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Maynooth 220kV Substation, Taghadoe, Co. Kildare

Expansion of the Maynooth 220kV substation including new GIS buildings, transformers, and the demolition of a farmhouse.

2460400 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 2 May 2024

Reference
2460400
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
PERMISSION
Received
2 May 2024

Summary

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The development at the existing substation involves constructing a new 220kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building and a new 110kV GIS building. It also includes installing four power transformers, lightning masts, internal access roads, and parking. An existing bungalow farmhouse and agricultural buildings will be demolished to facilitate the works.

Infrastructuresubstationgriddemolitioninfrastructure
Floor area
2,775 m²

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Development description

  • For construction of infrastructure, and associated development, at the existing and planned expanded substation, comprising:-
  • Construction of a new 220 kv gas insulated switchgear (gis) building (83.5m long x 18.5m wide (25.1m including staircases), 17m in height) (1,637 sqm)
  • Construction of a new 110kv gis building (68.8m x 15.4m, (22m including staircases) 15m in height) (1,138sqm)
  • Both of the gis buildings will have 8 no. Associated air rods on each of the roofs (3m in height)
  • Construction of 4 no. 220/110kv power transformers to include connections to the new gis buildings
  • 2 no. 220kv and 1 no. 110kv line/cable interface towers and associated removal of 3 no. Existing end masts
  • 3 no. Lightning masts (height 22m)
  • Cable connections to the 220kv gis building
  • New 4.5m wide internal access road and 10 no. New permanent car parking spaces
  • Associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works, and above and below ground boundary treatment and landscaping including palisade fencing (2.6m height), lighting and surface water drainage and foul water tank
  • Associated demolition of existing bungalow farmhouse and agricultural buildings (1,111.6m2 floorspace total) to facilitate the proposed development; and
  • All ancillary and associated temporary works to facilitate the development at the construction stage, including construction access track, temporary construction compound / site laydown areas and cable connection for the existing derryiron-maynooth 110kv overhead line. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

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  1. Application received2 May 2024

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