a. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath Broomfield Balrenny Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division) Coalpits Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division) Cashel Crewbane Ro, [The
Uprating works on the Louth to Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline.
2360296 · Meath County Council · Lodged 26 September 2023
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- 2360296
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedEirGrid PLC, with ESB approval, intends to apply for permission for works associated with uprating the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline. The line is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 steel lattice towers, with 38.5 km of the circuit located within County Meath.
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Development description
Eirgrid plc, with the consent and approval of the electricity supply board (esb), intends to apply to meath county council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing louth – woodland 220 kv overhead powerline (ohl) between the existing louth 220 kv substation in the townland of monavallet, county louth and the existing woodland 220 kv substation in the townland of woodland, county meath. The louth – woodland 220 kv ohl is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. Steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of louth county council and meath county council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing ohl circuit is located within the functional area of meath county council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of louth county council. A separate planning application is being lodged with louth county council. The proposed development within the functional area of meath county council is located in the townlands of cardrath, broomfield, balrenny, higginstown (slane electoral division), coalpits, mooretown (slane electoral division), cashel, crewbane, rossnaree, fennor (painestown electoral division), newtown (painestown electoral division), rathdrinagh, thurstianstown, painestown (painestown electoral division), knockharley, veldonstown, kentstown, danestown, proudstown (skreen electoral division), macetown (skreen electoral division), painestown (macetown electoral division), frankstown, riggins (kilbrew electoral division), reask (kilbrew electoral division), hallstown, cabinhill, flemingtown (ratoath electoral division), twentypark, lagore little, brownstown (ratoath electoral division), bradystown, curkeen, commons (ratoath electoral division), gormanstown, wilkinstown (dunshaughlin electoral division), powderlough, raynestown, derrockstown, mill land (dunshaughlin electoral division), parsonstown, rathregan, portan (dunshaughlin electoral division), and woodland. Five (5) temporary construction compounds and associated access routes are located in the townlands of knockmooney, slane, rath, flemingstown and tuiterath. The proposed development works within the functional area of county meath will comprise: ? The replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? The strengthening of up to 25 no. Tower foundations; ? The replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator ha
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Timeline
- Application received26 September 2023
- Decision due20 November 2023
- Decision issued17 November 2023
- Grant issued4 January 2024
- Permission expiry3 January 2029
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