Planning precedent report

Permission for development consisting of alterations to a previously permitted wind farm development (Planning Register References: Carlow County Council 11/154; An Bord Pleanala PL 01.240245) The proposed alteration will consist of increasing the maximum turbine blade diameter of the permitted turbines from 93m up to a maximum of 120m, while maintaining the overall tip height of the permitted development; increasing the size of crane hardstanding area at 4 turbines to 30m x 62.5m; felling of up to an additional 6.3 hectares of onsite forestry to accommodate the proposed increased turbine blade diameter in addition to the permitted felling; and an extension of the operational lifetime of the permitted wind farm development from 25 years to 30 years. The application is accompanied by a Planning Report, Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement.

Development will consist of the erection of five wind turbines with turbine blade diameter of 117m and overall height to tip of 136.5m. one permanent meteorlogical mast, access road and internal tracks, electricity sub-station, temporary construction compound, turbine laydown area, control building, 1 borrow pit, crane hardstanding, underground cabling, up to approximately 18 hectares of forestry felling and all associated site works, with an operation lifetime of 30 years. The application is accompanied by a Planning Report, Environmental Impact Assessment, and Natura Impact Statement.

For the installation of approximately 4.6 kilometres (km) of underground cables within the Carlow County Council (CCC) boundary and approximately 2.0 km within the Laois County Council (LCC) boundary with a voltage of up to 38 kilovolts and associated works, including a new substation within LCC, for the connection of the consented Bilboa Wind Farm (Planning Register References: Carlow County Council 11/154; An Bord Pleanala PL 01.240245) to the national electricity grid; upgrading of an existing forestry track within CCC; construction of two new onsite access tracks within CCC; re-orientation and increasing in size of a crane hardstanding within CCC; and road strengthening and widening along an updated turbine delivery route, within LCC, pursuant to the consented Bilboa Wind Farm (Planning Register References; Carlow County Council 11/154; An Bord Pleanala PL 01.240245). The application is accompanied by a Planning Report, Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement.

Retention Permission for a single storey garage as built and planning permission is sought to construct a two-storey extension to the rear of their existing dwelling, to construct a single storey extension to the side of their existing dwelling, with elevational and internal modifications and all associated site developments works

Of agricultural entrance and all associated site works

The construction of a cattle underpass, slatted effluent tank and all associated site works