Clonarrow or Riverlyons, and Killoneen, Co. Offaly.
Construction of a wind farm with four wind turbines and a substation in County Offaly.
2560151 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 1 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560151
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes the erection of four wind turbines with tip heights of up to 180 metres. It also features turbine foundations, access tracks, a permanent 38kV onsite substation, battery storage arrays, and a meteorological mast.
- Residential units
- 4
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Development description
- The dev. Will incl. The following main components
- Erection of 4wind turbines;the candidate wind turbines for t1, t2 and t4 have a rotor diameter of 150m, a hub height of 105m and a tip height of 180m. The candidate wind turbine for t3 has a rotor diameter of 117m,a hub height of 91.5m & a tip height of 150m
- Construction of permanent turbine hardstands & turbine foundations
- Construction of new permanent internal access tracks & upgrade of existing internal access tracks
- Development of an internal site drainage network & sediment control systems
- Construction of a permanent 38kv onsite substation with surrounding palisade fence 2.6m in height
- Installation of battery arrays located within container units (4 no. Units) and associated electrical plant for grid stabilisation adjacent to onsite substation building with surrounding palisade fence 2.6m in height
- All associated internal underground electrical &communications cabling connecting the wind turbines to the onsite substation
- All associated site development works including soil excavation, spoil storage & biodiversity enhancement measures
- Installation of a meteorological mast (32m in height) for monitoring wind speeds, set in a 5m x 5m reinforced concrete foundation with surrounding paladin fence 2.4m in height
- Installation of a relay mast (to re-route the three ireland radio link between mount lucas and curragh) 19.8m in height including lightning protection rods set in an 8m x 8m reinforced concrete foundation with surrounding paladin fence 2.4m in height with an adjacent outdoor cabinet on a 3m x 2m concrete base
- Temporary road widening and strengthening works at the r402 and l50203 junction to accommodate abnormal load deliveries
- Existing bridge on l50203 (itm 650044e, 727144n) to be permanently upgraded to accommodate abnormal load deliveries
- Temporary bridge & temporary local access road to facilitate local traffic while the bridge upgrade works are being carried out
- Upgrade of an existing site entrance located on a private road off the l50203; and
- Construction of a temporary construction compound with associated temporary site offices, parking areas, security fencing welfare facilities & wastewater holding tank. An additional temporary construction compound will be constructed for the bridge upgrade & temporary bridge works. A 10 year planning permission & 35year operational life from the date of commissioning of the entire wind farm is being sought. Eiar & nis accompany this application
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- Application received1 May 2025
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