Waterford City and County Council grants permission for wind turbine delivery route at Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

In context

It is one of 4 wind energy applications Waterford City and County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 60 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 31 October 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

for development comprising of : a) 1940m of underground electrical cabling in Keereen Upper and Knocknamona townlands, linking Knocknamona Windfarm (to be constructed) to the Woodhouse Substation (operational). b) Works within the existing Woodhouse Substation compound in Keereen Upper, comprising a new control building 5.3m X 3.8m and 4.6m high; a 110kV electrical transformer c.6m in height, with associated plinth and bund; an electrical transformer bay; 2 No. lightening masts 17.5m in height and ancillary electrical equipment. Works within the Woodhouse Substation compound will also include a new access track 17m long and 4.5m in width; additional palisade gateway 4.9m wide and 2.6m in height with palisade fencing within the compound and 2 No. gateways in the existing perimeter fence. c) A Link Road, 190m in length and 4.5m in width connecting the existing forestry road network at Knocknamona Windfarm to the existing Woodhouse Windfarm access roads. It is proposed to use this Link Road and the existing Woodhouse Windfarm access roads to facilitate the delivery of turbine components to Knocknamona Windfarm. d) The widening of 960m of existing forestry road by 1m, in Knocknamona townland to facilitate the delivery of turbine components to Knocknamona Windfarm and;e) all ancillary site works.