1864
REFUSEDSligo - Sligo County Council
Proposed Development
for development consisting of laying an underground 38kV electricity cable and associated ducting and ancillary development primarily within the public road to facilitate the connection of the permitted Derrysallagh Wind Farm with the townlands of Derrysallagh and Glen, Co. Sligo (Planning Ref: PL 12/133) to the National electricity grid via the existing Garvagh 110kV substation in the townland of Seltan, County Leitrim. Part of the development is in place and subject to a pending application for Substitute Consent to An Bord Pleanala (Ref: ABP - 300811-18). The proposed development within the jurisdiction of Sligo County Council for which Permission is sought include the following: Installation of approx 0.69km of underground cable ducting, 2 no. joint bays and ancillary development laid primarily within the public road corridor with a section of ducting to be installed within a steel box structure to be fixed to Boleymaguire Bridge within the townlands of Carrowcashel, Co. Sligo and Boleymaguire, Co. Leitrim. Within the townlands of Tullynure and Carrowcashel, permission is sought for the carrying out of remedial works to approx 1.28 km of the installed underground cable ducting which is subject to a pending application for Substitute Consent to An Bord Pleanala (Ref: ABP - 300811-18). Remedial works include the relaying of backfill material. Permission is also sought for the installation of the electricity cable following completion of the civil works
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Application received
7 Mar 2018
Further information requested
26 Apr 2018
Further information received
4 Jul 2018
Decision: REFUSED
10 Aug 2018
Decision due
28 Aug 2018
Appeal submitted
29 Aug 2018
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
5 Mar 2019
Application Details
- Location
- Carrowcashel Tullynure Glen Straduff , and Ballynashee , Sligo
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Site Area
- 1.51 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 7 March 2018
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 10 August 2018
- Permission Expires
- 4 March 2024
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-302422-18
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 29 August 2018
- Decided
- 5 March 2019
Location
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Development consisting of laying an underground 38kV Electricity cable and associated ducting and ancillary development primarily within the public road to facilitate the connection of the permitted Derrysallagh Wind Farm within the townlands of Derrysallagh and Glen, Co Sligo (Sligo County Council Planning Reference PL12/133) to the National electricity grid via the existing Garvagh 110 kV substation in the townland of Seltan, County Leitrim. Part of this development is in place and subject to a pending application for Substitute Consent to An Bord Pleanala (Ref: ABP-300811- 18). The proposed development within the jurisdiction of County Sligo for which Permission is sought includes the following: Installation of approximately 0.69 km of underground cable ducting, 2 No. joint bays and ancillary development laid primarily within the public road corridor with a section of ducting to be installed within a steel box structure to be fixed to Boleymaguire Bridge within the townlands of Carrowcashel, Co Sligo and Boleymaguire, Co Leitrim. Within the townlands of Tullynure and Carrowcashel, permission is sought for the carrying out of remedial works to approximately 1.28km of the installed underground cable ducting which is subject to a pending application for Substitute Consent to An Bord Pleanala (Ref: ABP-300811-18). Remedial works include the relaying of backfill material. Permission is also sought for the installation of the electricity cable following completion of the civil works. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) / Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
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