Cloonkeelaun townland , (adjacent to the existing Carrowleagh and Black Lough wind farms) , County Sligo
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2360359
Sligo - Sligo County Council
Proposed Development
development will consist of (i) the construction of a 30m-high free-standing lattice meteorological mast with underground cabling to the existing Black Lough Wind Farm control building; and (ii) all associated ancillary works
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Application received
19 Dec 2023
Decision: CONDITIONAL
14 Feb 2024
Decision due
21 Feb 2024
Grant issued
22 Mar 2024
Application Details
- Location
- Cloonkeelaun townland , (adjacent to the existing Carrowleagh and Black Lough wind farms) , County Sligo
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Sligo County Council
- Site Area
- 0.25 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 19 December 2023
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 14 February 2024
- Grant Date
- 22 March 2024
- Permission Expires
- 21 March 2029
Location
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Cloonkeelaun townland , (adjacent to the existing Carrowleagh and Black Lough wind farms) , County Sligo
development consisting of the construction of a wind turbine with an operational lifespan of 30 years, from commissioning, with a tip height of approximately 150 metres, site access road (approximately 330m), hardstand areas, underground cabling from the turbine to the existing Black Lough Wind Farm control building (in Cloonkeelaun) and all ancillary site works
Cloonkeelaun townland , (adjacent to existing Carrowleagh and Black Lough wind farms) , Co. Sligo
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
Tawnamore and Cloonkeelaun , Co. Sligo
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