GrantedDecided 16 July 2020Clare County Council

Moneypoint Generating Station, Carrowdotia North and Carrowdotia South, Kilimer

Planning application 20318
DecisionConditional grant
Decided16 July 2020
Application typePERMISSION
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For development on a c. 2.7 ha site located within Moneypoint Generating Station, Carrowdotia North and Carrowdotia South, Kilimer, County Clare (Eircode V15 R963) which is licenced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence (Ref. P0605-04) and an Upper Tier COMAH site and therefore falls under the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations(COMAH) Regulations, 2015. The development, which will be located within a fenced compound c. 0.4 ha, will consist of a up to 400 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser which shares the existing 400 KV/17 kV transformer and 400kV underground cable belonging to the existing coal fired unit 2. The following plant will be included within the compound: (a) main building (c. 420sq.m., c. 15m high) to house equipment including the synchronous condenser, flywheel, lube oil skid, air compressor and pumps. (b) supporting items of plant including; cooling equipment (c. 690sq.m., c. 3m high); c. 7m high modular containers to house electrical and control equipment (total area of c. 384sq.m.); auxiliary transformer (c. 48sq.m., 7m high) and electrical plant including an external circuit breaker (c. 66sq.m., c. 9m high); connections to existing site services networks including electrical, water and wastewater and an underground surface water attenuation tank connecting to existing surface water drains. (c) all other ancillary and miscellaneous site works including site clearance, site access, internal roads and development of areas of hard standing including a maintenance laydown area. (d) the development will be bounded by a c. 3m high chainlink fence. Site access will be by means of a new c. 2.7 m high palisade gate accessed from a new internal road within the station site. PERMISSION is also sought to continue the use of the existing underground cable grid connection, including the 400kV/17kV transformer and 400 kV underground cable belonging to the existing coal fired Unit 2 for use by the synchronous condenser into the future. Planning PERMISSION is being sought for a duration of 10 years. This application represents a relocation within Moneypoint of a similar application permitted by Clare County Council under Reg. Ref. P19/746. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this planning application.

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Chief Executives Order3 pages indexed
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) Order No: File Reference Number: Name of Applicant: Address: Application Received: Nature of Application: Location of Development: 11.8 13 P20/318 The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) c/o Brendan Allen Planning Team Leader ESB Engineering & Major...
Final Grant2 pages indexed
COMHAIRLE CONTAE AN CHLAIR CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL The Electricity Supply Board (ESB), c/o Brendan Allen Planning Team Leader, ESB Engineering & Major Projects, One Dublin Airport Central, Dublin Airport, Cloghran, Co. Dublin. K67 XF72 ae) DAY “august 2020 Re: Planning Ref No P20/318 A Chara, | attach herewith a Grant of...
Final Grant3 pages indexed
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (AS AMENDED) NOTIFICATION OF GRANT OF PERMISSION (SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS) UNDER SECTION 34 OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) Comhairle Contae an Chiair Clare County Council To: The Electricity Supply Board (ESB), c/o Brendan Allen Planning Team...
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