Kilkenny County Council grants permission for 5-turbine wind farm at Tullogher, Co. Kilkenny

In context

It is one of 4 wind energy applications Kilkenny 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 applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 18 August 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

for the ‘Continuance of Use’ of the existing Rahora Windfarm, permitted under An Bord Pleanála Ref. PL10.206373 and Kilkenny County Council Ref. 03/1117; amended under 07/2253 (repositioning of the 5 no. turbines and amended layout for the site roads); further amended under 08/595 (repositioning of turbine number T5, amended layout to the site roads and reduction in size of the control building). The windfarm was built in 2008/2009 and commissioned on 6th May 2009. The operating windfarm consists of five (5) wind turbines, an electrical control building and associated hardstanding areas and access roads. The grant of planning was to operate the windfarm for a period of twenty years from the date of commissioning. This application is to operate Rahora Windfarm for a further period.