DEVELOPMENT OF A WIND FARM, THE WIND FARM WILL CONSIST OF 2 WIND TURBINES AND SERVICE ROADWAYS ON A SITE, (AN EIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION)
CONSTRUCT A SINGLE TURBINE EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING THREE TURBINE WINDFARM. THE MAXIMUM HUB HEIGHT WILL BE 68.3M AND THE MAXIMUM ROTOR DIAMETER WILL BE 82.4M RESULTING IN A MAXIMUM TIP HEIGHT OF 109.5. THE ASSOCIATED WORKS WILL INCLUDE A TURBINE FOUNDATION, TRANSFORMER AND DRAINAGE, APPLYING FOR 10 YEARS
DEVELOPMENT UNDERTAKEN AT TURBINE 19. THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF WORKS THAT INVOLVED STRIPPING A 500M LAYER OF PEAT FROM THE LAND BANK AND DISPOSING OFF SITE. THE SUBSOIL WAS THEN REGARDED FROM A GRADIENT OF 1:1 TO A GRADIENT OF 1:1:5.
TOWNLANDS OF CUMMEENAVRICK, GLASHACORMICK, CLYDAGHROE CUMMEENNABUDDOGE CO KERRY
(I) UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLING (33KV), (II) UPGRADE OF ACCESS JUNCTIONS; (III) ACCESS ROADS (NEW AND UPGRADE OF EXISTING); (IV) TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD; (V) BORROW PIT; (VI) SITE DRAINAGE; (VII) FORESTRY FELLING; AND (VIII) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT ANCILLARY WORKS AND APPARATUS. THE DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO THIS APPLICATION FORMS PART OF GRID CONNECTION AND ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE PERMITTED KNOCKNAMORK RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, CORK COUNTY COUNCIL REF. NO. 19/4972. CONCURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS IN RELATION TO THE OVERALL GRID CONNECTION AND ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS WILL ALSO BE LODGED TO CORK COUNTY COUNCIL AND AN BORD PLEANÁLA. AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD AND EXTENDED PLANNING PERMISSION DURATION TO ALIGN WITH THE PERMITTED KNOCKNAMORK RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMNET, CORK COUNTY COUNCIL REF. NO. 19/4972 IS SOUGHT. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION.
CONSTRUCT A WIND FARM TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY SITE WORKS COMPRISING OF 17 NO TURBINES,SUBSTATION/CONTROL CENTRE BUILDING AND COMPOUND AND SITE ROADS FOR WHICH AN E.I.S HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR INSPECTION
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