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, all associated underground cabling, waste water holding tank and all ancillary works
  • All associated under-ground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines to the proposed on-site substation
  • All works associated with the connection of the proposed wind farm to the national electricity grid via an underground cable to the existing booltiagh 110kv substation
  • Upgrade of existing tracks, roads and provision of new site access roads and hardstand areas
  • Junction access road works. 8.2 no. Borrow pits. 9.1 no. Temporary construction compound
  • Site drainage
  • Forestry felling to facilitate construction and operation of the proposed development; and
  • All associated and ancillary site development works. The application is seeking a ten year planning permission and 30 year operational life from the date of commissioning of the wind farm. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) have been prepared in respect of the proposed developemnt

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received18 September 2020
  2. Further information requested11 November 2020
  3. Further information received10 May 2021
  4. Decision due15 July 2021
  5. Decision issued15 July 2021
  6. Appeal submitted6 August 2021

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