Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 11 July 2017

Tawnamore Caltragh, Tawnalaghta Carns, and Cloonkeelaun

Development of a 10.4km grid connection from a permitted wind farm to the Sligo/Mayo county boundary.

16422 · Sligo County Council · Lodged 1 November 2016

Reference
16422
Authority
Sligo County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
1 November 2016
Residential units
1
Floor area
103 m²

Summary

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The project consists of a 20kv grid connection cable, including 2.52km of overhead line on wooden poles and 7.89km of underground cable. It also includes an electricity control room and underground connections from two proposed wind turbines.

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Development description

Development of a grid connection from the permitted windfarm at tawnamore, co. Sligo (ref: pl 21.241637) to the sligo/mayo county boundary on county road l-2604-39. The development will consist of a 20kv grid connection cable extending to circa 10.4 kilometres as described below and an electricity control room in the townland of cloonkeelaun, co. Sligo. The grid cable will consist of a circa 2.52 kilometre section of overhead line on six-metre high wooden poles in the townlands of cloonkeelaun, tawnalaughta and carns, co. Sligo and traverse underground for circa 7.89 kilometres through the townlands of tawnamore, caltragh, tawnalaghta, cloonkeelaun and carns, co. Sligo. The development will also consist of underground connections, 485 metres long, from two wind turbines proposed under planning reference pl 15/466 to the electricity control room in the townland of cloonkeelaun, co. Sligo. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. A concurrent planning application will be submitted to mayo county council for an underground grid connection from the sligo/mayo county boundary to the glenree esb substation, bonniconlon, co. Mayo.

Key dates

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  1. Application received1 November 2016
  2. Further information requested22 December 2016
  3. Further information received24 May 2017
  4. Decision due18 July 2017
  5. Decision issued11 July 2017
  6. Grant issued11 August 2017
  7. Permission expiry10 August 2022

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