RefusedDecided 18 March 2021Carlow County Council

Rossacurra Cranemore Kilbrannish North Bealalaw Raheenliegh Aclare Co. Carlow,

Planning application 2113
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DecisionRefused
Decided18 March 2021
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents4

Site

Setting
rural
Site area
Not recorded
Floor area
Not recorded
Units
Not recorded

What is on file

3refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records

Proposed development

Application description published by Carlow County Council.
Permission to develop a wind farm and associated works. The proposed development will consist of: - Construction of up to 7 no. wind turbines with a maximum overall blade tip height of up to 178m; - Construction of turbine foundations and crane pad hardstanding areas; - Construction of new site tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; - Upgrading of existing tracts and associated drainage infrastructure where necessary including upgrade of entrance onto L2026; - All associated drainage and sediment control including the installation of new watercourse or drain crossings and the re-use or upgrading of existing internal watercourse and drain crossings; - Construction of 1 no. permanent onsite 38kV electrical substation to ESBN specifications including: Control building with welfare facilities; - Electrical infrastructure; - Parking; - Wastewater holding tank; - rainwater harvesting; - Security fencing; - All associated infrastructure, services and site works; - 1 no. temporary construction site compound and associated ancillary infrastructure including parking; - 1 no. on site borrow pit (the borrow pit shall be accessed via wind farm access tracks); - Tree felling to facilitate construction and operation of the proposed development; - Installation of medium voltage (20/33kV) and communication underground cabling between the proposed turbines and the proposed on-site substation and associated ancillary works; - Erection of 1 no. permanent meteorological mast to a maximum height of 100m above ground level; - Upgrade of existing forest tracks and paths that shall be re-purposed as recreational amenity trails for community use including signage; - All associated site development works; - A 10 year planning permission and 35 year operational life from the date of commissioning of the entire wind farm. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted with the application.

Application and appeal history

Structured appeal stages, outcomes and source documents currently tied to this application.
309937-21.Submitted 13 April 2021 / decided 06 March 2023
Status not recordedREFUSED
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Decision details

Core application dates and identifiers from the public planning record.
Application ref
2113
Received
22 January 2021
Decided
18 March 2021
FI requested
No
Authority
Carlow County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
refused
Source status
Reasons extracted from source documents

Planning analysis

Refusal reasons and planning conditions extracted from the public decision file.

Refusal reasons

Visual Amenity

Scale and location of 7 turbines (178m height) cause very significant landscape visual impacts on the Blackstairs and Mount Leinster Uplands Landscape Character Area, affecting designated scenic routes and protected views.

County Carlow Landscape Character Assessment and Schedule of Protected Views; Heritage Policy 1, Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021
Protect designated Views, Prospects and Scenic Routes in the county as appropriate
Ecology

Application fails to demonstrate no adverse impact on Bat populations, Merlin, and migratory birds, and risks loss of Annex 1 European Dry Heaths habitat near multiple SACs.

Heritage Objective 5 and Heritage Policy 2, Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021
ensure that development does not have a significant adverse impact, incapable of satisfactory mitigation, on plant, animal or bird species protected by law
Traffic Sightlines

EIAR does not satisfactorily demonstrate the restricted local road network can accommodate HGV haulage traffic during construction, creating a public safety hazard.

Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021
endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard

Conditions

No conditions

No conditions are on record for this application yet.

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Source documents

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