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Derrane & Roxborough, Co. Roscommon

Amendments to a wind farm development in Roscommon, including larger turbines and battery storage.

22323 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 28 June 2022

Reference
22323
Authority
Roscommon County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
PERMISSION
Received
28 June 2022

Summary

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The application seeks amendments to existing permissions to install two Enercon E138 wind turbines with tip heights up to 164.65m in place of previously agreed models. It also includes the development of a battery storage unit, a transformer unit, and the relocation of an access road and underground cabling.

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Development description

  • Permission for (a) amendments to (i) extant planning permission pd/18/313, which amended planning application pd/11/126, (ii) extant planning permission abp-303677-19, which amended planning permissions pd/11/126 and pd/18/313 and (iii) extant planning permission abp-307726-20, which amended planning permission pd/18/313. (b) permission for the development of a battery storage unit and a transformer unit. The amendments in (a) above will provide for
  • Erection of two enercon e138 turbine models in lieu of the vensys 121 turbine models agreed with the planning authority, under condition 4(a) of planning permission abp-3037726-19. Turbine t1 will have a hub height of 95.53m, a blade diameter of 138m and a blade tip height of 164.65m. Turbine t2 will have a hub height of 81m and blade diameter of 138m and a blade tip height of 150m. The combined output from the turbines will be 4.9mw
  • Relocation of the access road serving the development, as previously permitted under planning permissions pd/11/126, pd/18/313, abp-303677-49 and abp-307726-20
  • The relocation of underground electrical cabling to the relocated access road referred to under paragraph 2 above and additional underground electrical cabling to serve the proposed modular windfarm control and switch rooms, the esb modular mv station referred to in paragraph 6 below and the new battery storage and transformer units referred to in (b) above
  • Increase in the hub height of turbine t1 to 95.53m, increasing the blade tip height from 150m to 164.65m and mocro-siting of turbine t1 by 12.75m
  • Increase in the area of the hardstands associated with each turbine
  • Amended substation structure to incorporate a proposed modular windfarm control from and switch rooms and esb modular mv station
  • Revised site boundaries at

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  1. Application received28 June 2022

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