Killeen, Co. Kilkenny
Installation of 31.49km of underground electrical cabling across multiple townlands in Kilkenny.
21627 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 22 July 2021
- Reference
- 21627
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedA ten-year planning permission is sought for the installation of 31.49km of 38kV underground electrical cabling and ancillary works. This development forms part of a grid connection for a previously permitted 9-turbine wind farm.
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Official record
Development description
For a ten-year appropriate period planning permission for development of this site; the proposed development will constitute the provision of the following: the installation of 31.49km of a 38kv underground electrical cabling and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, maker posts and all associated development in the townlands of killeen, rathmacan, gortnagap, kyleballyoughter, courtstown, raheen, lates, curraghscarteen, canvarstown, trenchardstown, lisnalea, hillend, coldharbour, killahy, greenhill, lughinny, craddockstown, tubbrid lower, clomantagh lower, barna, newtown, kilrush, belville, lodge, garranamanagh, balleen lower, lodge, tifeaghna (browne), lodge demesne west, lodge demesne east, clontubbrid, clone, acragar, skinstown, lisdowney, seskin south, parksgrove ballyragget & moatpark, co. Kilkenny. Advisory note: the full extent of the grid connection is 33.8km, and a separate planning application will be made for an underground grid connection to tipperary county council. The development comprises part of an overall development for which planning permission was granted for a 9 turbine wind farm and all associated works on lands located in the townlands of farranroy upper, farranroy lower, coolnashinnagh & gortnasmuttaun, co. Tipperary. The planning application will be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and natura impact statement.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 July 2021
- Further information requested14 September 2021
- Further information received4 July 2022
- Decision due28 August 2022
- Decision issued24 August 2022
- Grant issued26 September 2022
- Permission expiry25 September 2032
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