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Keereen Upper Woodhouse or Tinakilly and Knocknamona , Dungarvan , County Waterford

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 2360416

Waterford - Waterford City and County Council

Proposed Development

for development comprising of : a) 1940m of underground electrical cabling in Keereen Upper and Knocknamona townlands, linking Knocknamona Windfarm (to be constructed) to the Woodhouse Substation (operational). b) Works within the existing Woodhouse Substation compound in Keereen Upper, comprising a new control building 5.3m X 3.8m and 4.6m high; a 110kV electrical transformer c.6m in height, with associated plinth and bund; an electrical transformer bay; 2 No. lightening masts 17.5m in height and ancillary electrical equipment. Works within the Woodhouse Substation compound will also include a new access track 17m long and 4.5m in width; additional palisade gateway 4.9m wide and 2.6m in height with palisade fencing within the compound and 2 No. gateways in the existing perimeter fence. c) A Link Road, 190m in length and 4.5m in width connecting the existing forestry road network at Knocknamona Windfarm to the existing Woodhouse Windfarm access roads. It is proposed to use this Link Road and the existing Woodhouse Windfarm access roads to facilitate the delivery of turbine components to Knocknamona Windfarm. d) The widening of 960m of existing forestry road by 1m, in Knocknamona townland to facilitate the delivery of turbine components to Knocknamona Windfarm and;e) all ancillary site works.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    8 Sept 2023

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    31 Oct 2023

  3. Decision due

    2 Nov 2023

  4. Appeal submitted

    27 Nov 2023

  5. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    31 Mar 2025

Application Details

Location
Keereen Upper Woodhouse or Tinakilly and Knocknamona , Dungarvan , County Waterford
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Waterford City and County Council
Site Area
15.23 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
8 September 2023
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
31 October 2023
Permission Expires
30 March 2030

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-318545-23
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
27 November 2023
Decided
31 March 2025

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