320354-24Submitted 01 August 2024 / decided 27 November 2025
Status not recordedCONDITIONAL
- Open event sourceAppeal submittedAppeal reference 320354-2401 August 2024
- Open event sourceAppeal decisionCONDITIONAL27 November 2025
In the townlands of, Ridge Agharue, Coolnakisha and Seskinrea
Planning application 2460122
DecisionRefused
Decided05 July 2024
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents6
Site
What is on file
3refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records
Proposed development
Application description published by Carlow County Council.Application and appeal history
Structured appeal stages, outcomes and source documents currently tied to this application.Decision details
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Refusal reasons and planning conditions extracted from the public decision file.Refusal reasons
Visual Amenity
Proposed development would have disproportionate and adverse landscape and visual impacts on the Killeshin Hills Landscape Character Area and Uplands Landscape Type, unduly detracting from landscape value and scenic quality.
Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Policies WE.P4, LA.P1, LA.P2, LA.P3, LA.P11); Carlow County Landscape Character Assessment and Schedule of Protected Viewsdisproportionate and adverse landscape and visual impacts on the Killeshin Hills Landscape Character Area and Uplands Land Character Type... would unduly detract from those characteristics which contribute to its landscape value, scenic quality and sensitivity
Other
Applicant failed to demonstrate that the local road network has adequate capacity and design to accommodate the volume and frequency of HGV traffic along proposed haul routes during construction, endangering public safety. Additionally, Black Bridge strengthening works lack a full structural assessment.
EIA Directive 2014/52/EU Article 5(1); DoEHLG 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelinesfailed to satisfactorily demonstrate that the local road network is of adequate capacity and design to accommodate the volume and frequency of HGV traffic along the proposed haul routes... would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard and obstruction of road users
Residential Amenity
Insufficient information to demonstrate that the predicted increase in cumulative operational noise environment would not give rise to adverse impacts on public health and local residents.
DoEHLG 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines; EIA Directive 2014/52/EU Article 5(1)predicted increase in the cumulative noise environment for the operational phase... would not give rise to adverse impacts on public health and local residents... prejudicial to public health and the protection of the residential amenities of the area
Conditions
No conditions
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Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 5d10b7c9-c8c9-43b4-8c92-ffd3a73b4502.pdf / Document 116508Source PDF
- Chief Executives OrderSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 697f8bfe-2f41-457a-9718-33f94ca4987f.pdf / Document 116509Source PDF
- Final GrantSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 4fb39a62-2433-42fd-8430-7b683dad3803.pdf / Document 143574Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 17afcf6f-3f76-4ce5-ba0f-2ff676304d74.pdf / Document 116652Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 481c0309-4037-4d5e-9f78-98435c851c93.pdf / Document 116653Source PDF
Nearby precedent
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