GrantedDecided 25 April 2023Sligo County Council

Dunneill Wind Farm, Located in the townland Crowagh or Dunneill Mountain, Ballyglass (ED Dromore) and Tawnadremira

Planning application 22291
DecisionConditional grant
Decided25 April 2023
Application typePERMISSION
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Application description published by Sligo County Council.
Development consisting of a fifteen (15) year continuation of the operational life of the existing wind farm (SCC Reg. Ref. PL03/619 & ABP Pl. Ref. 21.204790, as amended by SCC Reg. Ref PL10/371 and PL10/388) from the date of expiration (March 2024) of the current permissions. No modifications are proposed to the existing windfarm which comprises the following elements: (a) 13 no. existing Vestas V52 850 kilowatt (kW) wind turbines with a maximum overall blade tip height of 75 metres (m) (b) Existing 1 no. onsite 20 kilovolt (kv) electrical substation compound which includes a control building, welfare facilities, associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, associated underground cabling and a foul waste holding tank (c) Existing 1 no. permanent meteorological mast with a height of 50m and an associated concrete platform/base; (d) All associated existing underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines to the on-site substation; (e) Existing site access tracks of circa 3.3 kilometres (km) total length, 3 no. car parking spaces and 13 no. turbine hardstands; (f) 2 No. existing gated site entrances from an unnamed third-class public road which dissects the windfarm site into north and south; (g) Existing site drainage; and (h) All existing ancillary infrastructure, associated site fencing and signage. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application.

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