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Kilcash, Roscommon, Roscommon

Construction of a 149-metre wind turbine and substation in Kilcash.

2360110 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 15 September 2023

Reference
2360110
Authority
Roscommon County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
PERMISSION
Received
15 September 2023

Summary

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The project consists of constructing a single Enercon E138 wind turbine with a 4.2MW rating and a tip height of 149.38m. It also includes a single-storey substation building, underground cabling, and an internal access track. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared for this 30-year lifespan project.

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Development description

  • Permission for the proposed project relating to
  • The construction of one enercon e138 wind turbine on an 81m tower with an electrical rating of 4.2mw and an overall tip height of 149.38m
  • Installation of the hardstanding area for the wind turbine
  • Installation of underground circuit cables which will run in underground cable trenches (c. 1.2m deep), from the proposed wind energy converter to the proposed substation building on the site
  • Construction of the proposed substation building which will be located c. 282m from the proposed wind turbine and surrounded by stock proof fencing. It will be a single storey building, measuring 55m2 and c. 5m in height
  • Construction of proposed internal site access track, constructed from permeable material and which will run from the site entrance to the wind energy converter hardstanding area
  • All associated ancillary infrastructure and preparatory works such as provision of the site entrance. The power rating associated with the proposed wind turbine will be 4.2 megawatts (mw). The proposed project will have a 30-year lifespan. A natura impact statement has been prepared as part of this planning application at

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  1. Application received15 September 2023

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