GrantedEnergyDecided 12 July 2021

Townlands of Rossmore and Clogrennan, Co. Laois.

Installation of underground cabling and a substation to connect the Bilboa Wind Farm.

20281 · Laois County Council · Lodged 11 June 2020

Reference: 20281
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 June 2020

Summary

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The project involves installing approximately 6.6km of underground cables and a new substation across the Carlow and Laois borders. It also includes upgrading forestry tracks, constructing access tracks, and widening roads to facilitate turbine delivery.

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Development description

Installation of approximately 4.6 kilometers ('km') of underground cables within carlow county council ('ccc') boundary and approximately 2.0km within laois county council ('lcc') boundary with a voltage of up to 38 kilovolts and associated works, including a new substation with lcc, for the connection of the consented bilboa wind farm (planning register references : carlow county council 11/154; an bord pleanala pl 01.240245) to the national electricity grid; upgrading of an existing forestry track within ccc; construction of two new onsite access track within ccc; re-orientation and increasing in size of a crane hardstanding area within ccc; and road strengthening and widening along an updated turbine delivery route, within lcc, pursuant to the consented bilboa wind farm (planning register references: carlow county council 11/154; an bord pleanala pl 01.240245). The application is accompanied by a planning report, environmental impact assessment report and a natura impact statement

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Upper Rossmore, Killeshin, Carlow	Apr 2025	€535,000	371 m
Rossmore Upper, Carlow	Nov 2025	€530,000	415 m

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Application received11 June 2020
Further information requested4 August 2020
Further information received4 May 2021
Decision due13 July 2021
Decision issued12 July 2021
Grant issued19 August 2021
Permission expiry18 August 2026

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