2460072
CONDITIONALCarlow - Carlow County Council
Proposed Development
development at a 1.54ha site consisting of a 38kV/MV electrical substation, underground cables (UGC) & assoc. works. Development will include: 1)Construction of a substation compound of approx. 2,850m2 gross area, with 2.6m high palisade fence around entire perimeter of substation, with the following electrical plant within the substation: 1No. prefabricated 38kV GIS module & foundation (c.31m2 & c.5.2m high); 1No. prefabricated MV GIS module & foundation (c.32m2 & c.4.7m high); 1No. prefabricated Control Room module & foundation (c.32m2 & c.4.7m high); 2No. 38/20kV 10 MVA transformers & assoc. bunds (c.15m2, c.4.5m high ea.); Telecommunication SCADA pole of c.10 metres in height; assoc. & ancillary outdoor electrical equipment & other apparatus, incl. installation of UGC; Internal access road of c.40m in length & c.5m wide within proposed substation; Compound lighting, boundary treatment, assoc. drainage, landscaping & all ancillary site development works; 2)Use of a portion of existing temporary road (c.200m in length) permitted as part of recent MSD Rathgall development (Planning Ref: 21/360 & 22/110) for permanent use to facilitate access to proposed substation; 3)Construction of new stone wall, fencing & gates at existing junction of temporary road with public road; 4)Construction of internal access road (c.140m in length) to proposed substation extending from existing temporary road on MSD lands to proposed substation; 5)Site clearance works related to proposed substation compound & access road incl. removal of existing shed, store building & flat at rear of former B&B (c.376m2 & c.7.3m high), asphalt concrete yard adjacent to shed, septic tank, associated manholes & pipework, trees & hedgerow over a distance of c.8m to facilitate construction of new internal access road, 6)Installation of c.1.3km of double-circuit 38kV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing Carlow–Graigue 38kV OHL; 7)Installation of c.0.7km of single circuit 38kV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing Carlow–Ballylinan 38kV OHL; 8)Installation of c.0.3km of 6 circuit MV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing R448 roundabout; 9)Installation of new 12m high steel lattice mast on existing Carlow–Graigue 38kV OHL; 10)Replacement of existing timber poleset (IMP1395) with new 15m high steel lattice mast on existing Carlow–Ballylinan 38kV OHL - located in Co. Kildare. Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
25 Mar 2024
Further information requested
16 May 2024
Further information received
20 Aug 2024
Decision: CONDITIONAL
10 Oct 2024
Decision due
14 Oct 2024
Grant issued
12 Nov 2024
Application Details
- Location
- The townlands of Ballyvergal and Pollerton Little County Carlow and Knocknagee County Kildare ,
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Site Area
- 1.54 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 25 March 2024
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 10 October 2024
- Grant Date
- 12 November 2024
- Permission Expires
- 11 November 2029
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
What the council has granted and refused around this site is the best guide to how a similar application will fare.
Development consisting of a proposed prefabricatated single storey office building (floor area792 sqm - to be known as Annex F) and associated site access footpaths, site works, landscaping and site services.
Dublin Road , Pollerton Little and Oakpark , Carlow
Permission to erect an aluminium framed terrace canopy including retractable fabric awning with glass windbreak side panels and doors, adjacent to the existing site Canteen building at the biologics formulation and filing facility at Dublin Road, Pollerton Little and Oakpark, Carlow. The development is comprised of a single storey terrace cover with a gross floor area of 193sqm approximately all at ground level and alignment of existing hard landscaping. The purpose of the development is to provide ancillary eating and break facilities for site personnel
Dublin Road , Pollerton Little & Oakpark , Carlow
A new laboratory building and related extensions to the existing biologics formulation and filling facility. The development comprises a combined gross floor area of c.4,088sqm, including; (i) a new three-storey laboratory building (c.3,320sqm and maximum height 18.19m); (ii) a two-storey extension to the existing production building (c.448sqm and maximum height 9.20m); (iii) a single-storey extension to the existing energy centre (c.220sqm and maximum height 10.20m); (iv) a new single storey workshop building (c. 100sqm and maximum height 4.70m); (v) associated site development works
Dublin Road , Pollerton Little and Oakpark , Carlow
an extension to the existing biologics formulation and filling facility comprising a gross floor area of c12,840 sqm, including (i) a new two-storey production building (c.8,782sqm and maximum height 14.6m); (ii) part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the existing warehouse building (c.2,970sqm and maximum height 21.5m); (iii) a single-storey extension to the existing energy centre (c.565 sqm and maximum height 10.2m); (iv) a single-storey utilities building (c.464sqm and maximum height 9.3m); (v) a single-storey extension to the existing electrical MV switch room (c.58sqm); (vi) 190 no. new car parking spaces, and a new covered bicycle rack; (vii) all associated site development, landscaping and ancillary works, including all internal services, attenuation tank, roads, yards, 1 no. new water storage tank and 1 no. new diesel generator
Dublin Road , Pollerton Little , Oak Park
Permission to erect an aluminium framed terrace canopy including retractable fabric awning with glass windbreak side panels and doors, adjacent to the existing site canteen building at the biologics formulation and filling facility. The development is comprised of a single storey terrace cover with a gross floor area of 182 sqm all at ground level and alignment of existing hard landscaping. The purpose of the development is to provide ancillary eating and break facilities for site personnel.
Dublin Road , Pollerton Little , Oak Park Carlow
The development will consist of: (i) A proposed new double storey 140 bedroom nursing home and hospital; (ii) provision of bicycle parking facilities for 28 bicycles; (iii) completion of car parking, landscaping, internal services, yards, ESB transformer room and refuse area; (iv) all associated site development and ancillary works. The site was previously granted planning permission for a Health Park including a hospital and nursing home under planning permission 03/377 and 05/181
Ballylennon , Pollerton Little , Co. Carlow
Permission for development consisting of Alterations to previously approved development for the construction of a health park reg. ref. 03/377, 05/181 & 05/692, including (i) redesign of proposed hospital and nursing home, to a proposed double storey 140 bedroom nursing home and hospital; (ii) provision of bicycle parking facilities for 28 bicycles; (iii) completion of car parking, landscaping, internal services, yards, ESB transformer room and refuse area; (iv) all associated site development and ancillary.
Ballylennon , Pollerton Little , Co. Carlow
A new 2-storey quality operations building to the north-east elevation of the existing MSD main production facility. The proposed building will comprise 1505sq.m ground floor, 965sq.m first floor with a new link connection 56sq.m to main entrance, including all associated plant, connections and modifications to existing site utilities, assocuated site works, delivery road to rear, and local soft and hard landscaping
Dublin Road , Pollerton Little and Oakpark , carlow
to restore and renovate an existing single storey cottage with a dormer style extension, connection to existing on site services, alterations to existing entrance allowing for a shared access point and all associated site works
Pollerton Little , Carlow
Site development works comprising site excavations and regrading, including removal of excess material, all within a site area of 9.8Ha. In the east and north-east of the existing MSD facility at Dublin Road, Pollerton Little and Oakpark, Carlow. The works will include: (i) regrading of existing lamdscaped berms along the north eastern site boundary; (ii) creation of new landscaped berms on the eastern boundary of the site; (iii) installation of a temporary access road from existing roundabout on the R448 regional road to facilitate the site development works; (iv) all associated site development and landscaping works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and is submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
Dublin Road , Pollerton Little and Oakpark , Co. Carlow
Planning a project of your own?
Find out in two minutes whether you need planning permission. It's free, and based on the exempted development regulations.
Do I Need Permission?