Wind energy development proposed at Ardnageehy Charleville Co.Cork, Co. Cork

In context

It is one of 8 wind energy applications Cork County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 63 nationally. Of the 84 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 74% were granted.

What happens next

The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council is due to decide by 19 June 2024, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Cork County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

Permission for a) a wind turbine with a maximum hub height of 85m, a maximum rotor diameter of 71m and a maximum overall blade tip height of 120.5m, b) a transformer building, c) associated site works, including temporary construction access, for energy self-supply on-lands adjacent to its existing plant. The turbine dimensions have been reduced from that originally granted under planning reg 10/6157 (PL04.238982). The application relates to a facility which is licensed by the environmental protection agency under an industrial emissions (IE) licence. The application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Assessment (NIS).