Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedEnergyDecided 11 October 2019

CARROWMORE, QUIGLEY'S POINT, INISHOWEN

A 10-year permission for a wind energy project consisting of 6 wind turbines up to 124.9m high.

1851230 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 10 August 2018

Reference
1851230
Authority
Donegal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
10 August 2018

Summary

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Permission is sought for a wind energy and grid connection project with a 30-year operational life. The development will consist of 6 three-bladed wind turbines up to 124.9 metres high, an 80-metre meteorological mast, an electrical substation, and associated infrastructure.

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Development description

10 year duration for a proposed wind energy and grid connection project with a 30-year operational life from the date of commissioning. The proposed wind energy site will be located within the townland of carrowmore or glentogher, quigley's point, inishowen, co donegal. The proposed wind energy site will consist of 6 no. Three bladed wind turbines with a maximum base to blade tip height of up to 124.9 metres and will include turbine transformers; turbine bases and foundations, turbine hardstands and temporary set-down areas; 1 no. Permanent lattice anemometer "met" mast of 80 metres height with foundations and hardstanding area; widening and strengthening of existing access tracks and construction of new floated and excavated access tracks, junctions and turning areas; 1 no. Electrical 38kv substation with control building, car parking and compound area with related communications and electrical equipment/plant with undergrounded electrical feeder cables and communications lines connecting wind turbines to the switch room control building; 2 no. Spoil deposition areas; dedicated habitate management area; on-site drainage management works; upgrade of 3 no. Existing site entrances; 2 no. Temporary construction compounds; 2 no. Temporary borrow pits and with all other ancillary and associated development and infrastructure including general and exacavation works. The proposed undergrounded grid connection route will facilitate connection to the national grid and will consist of the laying of a 38kv underground electrical cable including all associated infrastructure, up-grading of existing tracks, construction of new access tracks, drainage, excavations, joint bays, junction boxes/chambers, marker posts/plates and all related accommodation works, extending circa. 17,620 metres in length, from the wind energy site control building/electrical compound to the existing esb owned 110kv trillick substation, in ballynahone townland, buncrana. The grid route will pass along existing public roads and private access tracks within the townlands of carrowmore or glentogher, illies, connaghkinnagoe, ballynakeeloge, foffenagh, meenamullagan, stranaclea, meenkeeragh, sorne, owenakillew and barnahone, tullydush upper, annaslee and ballynahone all inishowen, co. Donegal. The planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and by a natura impact statement (nis).

Key dates

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  1. Application received10 August 2018
  2. Decision due13 October 2019
  3. Decision issued11 October 2019
  4. Appeal submitted6 November 2019
  5. Appeal decided20 April 2021
  6. Permission expiry19 April 2026

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