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Wind energy development proposed at Maulvirane, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork
12 June 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Cork County Council planning register · published 31 August 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Cork County Council on 12 June 2026 for a wind energy development at Maulvirane, Rosscarbery.
Key facts
- Reference
- 26/1580
- Planning authority
- Cork County Council
- Location
- Maulvirane, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork
- Received
- 12 June 2026
- Application type
- Permission
- Status
- Invalid - Case Closed
- Submissions until
- 16 July 2026 (closed)
- Council file
- View on the Cork County Council planning portal
In context
It is one of 8 wind energy applications Cork County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 61 nationally. Of the 85 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 normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, 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.
The erection of 2 no. Vestas V52 850Kw Wind Turbines (49.00m tower hub height and 75.00M blade tip height). The construction of 1 no. 23.00 sq. m electrical sub-station / control building, the construction of a site access track and hardstanding area, and all associated ancillary works
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wind energy development proposed at Maulvirane, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork", 12 June 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F1580
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F1580">Wind energy development proposed at Maulvirane, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 12 June 2026.</p>
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