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RefusedEnergyDecided 28 October 2020

MEELCON CARHOONA FARRANAWANA TARBERTDOONARD UPPER AND LOWER KILPADDOGE BALLYLINE WEST BALLYMACASY LISLAUGHTIN GLAMCULLARE SOUTH GURTEENAVALLIG, CO KERRY

Amendments to a permitted wind farm grid connection involving 12.1km of underground cabling to Kilpaddoge substation.

20438 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 15 May 2020

Reference
20438
Authority
Kerry County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
15 May 2020

Summary

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This application seeks to amend a previously granted permission to alter the grid connection route for a permitted wind farm in North Kerry. The revised route involves installing approximately 12.1km of 38kV underground electric cable along public roads and private properties to connect to the Kilpaddoge substation.

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Development description

Amend a previously granted permission (kerry county council planning ref 19/381) ( an bord pleanala ref abp- 304807-19) which relates to a change in the grid connection route for the permitted wind farm. The revised route will entail the construction of approximately 12.1km of 38kv underground electric cable connecting the existing permitted windfarm (19/381) to the 38kva/110kva substation at kilpaddoge, tarbert. The underground cables will be located along the public roads r551, r552 and l-1010 and along 2 sections of private property. The cable will be installed in excavated trenches approximately 1.2m in depth and will include associated underground ducting joint bays, communication chamber bays, drill pits, sheath link boxes and inspection chambers, associated equipment and all ancillary site and ground works. The development will also consist of the connection of the permitted windfarm (19/381), via existing permitted underground electricity cables, to the proposed cable. The underground cable will be located in the townlands of ballyline west, ballymacasy, lislaughtin, glancullare south, gurteenavallig,meelcon carhoona, farranawana, doonard upper, doonard lower tarbert and kilpaddoge ' the applicant is seeking a ten year planning permission and operational period of 25 years. An appropriate assessment screening report and an environmental impact assessment screening report has be prepared and submitted as part of this application. An nis has been submitted with this application

Key dates

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  1. Application received15 May 2020
  2. Further information requested15 July 2020
  3. Further information received21 August 2020
  4. Decision due28 October 2020
  5. Decision issued28 October 2020
  6. Appeal submitted11 November 2020
  7. Appeal decided21 June 2021
  8. Permission expiry20 June 2026

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