Meelick Money Upper Rathleague Hophall Ballymooney Money Lo... — planning permission granted (2460593) / PlanIntel

Proposed development

Application description published by Laois County Council.

Refurbish existing 43 no. electricity transmission towers along a c. 7.3 km section (length) of the Coolnabacky – Portlaoise 110 kV overhead line (OHL). The total area to which the application relates is c.37 hectares. The development will consist of refurbishment works to the OHL. Refurbishment works will vary from each of the existing 43 no. existing electricity transmission towers and will comprise: (i) Replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line conductor wires with a higher capacity conductor; (ii) Installation of a new fibre communication connection between existing wooden intermediate poleset (IMP) 118 to existing angle mast (AM) 145; (iii) Strengthening of 4 no. existing AMs and associated foundations; (iv) Replacement of 26 of the 37 no. existing IMPs with similar structures, except for existing IMP105 to be upgraded to AM (AM105). Replacements will be in situ or if required, immediately adjacent, and height will range from c. 0m to 2.7m higher, with no change in height in 19 no. existing IMPs and a maximal increase of c. 2.7m at existing IMP127; (v) Replacement of 1 no. AM (AM145) with a Line Cable Interface Mast (LCIM) and removal of 1 no. AM (AM146); (vi) Replacement of crossarms at 12 no. existing IMPs; (vii) Replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures; (viii) All associated site development works along the overhead line including vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing, painting, installation of identification and information labels/notices, and ancillary works within the existing Portlaoise substation, necessary to facilitate the refurbishment works of the overhead line; and, (ix) Other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the proposed refurbishment works including the provision of a construction compound located at either Kylekiproe or Esker, access routes, silt traps, silt fences, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (e.g., guard poles and goal posts) and temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles (e.g., national roads, rivers, etc.). The planning application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

Application and appeal history

Structured appeal stages, outcomes and source documents currently tied to this application.

ABP-321599-25Submitted 06 January 2025 / decided 23 May 2025

Status not recordedCONDITIONAL

Appeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-321599-25
06 January 2025
Appeal decisionCONDITIONAL
23 May 2025

No appeal document has been bound to this case yet; the timeline will enrich as indexing continues.

Decision details

Core application dates and identifiers from the public planning record.

Application ref: 2460593
Received: 08 October 2024
Decided: 02 December 2024
FI requested: No

Authority: Laois County Council
Application type: PERMISSION
Outcome: Conditional grant
Source status: Documents indexed. Reason extraction for Laois has not started yet.

Planning analysis

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

Refusal reasons

No refusal reason on record

Documents are indexed. Reason extraction for Laois has not started yet.

Conditions

No conditions

No conditions are on record for this application yet.

Planning a project near Meelick Money Upper Rathleague Hophall Ballymooney Money Lower Dysart Lamberton Demesne Derry Clonminam Powelstown Kylekiproe and Cappoley and Esker., Co. Laois, N/A?

Get a site risk brief with the local decision pattern and up to 80 detailed nearby comparables (40 refusals and 40 grants), including extracted reasons and source links. €39 incl. VAT, PDF by email.

Get my site risk brief

Searching the records is free. A one-off brief for this site is €39, and Pro at €19/month adds full document access and the planning AI for people tracking more than one site.

Source documents

Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.

Included in site brief

1 council document — in the €39 site risk brief

Unlock for €39 incl. VAT Or read every file with Pro

Site brief

Nearby precedent

Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.

Get up to 80 detailed nearby comparables in a site risk brief →