Erection of 4 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height
Ballykett Tullabrack East Tullabrack West Tullabrack and Gower South, Kilrush, Co. Clare
31.13 ha · Appeal decided, October 2025
Planning application 2460143 to Clare County Council: Erection of 4 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height of 150m with a rotor diameter of 136m and a hub height of 82m, at Ballykett Tullabrack East Tullabrack West Tullabrack and Gower South. Refused by the council on 23 May 2024; An Coimisiún Pleanála decided the appeal on 8 October 2025.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council refused
- Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
- Appeal decided
Key facts
Proposed development
for the erection of 4 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height of 150m with a rotor diameter of 136m and a hub height of 82m, the construction of crane hardstand areas and turbine foundations, the creation of a new site entrance onto the L6132, construction of 1 no. temporary construction compound with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing, installation of 1 no. permanent meteorological mast of 82m overall height, construction of new internal site access tracks and upgrade of existing site track, to include all associated drainage including new clear span bridge crossing of the Moyasta River, development of a site drainage network, biodiversity enhancement measures, construction of 1 no. permanent 38kV electrical substation, 2 no. permanent spoil storage areas, all associated underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines to the wind farm substation and to the existing Tullabrack 110kV Substation, all ancillary forestry felling to facilitate construction including the development of one no. borrow pit, vertical realignment of an existing crest curve on the L6132. This application is seeking a ten year permission and a 35 year operational life from the date of commissioning of the wind farm. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
Planning status
An Coimisiún Pleanála concluded the appeal on 8 Oct 2025. The official file has the outcome.
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