Extension of the operational duration of the existing Richfield Wind Farm
Riesk/Richfield (Reclaimed)/Newtown (ED Killag)/Inish & Ballyteige Slob/Richfield, Killag
126.34 ha · Granted · permission to Mar 2030
Planning application 20241547 to Wexford County Council: Extension of the operational duration of the existing Richfield Wind Farm, at Riesk/Richfield (Reclaimed)/Newtown (ED Killag)/Inish & Ballyteige. Granted by the council on 14 February 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 18 March 2030.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Permission ends (date on the register)
The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Proposed development
Permission for development which will consist of: the extension of the operational duration of the existing Richfield Wind Farm; as permitted pursuant to Wexford County Council Planning Register References 04/0451, 05/0156 and 05/0267; for a further period of 20 years from the date of the expiry of its current operational duration. The development does not include any increase in the number or dimensions of the permitted wind turbines. The existing wind farm comprises: (i) 18 no. wind turbines and associated turbine foundations, crane hardstands, 3 no. site entrances from the L3056 local road, access tracks, underground electrical cabling and all ancillary site infrastructure, (ii) 38kV electrical substation compound enclosed with perimeter fencing including a control building with gross floor area of 75 square metres, transformer bay and associated electrical apparatus, and, (iii) a meteorological mast with a total height of 70 metres. The development also includes; (i) the provision of ancillary flood defence measures at the existing electrical substation compound comprising a wall and berm, with a maximum overall height of 0.7m, and 3 no. associated flood gates; (ii) revised aviation warning lighting on 3 no. existing wind turbines; and (iii) the installation of a public information sign at the main site entrance. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report which includes an assessment of the likely significant effects of the proposed development, as a whole and in combination with the relevant off-site or secondary developments which will occur as a direct result of the proposed development. The planning application is also accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
Planning status
Permission was granted on 14 Feb 2025. 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 18 Mar 2030.
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