Planning Application: 22176 (Monaghan County Council )
File Number:
22176
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date:
19/04/2022
Decision Due Date:
20/10/2022
Validated Date:
19/04/2022
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
13/06/2022
Further Info Received:
26/08/2022
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Decision Date:
29/11/2022
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
29/09/2022
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
Coolberrin Wind Limited
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Corresp.
Address:
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
permission consisting of amendments to the development permitted under Monaghan County Council Planning Register Reference 10/110 (An Bord Pleanála Reference PL18.240760) to provide for: (I) modifications to the finished floor levels of the permitted wind turbines and meteorological mast to account for existing ground levels; (ii) the re-configuration of the crane hardstandings of turbines T2 and T3; (iii) the omission of 845 metres of permitted wind farm accress track between turbines T4 and T6 including the crossing of the Rackelly stream; (iv) the realignment of 140 metres of underground wind farm electrical cabling T4 and T6 to follow an existing forestry track; (v) the omission of 145 metres of underground wind farm electrical cabling and its replacement with the 145 metres of overhead electricity line; (vi) the omission of the permitted electrical switchroom; (vii) temporary haul route upgrade works along the L11131, L5151, L1122 and L5150 local roads and the creation of a temporary site entrance and access track from the L5150; and (viii) all associated site development, drainage, access and reinstatement. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report/Environmental Impact Statement which includes an assessment of the likely 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, including the wind farm development permitted pursuant to Monaghan County Council Planning Register Reference 10/110 (An Bord Pleanála Reference PL18.240760) and the grid connection infrastructure proposed pursuant to Monaghan County Council Planning Register Reference 18/562 (An Bord Pleanála Reference ABP-309906-21). This planning application is also accompanied by Natura Impact Statement. Significant further information received in relation to revised development description to include revised planning application boundary compared to that of Monaghan County Council planning register reference 10/110. **Transboundary Application**
Development Address:
Brumvirn, Derryrellan, Luppan,, Aghamackalinn, Greagh, Dernadarriff and Cornaheive, Co. Monaghan
permission consisting of amendments to the development permitted under Monaghan County Council Planning Register Reference 10/110 (An Bord Pleanála Reference PL18.240760) to provide for: (I) modifications to the finished floor levels of the permitted wind turbines and meteorological mast to account for existing ground levels; (ii) the re-configuration of the crane hardstandings of turbines T2 and T3; (iii) the omission of 845 metres of permitted wind farm accress track between turbines T4 and T6 including the crossing of the Rackelly stream; (iv) the realignment of 140 metres of underground wind farm electrical cabling T4 and T6 to follow an existing forestry track; (v) the omission of 145 metres of underground wind farm electrical cabling and its replacement with the 145 metres of overhead electricity line; (vi) the omission of the permitted electrical switchroom; (vii) temporary haul route upgrade works along the L11131, L5151, L1122 and L5150 local roads and the creation of a temporary site entrance and access track from the L5150; and (viii) all associated site development, drainage, access and reinstatement. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report/Environmental Impact Statement which includes an assessment of the likely 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, including the wind farm development permitted pursuant to Monaghan County Council Planning Register Reference 10/110 (An Bord Pleanála Reference PL18.240760) and the grid connection infrastructure proposed pursuant to Monaghan County Council Planning Register Reference 18/562 (An Bord Pleanála Reference ABP-309906-21). This planning application is also accompanied by Natura Impact Statement. Significant further information received in relation to revised development description to include revised planning application boundary compared to that of Monaghan County Council planning register reference 10/110. **Transboundary Application**
Consist of Construction of 7 no. wind turbines of hub height 85m & rotor diameter 82m, with an overall height not exceeding 126m, 1 no. switch & control facility with associated equipment and compound enclosed by a 2.4m high palisade fence, 1 no. permanent anemometer mast 85m in height & all associated site works including foundations, crane hardstanding, underground cabling, upgrading of road junctions & public road, construction of new 1 no. site entrance and the construction of new internal site access tracks. The development also includes upgrading 1km of existing Coillte forestry tracks and site entrance, the construction of 100m of new access tracks on Coillte lands and felling c0.1 hectares of fledging Coillte forestry for access over Coillte lands. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Permission for the technical amendments to the development permitted under Monaghan County Council Planning Register Reference 10/110 (An Bord Pleanala Reference PL18.240760) to include the realignment of site access tracks and underground cabling, the redesign of turbine hardstand areas and realignment of turbines T4 and T7 hardstand areas; relocation and resizing of the substation, including the omission of external transformers, transformers foundations and palisade fencing; relocation and design changes to the meteorological mast from a free standing mast to a guy-wired lattice structure; approximately 820 metres of underground cable from the meteorological mast to turbine T2; 2 no temporary storage compounds; and minor road upgrade works along the L5151-0 and L11131-0. Significant Further Information has been submitted in relation to application
(Document Size 21 Kb)
