Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedInfrastructureDecided 27 February 2019

ACROSS THE TOWNLANDS OF STONESTOWN KILCAMIN CRANCREAGH DERRINLOUGH CLOONEEN WHIGSBOROUGH, GALROS EAST GALROS WEST CUSH BOOLINARIG BIG CONSPARK BALLAGHANOHER ROSS AND CLONDALLOW, CO OFFALY

Installation of a 12.5km electricity transmission line including underground and overhead sections.

18230 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 30 May 2018

Reference
18230
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
30 May 2018

Summary

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The project involves installing approximately 12.5km of 38kV electricity transmission line from a permitted wind farm substation to an existing substation. It will comprise 8.5km of underground line and 3.7km of overhead line suspended from wooden poles.

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Development description

The installation of approximately 12.5km of 38kv electricity transmission line from the permitted (wind farm) substation (offaly county council planning register reference 14/188 & an bord pleanala reference pl19.244053) in the townland of stonestown, county offaly to the existing electricity substation in the townland of clondallow, county offaly. The transmission line will comprise approximately 8.5km of underground line and approximately 3.7km of overhead line. Underground infrastructure will be located within private lands and within the public roads numbered n62, r439 and the l70152; 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 at 1 no. Railway crossing along the n62, and all associated site development and reinstatement works. Overhead infrastructure will consist of 3 no. Powerlines suspended from wooden poles with a maximum height of 16 metres, and all associated site development and reinstatement works. This planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) / environmental impact statement (eis) 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 offaly county council planning register reference 14/188 & an bord pleanala reference pl19.244053

Key dates

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  1. Application received30 May 2018
  2. Further information requested20 July 2018
  3. Further information received30 November 2018
  4. Decision due27 February 2019
  5. Decision issued27 February 2019
  6. Appeal submitted26 April 2019
  7. Appeal decided28 May 2020
  8. Permission expiry27 May 2025

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