GrantedDecided 14 April 2023Donegal County Council

MEENDERRYGAMPH, GWEEDORE, CO. DONEGAL

Planning application 2250813
DecisionConditional grant
Decided14 April 2023
Application typePERMISSION
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Application description published by Donegal County Council.
(1) REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING 8 NO. 600 AND 660 KILOWATT (KW) TURBINES AND REPLACEMENT WITH 3 NO. 4.5 MEGAWATT TURBINES HAVING AN OVERALL MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 150M CONSISTING OF A BLADE DIAMETER OF 136M AND A HUB HEIGHT OF 82M. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE ASSOCIATED TURBINE HARDSTANDS AND FOUNDATIONS, UPGRADING OF C.910M OF EXISTING SITE ACCESS TRACK, PROVISION OF C.799M OF NEW SITE ACCESS TRACK, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 38KV SUBSTATION AND 2 NO. JOINT BAYS, DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW BORROW PIT, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, SITE DRAINAGE NETWORK, THE REMOVAL AND RESTORATION OF C.600M OF EXISTING SITE TRACK, INTERNAL WIND FARM UNDERGROUND POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING, CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICITY NETWORK BY JOINING TO EXISTING GRID CONNECTIONS PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THIS APPLICATION IS SEEKING A TEN YEAR PERMISSION AND A 40 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING OF THE WIND FARM. THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ACCESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) & A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)

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