Single-turbine wind farm with 125m turbines proposed at Greaghnaslieve, County, Co. Leitrim

In context

It is the only wind energy application Leitrim 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 Leitrim County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

(i) The decommissioning and removal from site of 2 no. existing wind turbines and associated ancillary infrastructure permitted pursuant to Leitrim County Council Planning Register Reference 95/12501; and (ii) the installation of 1 no. wind turbine with an overall tip height of 125 metres, turbine foundation, hardstanding area, underground electrical and communications cabling to the existing electrical switchroom, and all associated site development, access and reinstatement works. An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.