UPPER ILLIES, ILLIES TOWNLAND, CO. DONEGAL
Construction of two wind turbines with a tip height of up to 126 metres in Upper Illies.
2560056 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 21 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560056
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the construction and operation of two wind turbines with a hub height of up to 85 metres and a blade tip height of up to 126 metres. The development includes turbine hardstands, new and upgraded access tracks, a new site entrance, drainage works, and underground cabling.
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Official record
Development description
Construction and operation of 2 no. Wind turbines comprising of a steel tower, nacelles, and composite fibre rotor blades with a hub height of up to 85 metres, a rotor blade diameter of up to 82 metres, and thus a blade tip height of up to 126 metres. The proposed development includes: external wind turbine transformers, turbine hardstands, new access tracks, upgrading of existing tracks, new site entrance, drainage works including drainage channels and silt traps along the access tracks, underground electrical cables, and all ancillary development and associated site works
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 January 2025
- Decision due17 March 2025
- Decision issued6 March 2025
- Grant issued9 April 2025
- Permission expiry8 April 2050
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