Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedInfrastructureDecided 21 March 2024

DERRYKILLEW, CORLEA CASHELARD, DOOBALLY KNADER & TOWNPARKS BALLYSHANNON

Grid connection works for the Derrykillew Community Wind Farm, including underground cabling, an overhead line, and a substation.

2350892 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 23 June 2023

Reference
2350892
Authority
Donegal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 June 2023

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves a 9km underground cable grid connection from the consented wind farm to Ballyshannon. It also includes a 130m overhead line crossing the River Erne, a 38kV substation, and a battery energy storage system. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been submitted.

Infrastructurewind energygrid connectionbattery storageinfrastructure

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

(1) a 38kv underground cable grid connection approximately 9km in length from the consented derrykillew community wind farm (an bord pleanála ref. No. 307520, donegal county council ref. No. 19/51750) to lands at townparks, north of the existing cathaleen's fall 110kv substation in ballyshannon, (2) a partial section of a 38kv overhead line grid connection crossing 130m over the river erne at cathaleen's fall, ballyshannon, and (3) the derrykillew community wind farm 38kv substation and a battery energy storage system. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) accompanies this application

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received23 June 2023
  2. Further information requested10 August 2023
  3. Further information received29 February 2024
  4. Decision due27 March 2024
  5. Decision issued21 March 2024
  6. Grant issued24 April 2024
  7. Permission expiry23 April 2029

Related developments

Similar applications

Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.

Community

Discussion

What local people think about this application.

Nobody watching yet

Community sentiment

No votes yet

Nobody has voted on this application yet.

Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.

Sign in to have your say on this application.

No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.

Sign in to join the discussion on this application.

Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.