Planning application · Wexford County Council

Utilities development at Kilcullen/Tomatee/Sroughmore/Knockduff

Kilcullen/Tomatee/Sroughmore/Knockduff (Ballindaggin)/Ballynelahillan/Carranroe, Ballindaggan/ Castledockrell

20250312 · WexfordGrantedGranted on appeal

8.3 ha · Granted on appeal, October 2025 · permission to Oct 2030

Planning application 20250312 to Wexford County Council at Kilcullen/Tomatee/Sroughmore/Knockduff. Granted by the council on 9 May 2025; granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 17 October 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 16 October 2030.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  4. Granted on appeal
  5. 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

Reference
20250312
Planning authority
Wexford County Council
Received
19 Mar 2025
Decided
9 May 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Utilities
Site area
8.3 ha
Appeal
ABP-322562-25 · Granted on appeal

Proposed development

Permission for development at a site (the Castledockrell Wind Farm) located in the townlands of Kilcullen, Sroughmore, Tomatee, Ballynelahillan, Knockduff and Carranroe, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. The development will consist of: i) the continued operation of the existing 11 no. turbine Castledockrell Wind Farm as permitted by Wexford County Council Planning Ref. 20044702, An Bord Pleanala Ref. PL26.211725. A further operational period of 20 years is sought from the date of the expiry of the current planning permission (August 2025). ii) The permanent continued operation of the existing Castledockrell 110kV substation, permitted by Wexford County Council Planning Ref. 20044702, An Bord Pleanala Ref. PL26.211725, and amended by Wexford County Council Planning Ref. 20053945. No modifications are proposed to the existing Castledockrell Wind Farm or the existing Castledockrell 110kV substation which comprises of the following elements: i) 11 no. existing 2.3 MW wind turbines with an overall tip height of 120m and associated hardstands; ii) 1 no. existing 110kV substation including 1 no. single storey control building, all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing and all ancillary infrastructure; iii) All existing underground electrical and communication cabling connecting the existing wind turbines to the onsite Castledockrell 110kV substation; iv) Existing internal access tracks; and v) All existing ancillary infrastructure. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

Planning status

Permission was granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 17 Oct 2025. That decision is final, subject only to a High Court judicial review. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 16 Oct 2030.

Appeal ABP-322562-25 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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