Single-turbine wind farm with 180m turbines proposed at Dooleeg More, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo

In context

It is one of 6 wind energy applications Mayo County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 62 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 Mayo County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

The proposed development will be located in the townland of Dooleeg More, Co. Mayo. The development will be a “community led project” and will comprise a single electricity generating wind turbine with an overall height of 180m. The development will also consist of a turbine hardstand, access track of c.630m, an internal cable of c. 687m and a 20kV substation.