Donegal County Council grants permission for 138-turbine wind farm with 169m turbines at CULLION, KILLYBEGS, Co. Donegal

In context

It is one of 9 wind energy applications Donegal County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 61 nationally. Of the 84 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 74% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 6 June 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

(A) CONSTRUCTION OF ONE ENERCON E138 WIND TURBINE ON A 99M TOWER WITH AN ELECTRICAL RATING OF 4.2MW AND AN OVERALL TIP HEIGHT OF 169M, (B) THE CONSTRUCTION OF WIND TURBINE FOUNDATION, HARDSTANDING AND ASSEMBLY AREA, (C) PROVISION OF A SITE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESS TRACK WITHIN THE SITE, (D) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ON-SITE 20KV SUBSTATION AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS