GrantedInfrastructureDecided 4 September 2019

Luppan County Monaghan and across the townlands of Shanmullagh Coraghbrack Drumlester Knockabeany Drumbristan Tonintlieve Cloghfin Derrykinnigh More Killybreen Killycarran Derrygola Tamlet Derrilla Tonyfinnigan Knockcor Drumdart Agha

Construction of a 38kV electricity substation and 22km of connecting electricity cables.

18562 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 4 December 2018

Reference: 18562
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 4 December 2018

Summary

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The project involves building a 38kV electricity substation, switchroom, compound, and access tracks in Luppan. It also includes installing approximately 22km of connecting 38kV cables (17km overhead on wooden poles and 5km underground) to an existing substation in Lisdrumdoagh.

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Development description

Permission for the construction of a 38kv electricity substation, switchroom and equipment compound with palisade fence; the construction of approximately 400m of site access track and the upgrading of approximately 150m of existing agricultural track and an existing agricultural site entrance; approximately 200m of underground cabling and all associated site development and reinstatement works in the townland of luppan, county monaghan; and (ii) the installation of approximately 22km of 38kv electricity cables from the proposed substation to the existing electricity substation in the townland of lisdrumdoagh, county monaghan. The electricity cables will comprise approximately 17km of overhead line and approximately 5 km of underground line. Overhead lines will consist of 3 no. Cables suspended from wooden poles with a maximum height of 16 metres, and all associated site development and reinstatement works. Underground cables will be located within private lands and within the public roads numbered l5171, l1400 and l1171; will be installed in excavated trenches of approximately 1.2m in depth and will include associated underground ducting, joint bays, communication chamber bays, sheath link boxes and inspection chambers; directional drilling beneath the n12 and ulster canal and all associated site development and reinstatement works. A vehicle access track of up to 4m in width will be provided immediately adjacent to underground cables with private lands. This planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report which includes an assessment of the likely impacts of the proposed development, as a whole and in combination with the relevant off-site or secondary developments which will occur as a direct result of the proposed development, including the wind farm development permitted pursuant to monaghan county council planning register reference 10/110 & an bord pleanála reference pl18.240760 and proposed to be amended by planning reference 17/258 & an bord pleanála reference pl18.300998 (currently under construction). A natura impact statement will also be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application. This application is accompanied by an eiar. Significant further information has been submitted.

Key dates

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Application received4 December 2018
Further information requested6 February 2019
Further information received11 July 2019
Decision due4 September 2019
Decision issued4 September 2019
Appeal submitted1 October 2019
Appeal decided30 June 2023
Permission expiry29 June 2028

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