Planning application · Waterford City and County Council

for development comprising of : a) 1940m of underground electrical cabling in Keereen…

Keereen Upper Woodhouse or Tinakilly and Knocknamona , Dungarvan , County Waterford

2360416 · WaterfordIn Assessment
Reference
2360416
Planning authority
Waterford City and County Council
Received
8 Sept 2023
Decided
31 Oct 2023
Status
In Assessment
Site area
15.23 ha

Proposed development

for development comprising of : a) 1940m of underground electrical cabling in Keereen Upper and Knocknamona townlands, linking Knocknamona Windfarm (to be constructed) to the Woodhouse Substation (operational). b) Works within the existing Woodhouse Substation compound in Keereen Upper, comprising a new control building 5.3m X 3.8m and 4.6m high; a 110kV electrical transformer c.6m in height, with associated plinth and bund; an electrical transformer bay; 2 No. lightening masts 17.5m in height and ancillary electrical equipment. Works within the Woodhouse Substation compound will also include a new access track 17m long and 4.5m in width; additional palisade gateway 4.9m wide and 2.6m in height with palisade fencing within the compound and 2 No. gateways in the existing perimeter fence. c) A Link Road, 190m in length and 4.5m in width connecting the existing forestry road network at Knocknamona Windfarm to the existing Woodhouse Windfarm access roads. It is proposed to use this Link Road and the existing Woodhouse Windfarm access roads to facilitate the delivery of turbine components to Knocknamona Windfarm. d) The widening of 960m of existing forestry road by 1m, in Knocknamona townland to facilitate the delivery of turbine components to Knocknamona Windfarm and;e) all ancillary site works.

What happens next

The council recorded a decision on 31 Oct 2023. The official file has the outcome; a third-party appeal is possible within four weeks of the decision.

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