Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedInfrastructureDecided 2 June 2017

CARK, CO. DONEGAL

Construction of a 110kV electricity substation, underground cabling, and associated demolition works.

1750543 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 12 April 2017

Reference
1750543
Authority
Donegal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
12 April 2017

Summary

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This application seeks a 10-year planning permission for a 110kV electricity substation including control buildings and electrical plant to replace two previously permitted substations. It also includes extensive 33kV and 110kV underground cabling across multiple townlands and the relocation of an existing shed.

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Development description

A 10 year planning permission for development consisting of (1) a 110kv electricity substation which includes 2 no. Control buildings, associated electrical plant and equipment, underground electricity cabling, fencing and ancillary works in the townland of cark to replace two substations previously permitted as part of the drumnahough wind farm (pl. Ref. 08/50687 and extended under pl. Ref. 13/51609) and the lenalea wind farm (pl. Ref. 09/50116); (2) 33kv underground electricity cabling and ancillary works from the permitted lenalea wind farm to the proposed substation in the townland of cark; (3) 110kv underground electricity cabling and ancillary works from the proposed substation at cark through the townlands of culliagh, meenbog (ed cloghan), lettershanbo, corlacky, kinnaderry, welchtown, aghaveagh, meenagrauv, altnapaste, ballykergan, carrickmahon, magheracloigh, loughsallagh, cashelnavean, croaghonagh, tawnawully mountains, keadew upper, friarbush, ardinawark, keadew lower, to the existing clogher substation in the townland of cullionboy, co. Donegal; (4) the demolition of an existing shed and its replacement with a new shed, both in the townland of cullionboy, relocated to facilitate the proposed underground cabling works. The planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact statement (eis) and natura impact statement (nis)

Key dates

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  1. Application received12 April 2017
  2. Decision due6 June 2017
  3. Decision issued2 June 2017
  4. Appeal submitted29 June 2017
  5. Appeal decided19 July 2018

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