Scart HighrathMaddoxtown Rathgarvan/Clifden, Roughfield Abbeygrove Annfield, Carran and Smithstown (Townlands)
Laying of 5.7km of underground electrical cables to connect a solar farm to the Kilkenny substation.
22487 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 22 July 2022
- Reference
- 22487
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a 10-year permission to lay 5,710 metres of underground 38kV electrical cables within public roads and private lands. The cable will connect the permitted Clashwilliam Solar Farm substation to the Kilkenny 110kV ESB substation, utilizing trenchless directional drilling under a railway line and the M9 motorway.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist/consists of: laying of underground 38kv medium voltage electrical cables with associated ducting, 7 no. Joint bays, with associated communication chambers and ancillary development within the r172, l2646, l2631, l67062 and l2633 public roads and private lands south of the r172. The cable will run for a distance of 5,710m. Approximately 4890 metres of this will be within the public road and approximately 820 metres of cabling will be on private lands located south of the r172 and on lands of the permitted clashwilliam solar farm. The cable will transverse under the irish rail railway within the townland of highrath and the m9 motorway in the townland of roughfield through trenchless horizontal directional drilling (hdd) methods. The underground cable is intended to connect the permitted 38kv substation in clashwilliam solar farm, in smithstown townland, with the kilkenny 110kv esb substation, in scart townland. The solar farm and 38kv substation were granted permission by kilkenny county council pursuant to planning registration reference 20897). Permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with this application.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 July 2022
- Further information requested14 September 2022
- Further information received23 November 2022
- Decision due20 December 2022
- Decision issued19 December 2022
- Grant issued30 January 2023
- Permission expiry17 June 2031
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