2460210
REFUSEDKilkenny - Kilkenny County Council
Proposed Development
for development. The development will consist of: (i) All works (within County Kilkenny) associated with the connection of the proposed Seskin Wind Farm to the national electricity grid, via underground 38kV electrical cabling within the public road corridor to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation; (ii) Provision of 16 no. joint bays, communication chambers and earth sheath links along the underground electrical cabling route; (iii) Reinstatement of the road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks; (iv) Carriageway strengthening works at ‘Black Bridge’ on the L1835 / L3037 (Protected Structure RPS Ref. D84); (v) A new temporary access road off the N78 to the L30372 in the townlands of Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny to facilitate the delivery of turbine components and other abnormal loads; (vi) All ancillary apparatus and site development works above and below ground.
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
7 May 2024
Further information requested
27 Jun 2024
Further information received
14 Jan 2025
Decision due
10 Mar 2025
Decision: REFUSED
10 Mar 2025
Appeal submitted
7 Apr 2025
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
27 Nov 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Kilmagar Clara Upper Mountnugent upper Mountnugent lower Ossoryhill Feathallagh , Churchclara Rathgarvan or Clifden Clarabricken Coolgreany , Coolcullen Reevanagh Scart Highrath Ballysallagh Ballynamona Coan East and Cloneen Co. Kilkenny.
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Site Area
- 19.53 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 7 May 2024
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 10 March 2025
- Permission Expires
- 26 November 2030
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-322225-25
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 7 April 2025
- Decided
- 27 November 2025
Location
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