A ten year Planning Permission. The development will consist…
In the townlands of Townparks (Birr) Dovegrove , Woodfield or Tullynisk , and Clondallow Co. Offaly
Proposed development
A ten year Planning Permission. The development will consist of: (i) The provision of underground electrical cabling (38kV) from the townland of Townparks to the existing Dallow 110kV substation in the townland of Clondallow to facilitate the connection of the proposed Carrig Renewables Wind Farm development to the national grid; (ii) Provision of 4 no. joint bays, communication chambers and earth sheath links along the proposed underground electrical cabling route; (iii) Reinstatement of the road or track surface above the proposed cabling trench along existing roads and tracks; and, (iv) All associated site development works, ancillary works and apparatus considered necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The development subject of this application will facilitate the connection of the proposed 7 no. wind turbine Carrig Renewables Wind Farm to the national electricity grid. A concurrent application for the Carrig Renewables Wind Farm development has been lodged to Tipperary County Council. The proposed development includes underground cabling works located within the public road corridor within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (Tipperary RPS Ref. TRPS519 Croghan Bridge). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the planning application and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
What happens next
Permission was granted on 2 May 2024. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.
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