Development of a 38kV/MV Gas Insulated Switchgear Electrical Substation at this
Lands at Cavan Business & Technology Park Dublin Road, Killygarry Cavan, Co. Cavan.
1.929 ha · Granted · permission to Apr 2031
Planning application 2660024 to Cavan County Council: Development of a 38kV/MV Gas Insulated Switchgear Electrical Substation at this site located at Cavan Business & Technology Park. Granted by the council on 19 March 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 26 April 2031.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Permission ends (date on the register)
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Key facts
Proposed development
for Permission for development of a 38kV/MV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Electrical Substation at this site (c. 1.929 Ha) located at Cavan Business & Technology Park, Dublin Road, Killygarry, Cavan, Co. Cavan. The site is generally bound to the north by a private site access road; to the east by the Cavan Business & Technology Park private access road; to the south by unoccupied greenfield land; and to the west by an existing industrial property. The proposed development will consist of the provision of a new 38 kV / MV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Electrical Substation and will include the following elements: 1. Removal of existing MV timber poleset and associated overhead line 2. Construction of: i. A new substation compound (c. 1,999 sq.m) with a 2.6 m high palisade fence ii. 1 No. prefabricated 38 kV GIS module and foundation (c.31 m2 and c.5.139 m high); iii. 1 No. prefabricated MV GIS module and foundation (c.34 m2 and c.4.64 m high); iv. 1 No. prefabricated Control Room module and foundation (c.34 m2 and c.4.64 m high); v. 2 No. 38/20 kV 18.75 MVA transformers and associated bunds (c.4.67 m high ea.); vi. Telecommunication SCADA pole of c. 12 m in height; vii. Associated and ancillary outdoor electrical equipment and other apparatus, including installation of underground cables; viii. All associated site development works including provision of access roads, lighting, boundary fences, landscaping, site services including drainage and all ancillary site development works
Planning status
Permission was granted on 19 Mar 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 26 Apr 2031.
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