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20180

CONDITIONAL

Carlow - Carlow County Council

Proposed Development

for the installation of approximately 4.6 kilometres (km) of underground cables within the Carlow County Council (CCC) boundary and approximately 2.0 km within the Laois County Council (LCC) boundary with a voltage of up to 38 kilovolts and associated works, including a new substation within LCC, for the connection of the consented Bilboa Wind Farm (Planning Register References: Carlow County Council 11/154; An Bord Pleanala PL 01.240245) to the national electricity grid; upgrading of an existing forestry track within CCC; construction of two new onsite access tracks within CCC; re-orientation and increasing in size of a crane hardstanding within CCC; and road strengthening and widening along an updated turbine delivery route, within LCC, pursuant to the consented Bilboa Wind Farm (Planning Register References; Carlow County Council 11/154; An Bord Pleanala PL 01.240245). The application is accompanied by a Planning Report, Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    11 Jun 2020

  2. Further information requested

    31 Jul 2020

  3. Further information received

    19 May 2021

  4. Decision due

    13 Jul 2021

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    13 Jul 2021

  6. Grant issued

    13 Aug 2021

Application Details

Location
Bilboa Wind Farm , Land in the townlands of Boolyvannan Coolnakisha Boolyrathornan , Ballinabranagh Tomard Upper Tomard Lower
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Carlow County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
11 June 2020
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
13 July 2021
Grant Date
13 August 2021
Permission Expires
12 August 2026

Location

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