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Tawnamore and Cloonkeelaun , Co. Sligo

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 19160

Sligo - Sligo County Council

Proposed Development

for development consisting of an amendment to the permitted grid connection (Ref. No. PL16/422). The amended grid connection will be from the Black Lough Wind Farm at Tawnamore, Co. Sligo (Ref. No. PL17/93 to the permitted control building at Cloonkeelaun (Ref. No. PL 16/422), traversing the townlands of Tawnamore and Cloonkeelaun. The development will consist of a 20kv cable extending to (a) circa 2.3 kilometres of overhead line supported by a single wooden poles, (b) approximately 240m of underground cabling extending from turbine T2 at Black Lough to the first wooden pole and (c) approximately 100m of underground cabling from the southern-most pole of the proposed overhead line to the control building at Cloonkeelaun. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority at

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    17 Jul 2019

  2. Further information requested

    3 Sept 2019

  3. Further information received

    25 Sept 2019

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    18 Nov 2019

  5. Decision due

    19 Nov 2019

  6. Grant issued

    20 Dec 2019

Application Details

Location
Tawnamore and Cloonkeelaun , Co. Sligo
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Sligo County Council
Site Area
15.4 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
17 July 2019
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
18 November 2019
Grant Date
20 December 2019
Permission Expires
19 December 2024

Location

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