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Wind energy development proposed at and Lettercannon, Co. Kerry

1 September 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Kerry County Council planning register

Inchincoosh Wind Farm Ltd lodged plans with Kerry County Council on 1 September 2026 for a wind energy development at and Lettercannon. Submissions from the public can be made until 5 October 2026, and a decision is due by 26 October 2026.

Live from the council register. This application was read from Kerry County Council’s own register the day it was listed. It has not yet reached the national planning dataset, which runs one to five weeks behind; the full record page, map and site boundary will appear here when it does.

Key facts

Reference: 2660826
Planning authority: Kerry County Council
Location: approximately 6km north-east of Kilgarvan, within the townlands of Inchincoosh, and Lettercannon, Co Kerry
Applicant: Inchincoosh Wind Farm Ltd
Received: 1 September 2026
Turbine height: 125 m
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Decision due: 26 October 2026
Submissions until: 5 October 2026
Council file: View on the Kerry County Council planning portal

In context

There were 62 nationally in the past twelve months. Of the 85 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 74% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Kerry County Council until 5 October 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 26 October 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

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

For the extension of the operational duration of the existing Kilgarvan Phase II Wind Farm and associated infrastructure (as permitted in Kerry County Council Planning Refs. 07/1605, 07/4364, 03/2508 [ABP Ref: 08.209629], 07/4515, 07/4701) for an additional 15 years from the date of expiry of its current operational duration. The existing renewable energy development comprises: (i) 13 no. existing and operational wind turbines, with a tip height of 125 m and hub height of 80m; (ii) Associated turbine foundations and crane hardstandings; (iii) 8.34 km of existing access tracks; and (iv) Existing, operational site drainage infrastructure and associated infrastructure

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wind energy development proposed at and Lettercannon, Co. Kerry", 1 September 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/kerry-county-council/2660826

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/kerry-county-council/2660826">Wind energy development proposed at and Lettercannon, Co. Kerry</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 1 September 2026.</p>

Council file

The Kerry County Council record for 2660826, with documents and drawings as lodged.