RATHFESTON BALLYKEAN BALLYDUFF RAHEENBEG, KILCOONEY BALLINTOGHER GORTEENKEEL AND BALLYNAKILL, CO. OFFALY
Laying an underground electricity cable and substation works to connect the Moanvane Wind Farm.
20218 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 23 June 2020
- Reference
- 20218
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 June 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 493.32 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a 10-year period to lay an underground electricity cable of up to 110kV, primarily within the public road, to connect the permitted Moanvane Wind Farm to the national grid. The works also include installing a new substation in Kilcooney and extending the existing Mountlucas substation.
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Official record
Development description
Laying an underground electricity cable of up to 110kv and associated ducting and ancillary development primarily within the public road to facilitate the connection of the permitted moanvane wind farm within the townlands of rathfeston, ballykean, ballyduff, raheenbeg, kilcooney, ballintogher, gorteenkeel and ballynakill (offaly county council ref. 17/335; an bord pleanála ref. Pl19 . 301619) to the national electricity grid via the existing mountlucas 110kv substation in the townland of ballynakill, co. Offaly. Permission is also sought to install a substation within the townland of kilcooney to replace the substation permitted as part of the moanvane wind farm. Permission is also sought to extend the existing mountlucas substation located within the townland of ballynakill, co. Offaly to include an extension to the existing compound to accommodate a busbar extension and dedicated bay. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) have been prepared and submitted in respect of the proposed development
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 June 2020
- Decision due17 August 2020
- Decision issued13 August 2020
- Grant issued9 October 2020
- Permission expiry8 October 2030
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