2560056
CONDITIONALDonegal - Donegal County Council
Proposed Development
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF 2 NO. WIND TURBINES COMPRISING OF A STEEL TOWER, NACELLES, AND COMPOSITE FIBRE ROTOR BLADES WITH A HUB HEIGHT OF UP TO 85 METRES, A ROTOR BLADE DIAMETER OF UP TO 82 METRES, AND THUS A BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 126 METRES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES: EXTERNAL WIND TURBINE TRANSFORMERS, TURBINE HARDSTANDS, NEW ACCESS TRACKS, UPGRADING OF EXISTING TRACKS, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, DRAINAGE WORKS INCLUDING DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND SILT TRAPS ALONG THE ACCESS TRACKS, UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLES, AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
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Application received
21 Jan 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
6 Mar 2025
Decision due
17 Mar 2025
Grant issued
9 Apr 2025
Application Details
- Location
- UPPER ILLIES , ILLIES TOWNLAND , CO. DONEGAL
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Site Area
- 9.24 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 21 January 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 6 March 2025
- Grant Date
- 9 April 2025
- Permission Expires
- 8 April 2050
Location
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CONSTRUCTION OF TWO WIND TURBINES COMPRISING A STEEL TOWER, NACELLES AND COMPOSITE FIBRE ROTOR BLADES WITH A HUB HEIGHT OF UP TO 85 METRES, A ROTOR BLADE DIAMETER OF UP TO 82 METRES, AND THUS A BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 126 METRES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES EXTERNAL WIND TURBINE TRANSFORMERS; TURBINE HARDSTANDS; NEW ACCESS TRACKS, UPGRADE OF EXISTING TRACKS, NEW SITE ENTRANCE; DRAINAGE WORKS INCLUDING DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND SILT TRAPS ALONG THE ACCESS TRACKS; UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLES; AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMEMENT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
UPPER ILLIES , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO WIND TURBINES COMPRISING A STEEL TOWER, NACELLES AND COMPOSITE FIBRE ROTOR BLADES WITH A HUB HEIGHT OF UP TO 85 METRES, A ROTOR BLADE DIAMETER OF UP TO 82 METRES, AND THUS A BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 126 METRES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES EXTERNAL WIND TURBINE TRANSFORMERS; TURBINE HARDSTANDS; NEW ACCESS TRACKS, UPGRADE OF EXISTING TRACKS, NEW SITE ENTRANCE; DRAINAGE WORKS INCLUDING DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND SILT TRAPS ALONG THE ACCESS TRACKS; UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLES; AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
UPPER ILLIES , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO
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UPPER ILLIES , ILLIES TOWNLAND , BUNCRANA
ERECTION OF A DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
UPPER ILLIES , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO
ALTERATION OF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED DWELLING UNDER PLANNING REF:16/50951
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(1) DOMESTIC SHED (208.2M2) WITH COVERED CLOTHES DRYING/STORAGE AREA (42.9M2) TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) AGRICULTURAL SHED (486.5M2)
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(A) RETENTION OF ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING, (B) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND (C) ERECTION A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
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