Site planning risk brief

The development will consist of the creation and use of a temporary vehicular access onto the public carriageway at Kilmalogue Park for use for the construction of a permitted 10KV single storey substation and its associated operational access track both previously permitted under Planning Ref. No. 17/275 as revised by Planning Ref. 23/196 as part of a solar farm development. The proposed development will comprise the temporary removal of a section of an existing boundary wall (c. 5.4m) at Kilmalogue Park, the provision of a temporary construction track, ancillary development works, full reinstatement of the wall upon completion of the construction of the permitted substation and an increase in the area of permanent gravel track around the substation. The development will be used for the construction of the permitted substation in lieu of a previously permitted construction access track permitted under Planning Ref. No. 17/275 for the construction of the substation.

AN AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A NEW SILAGE PIT (TO REPLACE EXISTING SILAGE PIT), DUNGSTED, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

A NEW SLATTED AGRICULTURAL BUILDING, CONCRETE YARD, CATTLE CRUSH AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

A 6 METRE POLE, CAMERAS,RECORDING KIOSK, DUCTING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A COMMUNITY BASED CCTV SYSTEM

A SOLAR FARM COMPRISING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES ON A SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 12.63 HECTARES (HA). THE PROPOSED SOLAR PV FARM KNOWN AS PORTARLINGTON SOLAR PV FARM WILL INCLUDE 4 NO. SINGLE STOREY INVERTER UNITS, 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY ESB TERMINAL SUBSTATION, CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, 2 NO. STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS, SECURITY FENCING, 10 NO. CCTV, AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING BENEFICIAL LANDSCAPE PLANTING, TEMPORARY INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION ACCESS TRACK TO THE ON-SITE ESB TERMINAL SUBSTATION AND PERMEABLE INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS. VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT SITE WILL REMAIN VIA THE EXISTING ENTRANCE OFF THE R420. ESB OPERATIONAL ACCCESS TO THE ON-SITE TERMINAL SUBSTATION WILL BE PROVIDED VIA THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE OFF THE KILMALOGUE DOWNS

AMENDING THE EXISTING GRANTED APPLICATION (PLANNING REFERENCE PL2/17/275) AT THIS SITE. THE AMENDMENT APPLICATION WILL CONSIST OF PERMISSION TO AMEND THE DESIGN OF THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT (PLANNING REFERENCE PL2/17/275) WHICH COMPRISES CONSENT FOR A SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS INCLUDE; (1) THE CUSTOMER SUBSTATION AND ESB TERMINAL WILL MERGE INTO ONE BUILDING, AND (2) PROJECT LIFETIME PROPOSED TO BE EXTENDED FROM 5 TO 10 YEARS WITH AN INCREASED OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM 35 TO 40 YEARS