Planning Application: 081675 (Kerry County Council )
File Number:
081675
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date:
14/07/2008
Decision Due Date:
25/02/2009
Validated Date:
14/07/2008
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
04/09/2008
Further Info Received:
23/12/2008
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Decision Date:
25/02/2009
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
SCART ENERGY LTD
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Corresp.
Address:
SCART ENERGY LTD, 7 THE BELFRY, BALLYCLOUGH, CO LIMERICK
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
CONSTRUCT A WINDFARM CONSISTING OF 4 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH HUB HEIGHTS OF NOT MOR THAN 85M AND AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF NOT MORE THANK 120.5 M WITH ACCESS ROADS, AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A 10 YEAR PERIOD. PREVIOUS PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM CONSISTING OF 4 NO. TURBINES ON THIS SITE WAS GRANTED TO ART GENERATION ON 12/11/03, PLANNING REF. NO. 03/274. A SEPARATE APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR A FURTHER 5 NO. TURBINES ON ADJOINING LANDS. AN EIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION
Development Address:
BARNA, SCARTAGLEN, CO KERRY
Architect Name:
R
Location Key:
BARNA
Electoral Division:
Ballyseedy (Part Of)
Planner:
Darren Burke
Social Housing Exempt:
Plan Enforcement #:
IPC
Licence Required:
No
Waste Licence Required:
No
Protected Structure:
No
Protected Structure #:
Development Name:
Proposed Development
Comments
Significant Case Flag:
Comments:
BOX FILE (1)
Decision
Decision Date:
25/02/2009
Manager Order:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Number of Conditions:
20
Grant Date:
31/03/2009
Grant Managers Order #:
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
30/03/2019
Decision Description:
CONSTRUCT A WINDFARM CONSISTING OF 4 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH HUB HEIGHTS OF NOT MOR THAN 85M AND AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF NOT MORE THANK 120.5 M WITH ACCESS ROADS, AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A 10 YEAR PERIOD. PREVIOUS PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM CONSISTING OF 4 NO. TURBINES ON THIS SITE WAS GRANTED TO ART GENERATION ON 12/11/03, PLANNING REF. NO. 03/274. A SEPARATE APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR A FURTHER 5 NO. TURBINES ON ADJOINING LANDS. AN EIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION
ERECT A WIND FARM, THE WIND FARM WILL CONSIST OF 4 WIND TURBINES AND SERVICE ROADWAYS, THE DEVELOPERS ALSO APPLIED TO ERECT AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER COMPOUND, CONTROL HOUSING AND ANEMOMETER ON THE SAME SITE.
CONSTRUCT A WIND FARM INCLUDING TWELVE (12) NO. WIND TURBINES (WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF UP TO 126.5M), ONE (1) NO. PERMANENT METEOROLOGICAL MAST, (1) NO. SUBSTATION, THE PROVISION OF NEW AND UPGRADED INTERNAL SITE SERVICE ROADS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD ENTAIL THE CONSTRUCTION OF 12 NO. WIND TURBINES WHICH WOULD BE HIGHER THAN THE 12 NO. TURBINES PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION ON THE SITE UNDER PLANNING REGISTER NOS. 08/1675,08/2030, AND 09/1284. A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT TO CONSTRUCT THE DEVELOPMENT. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THIS APPLICATION
CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO A PERMITTED TWELVE TURBINE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT (PLANNING REF 13/114). THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF SIX WIND TURBINES (HUB HEIGHT UP TO 85M AND MAXIMUM BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 126.5 M), UPGRADING OF EXISTING ACCESS ROADS, CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL ACCESS ROADS, FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TWO EXISTING BORROW PITS ON THE SITE AND ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS. DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REF 13/114 WILL FACILITATE THE PROPOSED EXTENSION TO THE WIND FARM. PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A TEN YEAR PERIOD. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANY THE APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT OF A REVISED SUBSTATION LAYOUT, PREVIOUSLY GRANTED (PDA 13/114). THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF A SUBSTATION COMPOUND (AREA = 747.82M2) WITH A SINGLE STOREY SUBSTATION BUILDING (AREA = 88.2M2) AND ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND SERVICES. THE SUBSTATION COMPOUND AND BUILDING WILL BE ENCLOSED BY A 2.4 METRE HIGH PALISADE STEEL FENCE.
