Site planning risk brief

For development consisting of the installation of approximately 9km of 38 kV underground electricity transmission cable from the permitted (wind farm) substation (County Cavan Planning Register Reference 16/74 & An Bord Pleanala Reference PL02.247401) across private lands and within the public roads numbered L7553, L3524, L3525, L3526, R165, L7612, L3536, L7611, R164, R162 and L7561. This Planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report/Environmental Impact Statement. The cable will be installed predominantly in excavated trenches of approximately 1.2m in depth and will include associated underground ducting, joint bays, chamber bays, sheath link boxes and inspection chambers; ducting across the length of span of 2 no. bridges/culverts and directional drilling at 2 no. bridges/culverts; and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The proposed development is part of a larger overall development which will involve the installation of approximately 13km of underground electricity transmission cable from the permitted (wind farm) substation in the townland of Taghart South, County Cavan to the existing electricity substation in the townland of Meath Hill, County Meath and also extends into lands in the townlands of Drumgill, Cornahoova, Corratober, Ardagh and Meath Hill, County Meath, and installed within R165, L74021 and L7408 within the adjoining planning authority jurisdiction of Meath County Council. A concurrent planning application for that part of the overall development located within County Meath has been submitted to Meath County Council. This Planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report/Environmental Impact Statement which includes an assessment of the likely impacts of the proposed development, as a whole and in combination with the relevant off-site or secondary development which will occur as a direct result of the proposed development, including the wind farm development permitted pursuant to County Cavan Planning Register Reference 16/74 & An Bord Pleanala Reference PL02.247401. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted

For the erection of a new single storey dwelling and detached double garage, the opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site, new private water well and wastewater treatment system and coco filter together with all associated site development works

For a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

For two storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and detached domestic garage. Significant further information and revised plans have been received indicating relocation of proposed entrance to the site, relocation of wastewater treatment system including percolation area, revised surface water disposal

For the construction of a loose cattle shed and ancillary works (i.e. concrete yards, gates and boundaries) all for agricultural purposes only in existing farmyard

To retain and complete a 85 metre high meteorological mast and associated works including hardstanding access tracks and site works in place of a 85 metre high meteorological mast permitted approximately 377.5 metres north-east on the same site under Planning Reg. 09/270 (An Bord Pleanala Reg. No. PL02.236608) all in the townland of Corrinshigo, Kingscourt. That permission was extended in 2015 under Planning Ref. 15/164