Planning Permission Ireland
Awaiting decisionInfrastructureDecision was due 24 May 2024

Located in Townlands in Meath, and the following Townlands in Fingal, Court, Gallanstown, Yellow Walls, Hollywood, Irishtown, Spricklestown, Killamonan, Cherryhound, Ward Upper, Ward Lower, Newpark, Shallon, Corrstown, Common, nSkephubble, Ballystrahan

Proposed 37.5km underground electricity cable circuit between Meath and Dublin.

SID/02/24 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 28 March 2024

Reference
SID/02/24
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
In progress
Received
28 March 2024

Summary

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EirGrid plc is seeking approval for the East Meath to North Dublin Grid Upgrade project. This major infrastructure development consists of approximately 37.5 kilometres of new 400 kV underground cable circuit and associated substation works.

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Official record

Development description

Iabp ref: abp-319422-24 in accordance with section 182a of the planning and development act 2000, as amended, eirgrid plc, with the consent and approval of electricity supply board (esb), gives notice that it proposes to seek the approval of an bord pleanála in relation to the proposed development, being the east meath – north dublin grid upgrade project consisting of approximately 37.5 kilometres (km) of new 400 kilovolt (kv) underground cable circuit between the existing woodland substation in the townland of woodland in county meath, and the existing belcamp substation in the townlands of clonshagh and belcamp in fingal, county dublin. The proposed development will also involve works in the substations to facilitate the connection of the underground cable circuit to the electrical grid. Approximately 20.5km of the proposed underground cable circuit is located in county meath and approximately 17km of the proposed underground cable circuit is located in fingal. The proposed development will be located within the following townlands in county meath: barstown, woodland, gaulstown, culcommon, cullendragh, creemore, portan, lynaghstown, blackhall big, staffordstown little, harlockstown, waynestown, vesingstown, baytownpark, sarney, cushinstown, colliersland north, dunboyne, bennetstown, pace, woodpark, piercetown, ballymagillin, whitesland, normansgrove, stokestown, kinoristown, rowan, nuttstown, ballintry, belgree, priest town, ballymacarney and court. The proposed development will be located within the following townlands in fingal: court, gallanstown, yellow walls, hollywood, irishtown, spricklestown, killamonan, cherryhound, ward upper, ward lower, newpark, shallon, corrstown, common, skephubble, ballystrahan, kilreesk, kingstown, barberstown, pickardstown, forrest great, forrest little, cloghran, glebe, baskin, stockhole, middletown, clonshagh and belcamp. The proposed development consists of the following principal elements: a. Installation of an underground cable circuit, approximately 37.5km in length, connecting woodland substation (400kv) in the townland of woodland in county meath, and belcamp substation (220kv) in the townlands of clonshagh and belcamp in fingal. The development of the underground cable circuit will include the following: o construction of a trench of approximately 1.5m in width and approximately 1.3m in depth in the public road (approximately 26km) and approximately 1.8m in depth in private lands (approximately 11.5km) in which the underground cable circuit is laid in flat formation, with associated above ground route marker posts. Route marker posts will be located at field boundaries where the proposed underground cable circuit is laid in private land, at regular intervals in road verges when the proposed underground cable circuit is in-road, in road verges where the proposed underground cable circuit crosses any roads, and at horizontal directional drilling (hdd) crossing locations; o construction of 49 joint bays (on average every 750m), primarily in the public roads each approximately 10m in length, 2.5m in width and 2.5m in depth, with adjacent communication chambers and link boxes, along the full alignment of the underground east meath – north dublin grid upgrade: statutory particulars 321084aj-jac-xx-xx-rp-z-027 11 cable circuit. Where the joint bays are located off-road, permanent hardstanding areas will be created around the joint bays; o the laying of communication links and fibre optic cables between both substations, running in the same trench as the underground cable circuit; o the provision of seven temporary construction compounds located along the route and adjacent to substations – sizes for each of the seven temporary construction compounds ranging from approximately 0.8ha to 1.6ha; o the provision of a temporary hdd compound at both the reception and launch locations for three hdd motorway crossings, (i. E. , six temporary hdd compounds in total), and associated laydown area for each hdd crossing (i. E. , three laydown areas in total) – sizes for each of the six hdd compounds (plus laydown area where applicable) ranging from approximately 0.15ha to 0.45ha; o the provision of temporary passing bays during construction at certain joint bay locations, each approximately 95m in length and 5.5m in width; o the laying of unbound temporary access tracks, 5m wide in private lands (approximately 12km in total length); o the laying of 12 unbound, permanent access tracks, 4m wide in private land(approximately 4km in total length); o all associated water, rail, road, and utility underground crossings using either trenchless drilling or open cut techniques as appropriate for the particular crossing; and all associated and ancillary above and below-ground site development works, including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and reinstatement, roadworks, utility diversions and site and vegetation clearance. B. Upgrades to the existing 400kv woodland substation in the townland of woodland in county meath. This will include :o installation of a 400kv feeder bay and associated electrical shunt reactor (approximately8m in height); o installation of insulators, instrument transformers, overhead conductors, disconnectors, circuit breakers, surge arrestors (up to 12.6m in height) in order to connect the bay to the busbar; o installation of two gantries, 25m in height, with one 3m tall lightning rod on top of each gantry; and o all ancillary site development works including site preparation works, underground cabling, drainage and earthgrid, as required to facilitate the proposed development. C. Upgrades to the existing 220kv belcamp substation in the townlands of clonshagh and belcamp in fingal. This will include: o construction of a new steel framed and clad building (73m long, 17.8m wide by 16mhigh) to house a new 400kv gas insulated switchgear (gis) hall, plus eight lightning rods on the roof of the gis hall (each 3m in height); o installation of 400kv switchgear to facilitate the connection of the new underground cable circuit to the existing substation; o installation of associated electrical shunt reactor (approximately 8m in height) with insulators, instrument transformers, overhead conductors, disconnectors, circuit breakers, surge arrestors (up to 12.8m in height) in order to connect the reactor to the cable circuit; o installation of two lightning masts (each 15m in height);o installation of a new 400/220kv transformer adjacent to the new gis hall and connections to the existing 220kv substation via cable circuit; o internal access road; and east meath – north dublin grid upgrade: statutory particulars 321084aj-jac-xx-xx-rp-z-027 12 o all ancillary site development works including site preparation works, site clearance and levelling, drainage, access tracks, levelling, drainage, and use of existing access points off stockhole lane and the r139.

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  1. Application received28 March 2024
  2. Decision due24 May 2024

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