Farranrory Upper Farranrory Lower Coolnashinnagh and Gortnasmuttaun, Co. Tipperary
A 10-year planning permission for a 9-turbine wind farm with a maximum blade tip height of 150 metres.
20972 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 1 September 2020
- Reference
- 20972
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed renewable energy development will have a 40-year operational life and spans lands in both Tipperary and Kilkenny. It includes 9 turbines up to 150m tall, new and upgraded site entrances, access roads, underground cabling, and a new meteorological mast.
- Residential units
- 9
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Official record
Development description
- A ten year planning permission for a renewable energy development with a 40-year operational life (from the date of commissioning of the renewable energy development). The entirety of the development constitutes the provision of a 9-turbine wind farm and all associated works on lands in both counties tipperary and kilkenny. This development comprises part of an overall development for which planning permission is also sought for a 38kv substation in the townland of killeen, co. Kilkenny. A separate planning application will be made for an underground grid connection to tipperary county council and to kilkenny county council. The proposed development will constitute the provision of the following
- Construction of up to 9 turbines each with a maximum overall ground to blade tip height of up to 150 metres and associated foundations and hardstand areas
- Construction of new site entrances and upgrade of existing site entrances
- Internal wind farm underground power and communications cabling
- Upgrade of existing access tracks and provision of new site access roads
- Removal of existing meteorological masts and construction of 1 new meteorological mast for monitoring wind speeds with a maximum height of up to 85 metres
- Site drainage network
- Construction of a new temporary site compound for use during construction
- Two borrow pits
- Construction of a new on-site 38kv substation the planning application will be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and natura impact statement
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 31 March 2025.
Notified floor area: 80.8 m²
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 September 2020
- Further information requested22 October 2020
- Further information received23 December 2020
- Decision due25 February 2021
- Decision issued24 February 2021
- Grant issued30 March 2021
- Permission expiry29 March 2026
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