GrantedInfrastructureDecided 15 May 2023

Intel Leixlip Site, Collinstown Blakestown Kellystown, Collinstown Industrial Park

Alteration and realignment of a 1.1km section of overhead 110kV power lines at the Intel Leixlip site.

221417 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 28 November 2022

Reference: 221417
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 November 2022

Summary

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The project involves diverting a section of the existing 110kV double circuit overhead line to the north of the River Rye along the eastern edge of the Intel site. It includes decommissioning and removing 4 existing steel lattice towers and installing 7 new steel lattice towers.

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Development description

The alteration and realignment of an overhead electricity power line, located to the east side of their site and also located at adjacent properties north and south of their site at collinstown, leixlip, blakestown, kellystown, collinstown industrial park, leixlip, co. Kildare approximate 1.1km section of existing double circuit overhead line which supports the existing maynooth-ryebrook and dunfirth-kinnegad-rinnawade 110kv overhead line circuits. The proposed development comprises of: (1) diversion. Diverting a section of the existing 110kv double circuit overhead line to the north of the river rye, along the eastern edge of the intel site at collinstown, linking back into the existing overhead line section at the car park of the lidl supermarket, directly south of the r148. (2) removal of existing double circuit towers. The decommissioning and removal of 4 no existing double circuit steel lattice towers and associated electrical conductors to include the removal of the existing towers and associated electrical conductors from site. (3) double circuit towers. The installation of 7 no new double circuit steel lattice towers. Two of these will be replacement towers (towers t1 & t7). The towers will range in height from approximately 20.75m to approximately 39.75m above ground level and will support six electrical conductors (overhead lines). (4) site works. All ancillary site development, preparation and reinstatement works, including access, landscaping and connection to existing services and utilities and miscellaneous site works. This application consists of a variation to a previously permitted development on an activity for which a licence under part iv of the environmental protection agency act 1992 (as amended by the protection of the environment act, 2003) is required. An environmental impact assessment report ("eiar") and a natura impact statement ("nis") accompany this application and they will be available for inspection or purchase at the office of the planning authority. This is a site to which the chemicals act (control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances) regulations 2015 (s. I. 209 of 2015) applies. Revised by significant further information which consists of additional information to clarify and supplement information contained within the environmental impact assessment report and natura impact statement prepared for the proposed development.

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AgricultureRU

“To retain and protect agricultural uses.”

National zoning type: Agriculture

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
82 Louisa Park, Leixlip, Kildare	Apr 2026	€321,500	271 m
88 Louisa Park, Station Rd, Leixlip	Mar 2025	€250,000	271 m
94 Louisa Park, Leixlip, Co Kildare	Feb 2026	€290,000	279 m
172 Louisa Park, Station Rd, Leixlip	Dec 2025	€395,000	284 m
27 Rockingham Ave, Leixlip, Kildare	Jul 2025	€840,000	288 m
105 Block F, Louisa Park, Station Rd	Mar 2025	€308,000	305 m
Apartment 64 Block D, Louise Park, Station Rd Leixlip	Oct 2025	€262,500	305 m
13 Louisa Park, Leixlip, Kildare	Apr 2025	€279,000	321 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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Application received28 November 2022
Further information requested30 January 2023
Further information received6 March 2023
Decision due15 May 2023
Decision issued15 May 2023
Grant issued29 August 2024
Appeal submitted9 June 2023
Appeal decided29 August 2024
Permission expiry28 August 2029

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